Wheeling

Population: 38,495
Median household income: $83,251
Median home value: $244,600

Wheeling, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 38,495 residents. At $83,251, its median household income sits in line with Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wheeling's population held roughly steady from 38,499 to 38,495, while its median home value rose 23.1% from $198,700 to $244,600.

Owners occupy 61.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,495
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $83,251
Median home value: $244,600
Median gross rent: $1,578
Housing units: 16,055
Homeownership rate: 61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,49938,495

Median household income

$68,615$83,251

Median home value

$198,700$244,600

Median gross rent

$1,265$1,578

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,499	$68,615	$198,700	$1,265
2020	38,684	$71,966	$202,000	$1,270
2021	39,104	$74,331	$213,500	$1,349
2022	38,823	$80,054	$237,000	$1,474
2023	38,495	$83,251	$244,600	$1,578

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,098	5.5%
5 to 17	5,341	13.9%
18 to 24	2,918	7.6%
25 to 34	6,205	16.1%
35 to 44	6,140	16.0%
45 to 54	4,674	12.1%
55 to 64	4,634	12.0%
65 to 74	3,842	10.0%
75 and over	2,643	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,243	47.4%
Black or African American	779	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	189	0.5%
Asian	6,035	15.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	298	0.8%
Two or more races	645	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,306	32.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,369	12.0%
High school graduate	6,491	23.1%
Some college or associate's	6,949	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	7,547	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,782	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit3.9%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,078	70.4%
Carpooled	2,525	11.8%
Public transit	837	3.9%
Walked	186	0.9%
Bicycle	27	0.1%
Worked from home	2,454	11.5%
Other means	321	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,625	24.4%
15 to 29 min	6,847	36.1%
30 to 44 min	4,252	22.4%
45 to 59 min	1,496	7.9%
60+ min	1,754	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 8.7% (3,281 of 37,855)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,605	62.8%
Nonfamily households	5,691	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,296	95.3%
Vacant	759	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,387	61.4%
Renter-occupied	5,909	38.6%

1-unit, detached27.8%

1-unit, attached15.6%

2 to 4 units13.0%

5 to 19 units19.1%

20 or more units22.2%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,462	27.8%
1-unit, attached	2,497	15.6%
2 to 4 units	2,095	13.0%
5 to 19 units	3,063	19.1%
20 or more units	3,565	22.2%
Mobile home & other	373	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1781087
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 8.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 42.1296, -87.9215

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