Wheeler County land: flood and parcels
4,063 parcels
On the county tax roll
- Acres on the roll188,602
- In a FEMA flood zone24%special flood hazard area
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No zoning layer for Wheeler County yet. Zoning here is set town by town.
Around Wheeler County
Towns in Wheeler County
- Alamo510 parcels
- Glenwood430 parcels
Flood zones and wetlands
Recorded flood claims in Wheeler County
Fewer than 10 insured flood claims were recorded in Wheeler County from 1978 to Sep 2026. FEMA counts claims on buildings with NFIP flood insurance, so land without an insured building never shows here.
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.
Farmland rent in Wheeler County
USDA publishes no cash rent for Wheeler County. Our estimate: cropland here rents for about $78 an acre a year, the middle of the USDA 2026 figures for neighboring Dodge, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair and Treutlen counties.
- Cropland rent (estimated)
- $78 an acrefrom 6 neighboring counties, 2026
- Pasture rent (estimated)
- $48 an acrefrom 3 neighboring counties, 2025
Estimated by Groundwork from the USDA NASS county cash rents survey, 2026, public domain. NASS withholds a county’s figure when too few farms answer its survey. Farmland rent in every Georgia county →
What land here is worth and produces
Published land values, crops, forest and farm programs for Wheeler County
- Farmland value (Census of Agriculture)
- $3,641 an acreAverage value of land and buildings on the county's farms, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- Farms
- 127 farms on 52,995 acresAverage 417 acres, median 127; 21,233 acres of cropland; 2,083 of pasture; 25,186 of woodland, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- What the farms sell
- hay and other field crops 25%Share of the $20.0 million of farm products sold in 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- Crops grown
- peanuts 18% · cotton 14% · winter wheat 13% · hay (other than alfalfa) 11%Share of the county's 12,897 acres of crops and hay, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Land cover
- cropland 6% · grass, hay and pasture 19% · forest 35% · shrubland 10% · wetlands 22% · developed 5% · water 1%Share of the county's 192,112 acres of land and water, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Forest
- 66,552 acres, 35% of the countyEvergreen 100% of the forest; woody wetlands counted apart · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Conservation Reserve (CRP)
- 326 acres, average $69 an acre a yearAcres under contract at the end of fiscal year 2025, paid a yearly rent to keep them in grass or trees instead of crops; a new contract's county average soil rental rate is $71 an acre for 2026 · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics
- Timber price (softwood sawtimber)
- $27.88 a tonStumpage, the county's row, 2026; softwood chip-n-saw $20.79; softwood pulpwood $10.96; hardwood sawtimber $39.31 · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, Georgia Department of Revenue, Local Government Services Division
- Farm and forest tax program
- Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA)A 10-year covenant taxes farm and timber land on its current-use value, up to 2,000 acres an owner; breaking the covenant repays twice the tax saved. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.4
- Large forest tax program
- Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA)200 or more acres of forest (parcels of 100+ acres) under a 10-year covenant are assessed at 40% of the forest land conservation use value. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.7
Sources: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture (2022) · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer (2025) · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics (2025) · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, 2026 · Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) · Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA). Published survey and census figures for the area, not an appraisal of any parcel.
People and new homes in Wheeler County
- Population7,570July 2025 estimate, +1.7% since 2020
- Median household income$40,5392020–2024 average, ±$12,079
- New homes permitted02025, 0 single-family
- Permitted so far in 20260Jan–Aug, against 0 a year earlier
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 (May 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year (B19013) (Jan 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (Sep 2026).
Typical lot sizeThe typical lot, from the roll
The median parcel in Wheeler County is 3.70 acres (4,063 parcels with a size).
Acres from the county roll (DeKalb County's open layer publishes none, so its acres are the parcel outline's); where the roll and the outline disagree by more than three times, the parcel page names both. Condominium units that share one point (each carrying the whole complex's acres) are left out of the lot sizes.
Land parcels in Wheeler CountyFarm and timber parcels to start with
- 485.2 acres of land
- 484.4 acres of land
- 481.6 acres of land
- 479.7 acres of land
- 478.3 acres of land
- 475.3 acres of land
- 474.0 acres of land
- 471.4 acres of land
- 446.6 acres of land
Farm and timber parcels of an acre or more, each with its own page of public roll facts.
Questions about Wheeler County landAnswers from the public records
How many parcels are in Wheeler County, GA?
4,063 parcels on the Wheeler County tax roll (as of Aug 2024), covering 188,602 acres.
How much vacant land is in Wheeler County, GA?
Wheeler County's vacant-land class has not been through our aerial check yet, so we don't call any parcel here vacant land.
What is the typical lot size in Wheeler County?
The median parcel is 3.70 acres, from 4,063 parcels with a recorded size.
How much of Wheeler County is in a flood zone?
24% of parcels are in a FEMA special flood hazard area (National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Sep 2026). Check each parcel's own flood line before you buy.
Are there wetlands in Wheeler County?
9% of parcels are a quarter or more wetland on the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, a mapping guide, not a legal delineation.
Are there land prices for Wheeler County?
No land prices for Wheeler County yet. Area prices print only where Georgia's own price test passed for the county, and it has not for Wheeler County.
How many people live in Wheeler County?
About 7,570 (Census estimate for July 1, 2025), +1.7% since 2020.
How many new homes are being built in Wheeler County?
Building permits authorized 0 new housing units in 2025 and 0 from January to Aug 2026 (against 0 a year earlier) (Census Building Permits Survey).
Where does this data come from?
Parcels: Wheeler County parcels: a copy published by the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (layer as of Aug 2024; not the current roll). Flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory. Towns: U.S. Census places. Every figure is counted from those files on our map.
About these numbersSources, dates and how these figures are built
What Groundwork can price in Wheeler County
Facts only: no price estimate on any parcel here.
Land sale prices
This county publishes no bulk sale prices we may use, and Georgia has no statewide sale-price file.
Sources
Parcels: Wheeler County parcels: a copy published by the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (layer as of Aug 2024; not the current roll) (roll as of Aug 2024); flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (as of Sep 2026); wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (as of Oct 2026); counted on our map built Oct 2026.