Louisville vs Wheaton

A side-by-side comparison of Louisville and Wheaton: population, income, housing, and more.

Louisville and Wheaton are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Louisville has the higher population (174 vs 83 in Wheaton). Wheaton has the higher median home value ($81,700 vs $55,300 in Louisville). Since 2019, Louisville's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -1.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Louisville	Wheaton
Population	174	83
Median age	64.6 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$69,375
Median home value	$55,300	$81,700
Median gross rent	$1,104	$1,113
Housing units	134	40
Homeownership rate	93.0%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	42.9%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Louisville	Wheaton
Population	174 → 174 (+0.0%)	84 → 83 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$40,455 → $47,500 (+17.4%)	$58,750 → $69,375 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$64,500 → $55,300 (-14.3%)	$54,300 → $81,700 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$546 → $1,104 (+102.2%)	$700 → $1,113 (+59.0%)

Louisville

Population

174174

Median household income

$40,455$47,500

Median home value

$64,500$55,300

Median gross rent

$546$1,104

Wheaton

Population

8483

Median household income

$58,750$69,375

Median home value

$54,300$81,700

Median gross rent

$700$1,113

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Louisville	Wheaton
Under 5	0.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	2.9%	16.9%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	3.4%	9.6%
35 to 44	4.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	6.0%
55 to 64	32.2%	19.3%
65 to 74	40.2%	22.9%
75 and over	2.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Louisville	Wheaton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Louisville	Wheaton
No high school diploma	10.5%	7.1%
High school graduate	33.3%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	49.4%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	35.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Louisville	Wheaton
Drove alone	82.7%	81.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.8%
Other means	1.9%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Louisville	Wheaton
1-unit, detached	48.5%	95.0%
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	51.5%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Louisville	Wheaton
Poverty rate	3.4%	1.2%
Average household size	1.35	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	38	42
Median year structure built	1983	1938