Newton vs Wheeler

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

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

Newton has the higher population (2,852 vs 93 in Wheeler). Newton has the higher median household income ($58,564 vs $20,625 in Wheeler). Since 2019, Newton's population has grown faster (+1.5% vs -45.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Newton	Wheeler
Population	2,852	93
Median age	44.1 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,564	$20,625
Median home value	$98,900	—
Median gross rent	$745	—
Housing units	1,460	55
Homeownership rate	72.3%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton	Wheeler
Population	2,810 → 2,852 (+1.5%)	171 → 93 (-45.6%)
Median household income	$36,835 → $58,564 (+59.0%)	$35,250 → $20,625 (-41.5%)
Median home value	$73,300 → $98,900 (+34.9%)	$29,800 → $28,300 (-5.0%)
Median gross rent	$515 → $745 (+44.7%)	$571 → $579 (+1.4%)

Newton

Population

2,8102,852

Median household income

$36,835$58,564

Median home value

$73,300$98,900

Median gross rent

$515$745

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)

	Newton	Wheeler
Under 5	5.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	13.1%	22.6%
18 to 24	8.5%	2.2%
25 to 34	13.1%	15.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	23.7%
45 to 54	13.6%	8.6%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	1.1%
75 and over	12.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton	Wheeler
No high school diploma	11.1%	22.7%
High school graduate	41.1%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton	Wheeler
Drove alone	78.6%	61.1%
Carpooled	8.7%	27.8%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	84.4%	34.5%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	65.5%

Poverty & households

	Newton	Wheeler
Poverty rate	13.1%	48.4%
Average household size	2.10	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1959	1991