Wheeler vs Willow Hill

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

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

Willow Hill has the higher population (266 vs 93 in Wheeler). Willow Hill has the higher median household income ($34,464 vs $20,625 in Wheeler). Since 2019, Willow Hill's population has grown faster (+51.1% vs -45.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Wheeler	Willow Hill
Population	93	266
Median age	39.8 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$20,625	$34,464
Housing units	55	93
Homeownership rate	89.2%	97.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	2.1%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wheeler	Willow Hill
Population	171 → 93 (-45.6%)	176 → 266 (+51.1%)
Median household income	$35,250 → $20,625 (-41.5%)	$32,125 → $34,464 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$29,800 → $28,300 (-5.0%)	$33,800 → $55,000 (+62.7%)
Median gross rent	$571 → $579 (+1.4%)	$625 → $775 (+24.0%)

Wheeler

Population

17193

Median household income

$35,250$20,625

Median home value

$29,800$28,300

Median gross rent

$571$579

Willow Hill

Population

176266

Median household income

$32,125$34,464

Median home value

$33,800$55,000

Median gross rent

$625$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wheeler	Willow Hill
Under 5	4.3%	9.8%
5 to 17	22.6%	28.6%
18 to 24	2.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	14.7%
35 to 44	23.7%	5.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	6.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.0%
65 to 74	1.1%	7.1%
75 and over	8.6%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wheeler	Willow Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	98.5%
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	8.6%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wheeler	Willow Hill
No high school diploma	22.7%	10.6%
High school graduate	47.0%	54.6%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wheeler	Willow Hill
Drove alone	61.1%	72.9%
Carpooled	27.8%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	14.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wheeler	Willow Hill
1-unit, detached	34.5%	71.0%
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	65.5%	29.0%

Poverty & households

	Wheeler	Willow Hill
Poverty rate	48.4%	45.5%
Average household size	2.51	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	23	35
Median year structure built	1991	1976