Wheeler vs Yale

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

Wheeler and Yale 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 54 in Yale). Yale has the higher median household income ($38,750 vs $20,625 in Wheeler). Since 2019, Wheeler's population has grown faster (-45.6% vs -52.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Wheeler	Yale
Population	93	54
Median age	39.8 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$20,625	$38,750
Median home value	—	$57,500
Housing units	55	35
Homeownership rate	89.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wheeler	Yale
Population	171 → 93 (-45.6%)	113 → 54 (-52.2%)
Median household income	$35,250 → $20,625 (-41.5%)	$30,417 → $38,750 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$29,800 → $28,300 (-5.0%)	$50,600 → $57,500 (+13.6%)
Median gross rent	$571 → $579 (+1.4%)	—

Wheeler

Population

17193

Median household income

$35,250$20,625

Median home value

$29,800$28,300

Median gross rent

$571$579

Yale

Population

11354

Median household income

$30,417$38,750

Median home value

$50,600$57,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wheeler	Yale
Under 5	4.3%	1.9%
5 to 17	22.6%	3.7%
18 to 24	2.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	15.1%	5.6%
35 to 44	23.7%	5.6%
45 to 54	8.6%	14.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	27.8%
65 to 74	1.1%	20.4%
75 and over	8.6%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wheeler	Yale
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wheeler	Yale
No high school diploma	22.7%	2.1%
High school graduate	47.0%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	61.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wheeler	Yale
Drove alone	61.1%	90.5%
Carpooled	27.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wheeler	Yale
1-unit, detached	34.5%	68.6%
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%	31.4%

Poverty & households

	Wheeler	Yale
Poverty rate	48.4%	27.8%
Average household size	2.51	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1991	1972