Rose Hill vs Wheeler

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

Rose Hill 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 50 in Rose Hill). Rose Hill has the higher median household income ($40,833 vs $20,625 in Wheeler). Since 2019, Rose Hill's population has grown faster (-45.1% vs -45.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Rose Hill	Wheeler
Population	50	93
Median age	43.5 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$40,833	$20,625
Housing units	22	55
Homeownership rate	95.5%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	20.0%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rose Hill	Wheeler
Population	91 → 50 (-45.1%)	171 → 93 (-45.6%)
Median household income	$35,417 → $40,833 (+15.3%)	$35,250 → $20,625 (-41.5%)
Median home value	—	$29,800 → $28,300 (-5.0%)
Median gross rent	$438 → $475 (+8.4%)	$571 → $579 (+1.4%)

Rose Hill

Population

9150

Median household income

$35,417$40,833

Median gross rent

$438$475

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)

	Rose Hill	Wheeler
Under 5	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	26.0%	22.6%
18 to 24	10.0%	2.2%
25 to 34	2.0%	15.1%
35 to 44	16.0%	23.7%
45 to 54	10.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	4.0%	14.0%
65 to 74	14.0%	1.1%
75 and over	18.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rose Hill	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rose Hill	Wheeler
No high school diploma	15.6%	22.7%
High school graduate	62.5%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	9.4%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rose Hill	Wheeler
Drove alone	85.7%	61.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	27.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rose Hill	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	77.3%	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	22.7%	65.5%

Poverty & households

	Rose Hill	Wheeler
Poverty rate	28.0%	48.4%
Average household size	2.27	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1973	1991