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Wheaton, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $434,410 (it was $211,200 in 2000)
Wheaton:

$434,410
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $307,286 - $605,317

Total population: 53,644 (All urban)

Houses: 21,134 (20,016 occupied: 14,556 owner occupied, 5,481 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

27%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,883 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $377,180.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,505 (lower quartile is $1,161, upper quartile is $1,940)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,196


Median gross rent in Wheaton, IL in 2022: $1,606

Housing units in Wheaton with a mortgage: 9,715 (1,021 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 938 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 429

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $151,198

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $104,025

Median monthly housing costs: $1,776

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Wheaton, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1975

Median year apartment built: 1978

Household type by relationship:

Households: 53,115
  • Male householders: 10,325 (1,968 living alone), Female householders: 9,382 (3,681 living alone)
  • 11,340 spouses (11,245 opposite-sex spouses), 1,056 unmarried partners, (1,046 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,781 children (14,967 natural, 500 adopted, 313 stepchildren), 206 grandchildren, 216 brothers or sisters, 567 parents, 19 foster children, 212 other relatives, 873 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,132

Size of family households: 5,838 2-persons, 2,716 3-persons, 2,558 4-persons, 1,430 5-persons, 255 6-persons, 222 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,855 1-person, 1,066 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

10,385 married couples with children.
976 single-parent households (152 men, 824 women).

85.7% of residents of Wheaton speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 5,943 (11.2%)
(61.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.6
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.6
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wheaton, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wheaton, Illinois
  • 15no bedroom
  • 1521 bedroom
  • 2,0992 bedrooms
  • 5,0883 bedrooms
  • 5,7244 bedrooms
  • 1,4785+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheaton, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheaton, Illinois
  • 132no bedroom
  • 2,5011 bedroom
  • 2,0222 bedrooms
  • 6583 bedrooms
  • 1414 bedrooms
  • 275+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wheaton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wheaton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 406no vehicle
  • 3,8571 vehicle
  • 7,3592 vehicles
  • 2,1153 vehicles
  • 7624 vehicles
  • 575+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wheaton in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wheaton in renter-occupied apartments
  • 639no vehicle
  • 2,7891 vehicle
  • 1,8272 vehicles
  • 1293 vehicles
  • 304 vehicles
  • 675+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wheaton, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wheaton, Illinois
  • 51 room
  • 442 rooms
  • 1183 rooms
  • 8974 rooms
  • 1,6075 rooms
  • 2,1356 rooms
  • 2,0207 rooms
  • 2,5338 rooms
  • 5,1979+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheaton, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheaton, Illinois
  • 991 room
  • 5742 rooms
  • 1,7283 rooms
  • 1,5554 rooms
  • 6105 rooms
  • 4066 rooms
  • 3047 rooms
  • 1258 rooms
  • 839+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Wheaton, IL
  • Wheaton, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wheaton, IL in 2022
  • 858Less than $10,000
  • 468$10,000 to $19,999
  • 866$20,000 to $29,999
  • 708$30,000 to $39,999
  • 985$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,110$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,345$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,727$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,093$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,643$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,633$150,000 to $199,999
  • 4,535$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Wheaton, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Wheaton, IL in 2022
  • 21Less than $10,000
  • 26$10,000 to $14,999
  • 32$25,000 to $29,999
  • 11$30,000 to $34,999
  • 18$35,000 to $39,999
  • 19$40,000 to $49,999
  • 38$60,000 to $69,999
  • 10$70,000 to $79,999
  • 8$80,000 to $89,999
  • 69$100,000 to $124,999
  • 337$125,000 to $149,999
  • 464$150,000 to $174,999
  • 374$175,000 to $199,999
  • 866$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,248$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3,117$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,753$400,000 to $499,999
  • 4,287$500,000 to $749,999
  • 793$750,000 to $999,999
  • 302$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 96$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 26$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Wheaton, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wheaton, IL in 2022
  • 38$100 to $149
  • 16$150 to $199
  • 82$200 to $249
  • 16$250 to $299
  • 52$350 to $399
  • 22$400 to $449
  • 42$500 to $549
  • 48$550 to $599
  • 17$700 to $749
  • 16$750 to $799
  • 211$800 to $899
  • 203$900 to $999
  • 795$1,000 to $1,249
  • 962$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,377$1,500 to $1,999
  • 769$2,000 to $2,499
  • 80$2,500 to $2,999
  • 47$3,000 to $3,499
  • 243$3,500 or more
  • 92No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.2%
Number of people working at home: 6,560 (25.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 562
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,166
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,025
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,125
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,804
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,374
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,028
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 581
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,056
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,271
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,477
  • 90 or more minutes: 410
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wheaton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 16,613 (63.4%)
  • Carpooled: 2,241 (8.5%)
  • Bus: 34 (0.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 3 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 59 (0.2%)
  • Ferryboat: 14 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 331 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 57 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 678 (2.6%)
  • Worked at home: 6,560 (25.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.2%Males
  • 2.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 8.2%Males
  • 4.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.9%Males
  • 4.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • 0.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 7.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 11.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wheaton, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wheaton, Illinois
  • 2,8362010 or later
  • 9702000 to 2009
  • 8791990 to 1999
  • 8731980 to 1989
  • 8601970 to 1979
  • 940Before 1970
Ancestries in Wheaton, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 2,945 (13.6%)
  • Irish: 1,694 (7.8%)
  • English: 1,586 (7.3%)
  • Polish: 1,220 (5.6%)
  • European: 1,097 (5.1%)
  • Italian: 1,036 (4.8%)
  • American: 890 (4.1%)
  • Dutch: 375 (1.7%)
  • Swedish: 369 (1.7%)
  • Greek: 300 (1.4%)
  • Egyptian: 298 (1.4%)
  • Scottish: 292 (1.3%)
  • Norwegian: 268 (1.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 204 (0.9%)
  • Eastern European: 204 (0.9%)
  • Slovak: 201 (0.9%)
  • Albanian: 185 (0.9%)
  • Ukrainian: 124 (0.6%)
  • African: 119 (0.5%)
  • Iranian: 110 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 106 (0.5%)
  • Lithuanian: 100 (0.5%)
  • Czech: 98 (0.5%)
  • Romanian: 95 (0.4%)
  • Northern European: 86 (0.4%)
  • British: 77 (0.4%)
  • Iraqi: 76 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 73 (0.3%)
  • Bulgarian: 71 (0.3%)
  • Serbian: 71 (0.3%)
  • Australian: 70 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 68 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 59 (0.3%)
  • Austrian: 58 (0.3%)
  • French: 51 (0.2%)
  • Yugoslavian: 50 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 46 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 44 (0.2%)
  • Macedonian: 43 (0.2%)
  • Moroccan: 41 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 36 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 29 (0.1%)
  • Finnish: 28 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 26 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 24 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 19 (0.09%)
  • Belgian: 19 (0.09%)
  • Lebanese: 18 (0.08%)
  • Haitian: 15 (0.07%)
  • Danish: 14 (0.06%)
  • Portuguese: 14 (0.06%)
  • Zimbabwean: 14 (0.06%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 12 (0.06%)
  • Latvian: 10 (0.05%)
  • Brazilian: 10 (0.05%)
  • Jamaican: 10 (0.05%)
  • Slovene: 9 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 8 (0.04%)
  • Palestinian: 8 (0.04%)
  • Soviet Union: 8 (0.04%)
  • Slavic: 7 (0.03%)
  • Assyrian: 6 (0.03%)
  • Estonian: 5 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Wheaton:

