West Liberty vs Wheeler

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

West Liberty 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 37 in West Liberty). West Liberty has the higher median household income ($35,536 vs $20,625 in Wheeler). Since 2019, Wheeler's population has grown faster (-45.6% vs -80.7%).

Population, income & housing

	West Liberty	Wheeler
Population	37	93
Median age	59.3 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$35,536	$20,625
Median home value	$51,700	—
Housing units	29	55
Homeownership rate	100.0%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Liberty	Wheeler
Population	192 → 37 (-80.7%)	171 → 93 (-45.6%)
Median household income	$56,389 → $35,536 (-37.0%)	$35,250 → $20,625 (-41.5%)
Median home value	$43,300 → $51,700 (+19.4%)	$29,800 → $28,300 (-5.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$571 → $579 (+1.4%)

West Liberty

Population

19237

Median household income

$56,389$35,536

Median home value

$43,300$51,700

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)

	West Liberty	Wheeler
Under 5	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	22.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.2%
25 to 34	24.3%	15.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	23.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	40.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	35.1%	1.1%
75 and over	0.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Liberty	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Liberty	Wheeler
No high school diploma	21.6%	22.7%
High school graduate	59.5%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Liberty	Wheeler
Drove alone	100.0%	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	0.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Liberty	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	75.9%	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	24.1%	65.5%

Poverty & households

	West Liberty	Wheeler
Poverty rate	0.0%	48.4%
Average household size	1.28	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1958	1991