Hidalgo vs Wheeler

A side-by-side comparison of Hidalgo and Wheeler: population, income, housing, and more.

Hidalgo and Wheeler are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wheeler has the higher population (93 vs 75 in Hidalgo). Hidalgo has the higher median household income ($54,375 vs $20,625 in Wheeler). Since 2019, Wheeler's population has grown faster (-45.6% vs -51.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Hidalgo	Wheeler
Population	75	93
Median age	49.8 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,375	$20,625
Median home value	$58,300	—
Housing units	44	55
Homeownership rate	90.2%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hidalgo	Wheeler
Population	156 → 75 (-51.9%)	171 → 93 (-45.6%)
Median household income	$44,750 → $54,375 (+21.5%)	$35,250 → $20,625 (-41.5%)
Median home value	$59,400 → $58,300 (-1.9%)	$29,800 → $28,300 (-5.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$571 → $579 (+1.4%)

Hidalgo

Population

15675

Median household income

$44,750$54,375

Median home value

$59,400$58,300

Wheeler

Population

17193

Median household income

$35,250$20,625

Median home value

$29,800$28,300

Median gross rent

$571$579

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hidalgo	Wheeler
Under 5	1.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	10.7%	22.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	2.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	23.7%
45 to 54	13.3%	8.6%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	21.3%	1.1%
75 and over	8.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hidalgo	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hidalgo	Wheeler
No high school diploma	8.1%	22.7%
High school graduate	30.6%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hidalgo	Wheeler
Drove alone	80.0%	61.1%
Carpooled	8.6%	27.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	5.6%
Other means	5.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hidalgo	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	84.1%	34.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	65.5%

Poverty & households

	Hidalgo	Wheeler
Poverty rate	9.3%	48.4%
Average household size	1.83	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1953	1991