9.2% (547)
Illinois:

9.2% (166,409)

Mexico
Wheaton:

8.9% (534)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

Burma (Myanmar)
Wheaton:

8.6% (511)
Illinois:

0.3% (4,552)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Wheaton:

5.4% (322)
Illinois:

4.1% (74,364)

Iraq
Wheaton:

4.0% (240)
Illinois:

0.7% (13,214)

Albania
Wheaton:

3.6% (217)
Illinois:

0.4% (6,488)

Egypt
Wheaton:

3.6% (215)
Illinois:

0.3% (5,762)

Korea
Wheaton:

2.8% (167)
Illinois:

2.2% (40,393)

Poland
Wheaton:

2.7% (161)
Illinois:

6.9% (124,474)

Bhutan
Wheaton:

2.3% (139)
Illinois:

0.0% (659)

England
Wheaton:

2.2% (130)
Illinois:

0.5% (8,551)

Colombia
Wheaton:

2.1% (126)
Illinois:

0.9% (16,553)

Vietnam
Wheaton:

2.0% (120)
Illinois:

1.2% (22,269)

Philippines
Wheaton:

1.8% (108)
Illinois:

5.2% (93,003)

Nicaragua
Wheaton:

1.8% (108)
Illinois:

0.1% (1,954)

Iran
Wheaton:

1.8% (106)
Illinois:

0.4% (6,922)

Germany
Wheaton:

1.6% (93)
Illinois:

1.0% (18,753)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 32,467
  • Other state: 13,802
  • Northeast: 2,385
  • Midwest: 6,627
  • South: 2,691
  • West: 2,086

85.8% of Wheaton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64.5% lived in Illinois.


Wheaton:

85.8%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 334
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 26
  • 5th and 6th grade: 35
  • 7th and 8th grade: 163
  • 9th grade: 13
  • 10th grade: 107
  • 11th grade: 29
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 104
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,302
  • Less than 1 year of college: 643
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,611
  • Associate degree: 1,471
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,182
  • Master's degree: 3,424
  • Professional school degree: 998
  • Doctorate degree: 654
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 335
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 47
  • 5th and 6th grade: 8
  • 7th and 8th grade: 60
  • 9th grade: 20
  • 10th grade: 94
  • 11th grade: 34
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 78
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,222
  • Less than 1 year of college: 675
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,503
  • Associate degree: 1,284
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,532
  • Master's degree: 3,781
  • Professional school degree: 681
  • Doctorate degree: 328
Educational Attainment for Females
Wheaton marital status for males
Wheaton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,400
  • One, attached: 2,376
  • Two: 246
  • 3 or 4: 1,191
  • 5 to 9: 1,298
  • 10 to 19: 1,045
  • 20 to 49: 771
  • 50 or more: 1,776
  • Mobile homes: 23
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Wheaton
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wheaton, IL
  • 93.8%Utility gas
  • 5.1%Electricity
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wheaton, IL
  • 61.2%Utility gas
  • 34.1%Electricity
  • 1.4%Other fuel
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,221
Here:

22.5%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 300
Here:

11.2%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,503
Here:

60.9%
Illinois:

27.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability