Wheaton

Population: 53,453
Median household income: $119,566
Median home value: $447,700

Wheaton is a community in DuPage County, Illinois, home to 53,453 residents. Its median household income of $119,566 runs above the DuPage County figure of $110,502.

From 2019 to 2023, Wheaton's population held roughly steady from 53,270 to 53,453, while its median home value rose 25.1% from $358,000 to $447,700.

The median resident is 37.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 53,453
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $119,566
Median home value: $447,700
Median gross rent: $1,731
Housing units: 20,695
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,27053,453

Median household income

$103,376$119,566

Median home value

$358,000$447,700

Median gross rent

$1,419$1,731

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,270	$103,376	$358,000	$1,419
2020	53,157	$105,764	$371,700	$1,464
2021	53,762	$108,737	$381,800	$1,543
2022	53,673	$113,523	$430,600	$1,673
2023	53,453	$119,566	$447,700	$1,731

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,180	5.9%
5 to 17	8,681	16.2%
18 to 24	5,889	11.0%
25 to 34	7,131	13.3%
35 to 44	6,295	11.8%
45 to 54	6,196	11.6%
55 to 64	6,767	12.7%
65 to 74	5,424	10.1%
75 and over	3,890	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,721	78.1%
Black or African American	1,899	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.0%
Asian	3,149	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	383	0.7%
Two or more races	2,033	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,248	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate11.4%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree37.4%

Graduate or professional degree26.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,265	3.5%
High school graduate	4,056	11.4%
Some college or associate's	7,493	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	13,354	37.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9,535	26.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone61.5%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit4.6%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home24.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,100	61.5%
Carpooled	1,242	4.7%
Public transit	1,201	4.6%
Walked	855	3.3%
Bicycle	167	0.6%
Worked from home	6,289	24.0%
Other means	329	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,798	29.1%
15 to 29 min	7,111	35.7%
30 to 44 min	3,668	18.4%
45 to 59 min	1,286	6.5%
60+ min	2,031	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 5.9% (2,944 of 49,977)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,194	66.6%
Nonfamily households	6,614	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,808	95.7%
Vacant	887	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,377	72.6%
Renter-occupied	5,431	27.4%

1-unit, detached58.7%

1-unit, attached11.1%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units12.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,156	58.7%
1-unit, attached	2,295	11.1%
2 to 4 units	1,410	6.8%
5 to 19 units	2,214	10.7%
20 or more units	2,587	12.5%
Mobile home & other	33	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1781048
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 41.8568, -88.1081