Dawn vs Wheeling

A side-by-side comparison of Dawn and Wheeling: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wheeling has the higher population (135 vs 106 in Dawn). Dawn has the higher median household income ($55,278 vs $41,000 in Wheeling). Dawn has the higher median home value ($110,900 vs $71,900 in Wheeling).

Population, income & housing

	Dawn	Wheeling
Population	106	135
Median age	38.9 yrs	55.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,278	$41,000
Median home value	$110,900	$71,900
Median gross rent	$508	—
Housing units	55	97
Homeownership rate	43.8%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawn	Wheeling
Population	154 → 106 (-31.2%)	273 → 135 (-50.5%)
Median household income	$25,833 → $55,278 (+114.0%)	$35,938 → $41,000 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$26,700 → $110,900 (+315.4%)	$65,000 → $71,900 (+10.6%)
Median gross rent	$432 → $508 (+17.6%)	$678 → $810 (+19.5%)

Dawn

Population

154106

Median household income

$25,833$55,278

Median home value

$26,700$110,900

Median gross rent

$432$508

Wheeling

Population

273135

Median household income

$35,938$41,000

Median home value

$65,000$71,900

Median gross rent

$678$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawn	Wheeling
Under 5	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	10.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.5%
25 to 34	21.7%	8.1%
35 to 44	19.8%	8.1%
45 to 54	23.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	9.4%	22.2%
65 to 74	6.6%	16.3%
75 and over	0.9%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawn	Wheeling
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	88.1%
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	0.9%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawn	Wheeling
No high school diploma	2.3%	9.4%
High school graduate	60.9%	55.7%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawn	Wheeling
Drove alone	100.0%	78.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawn	Wheeling
1-unit, detached	56.4%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	41.8%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	23.7%

Poverty & households

	Dawn	Wheeling
Poverty rate	23.6%	28.1%
Average household size	2.21	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	45	37
Median year structure built	1951	1961