Washburn vs Wheaton

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

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

Washburn has the higher population (561 vs 364 in Wheaton). Washburn has the higher median household income ($65,125 vs $30,000 in Wheaton). Washburn has the higher median home value ($122,100 vs $105,300 in Wheaton).

Population, income & housing

	Washburn	Wheaton
Population	561	364
Median age	29.3 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,125	$30,000
Median home value	$122,100	$105,300
Median gross rent	$719	$466
Housing units	246	182
Homeownership rate	69.4%	53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Washburn	Wheaton
Population	456 → 561 (+23.0%)	581 → 364 (-37.3%)
Median household income	$48,333 → $65,125 (+34.7%)	$37,938 → $30,000 (-20.9%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $122,100 (+41.5%)	$79,600 → $105,300 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $719 (+8.0%)	$495 → $466 (-5.9%)

Washburn

Population

456561

Median household income

$48,333$65,125

Median home value

$86,300$122,100

Median gross rent

$666$719

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)

	Washburn	Wheaton
Under 5	15.2%	11.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.4%	18.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	8.6%	4.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	13.2%
65 to 74	7.5%	13.5%
75 and over	3.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Washburn	Wheaton
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.9%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	23.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Washburn	Wheaton
No high school diploma	14.1%	16.3%
High school graduate	38.7%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Washburn	Wheaton
Drove alone	89.8%	66.5%
Carpooled	4.9%	33.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Washburn	Wheaton
1-unit, detached	75.2%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	17.0%

Poverty & households

	Washburn	Wheaton
Poverty rate	17.1%	28.7%
Average household size	2.72	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1991	1971