Emerald Beach vs Wheaton

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

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

Wheaton has the higher population (364 vs 207 in Emerald Beach). Emerald Beach has the higher median household income ($44,444 vs $30,000 in Wheaton). Emerald Beach has the higher median home value ($186,400 vs $105,300 in Wheaton).

Population, income & housing

	Emerald Beach	Wheaton
Population	207	364
Median age	62.7 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,444	$30,000
Median home value	$186,400	$105,300
Median gross rent	$617	$466
Housing units	206	182
Homeownership rate	85.7%	53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerald Beach	Wheaton
Population	151 → 207 (+37.1%)	581 → 364 (-37.3%)
Median household income	$49,375 → $44,444 (-10.0%)	$37,938 → $30,000 (-20.9%)
Median home value	$129,700 → $186,400 (+43.7%)	$79,600 → $105,300 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$495 → $466 (-5.9%)

Emerald Beach

Population

151207

Median household income

$49,375$44,444

Median home value

$129,700$186,400

Wheaton

Population

581364

Median household income

$37,938$30,000

Median home value

$79,600$105,300

Median gross rent

$495$466

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerald Beach	Wheaton
Under 5	2.4%	11.0%
5 to 17	4.8%	14.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	14.0%	18.4%
35 to 44	7.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	4.9%
55 to 64	17.9%	13.2%
65 to 74	30.4%	13.5%
75 and over	15.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerald Beach	Wheaton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.5%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerald Beach	Wheaton
No high school diploma	4.2%	16.3%
High school graduate	46.4%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerald Beach	Wheaton
Drove alone	79.7%	66.5%
Carpooled	2.7%	33.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerald Beach	Wheaton
1-unit, detached	79.1%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	17.0%

Poverty & households

	Emerald Beach	Wheaton
Poverty rate	15.1%	28.7%
Average household size	2.11	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1988	1971