Wilmette

Population: 27,550
Median household income: $192,300
Median home value: $802,200

Wilmette is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 27,550 residents. The median household income of $192,300 is above the Cook County median ($81,797).

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilmette's population grew 1.1% from 27,247 to 27,550, while its median home value rose 13.3% from $707,800 to $802,200.

77.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1956.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,550
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $192,300
Median home value: $802,200
Median gross rent: $1,968
Housing units: 10,730
Homeownership rate: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 84.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,24727,550

Median household income

$164,681$192,300

Median home value

$707,800$802,200

Median gross rent

$1,484$1,968

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,247	$164,681	$707,800	$1,484
2020	27,114	$161,765	$685,600	$1,498
2021	27,895	$173,967	$710,400	$1,464
2022	27,801	$183,750	$771,500	$1,918
2023	27,550	$192,300	$802,200	$1,968

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1724.3%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 344.2%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,577	5.7%
5 to 17	6,697	24.3%
18 to 24	985	3.6%
25 to 34	1,170	4.2%
35 to 44	3,035	11.0%
45 to 54	4,756	17.3%
55 to 64	3,579	13.0%
65 to 74	2,986	10.8%
75 and over	2,765	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,571	78.3%
Black or African American	81	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.1%
Asian	3,257	11.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	216	0.8%
Two or more races	1,027	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,378	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate5.2%

Some college or associate's8.9%

Bachelor's degree34.6%

Graduate or professional degree50.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	229	1.3%
High school graduate	959	5.2%
Some college or associate's	1,635	8.9%
Bachelor's degree	6,330	34.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9,138	50.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone42.8%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit16.4%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home32.0%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,077	42.8%
Carpooled	400	3.4%
Public transit	1,940	16.4%
Walked	299	2.5%
Bicycle	84	0.7%
Worked from home	3,787	32.0%
Other means	264	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,850	22.9%
15 to 29 min	1,721	21.3%
30 to 44 min	1,718	21.3%
45 to 59 min	1,283	15.9%
60+ min	1,492	18.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 3.4% (926 of 27,462)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,589	73.8%
Nonfamily households	2,691	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,280	95.8%
Vacant	450	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,083	88.4%
Renter-occupied	1,197	11.6%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units12.9%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,269	77.1%
1-unit, attached	580	5.4%
2 to 4 units	131	1.2%
5 to 19 units	320	3.0%
20 or more units	1,380	12.9%
Mobile home & other	50	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1782075
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.4 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.0773, -87.7286

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