Wheatley is a town[3] in southwest St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 279 people, 191 households, and 152 families residing in the city.

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 372 people, 151 households, and 109 families residing in the city.

27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.