Wheaton

Population: 83
Median household income: $69,375
Median home value: $81,700

Wheaton, a community in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, has 83 residents. Its median household income of $69,375 runs below the Pottawatomie County figure of $87,694.

From 2019 to 2023, Wheaton's population declined 1.2% from 84 to 83, while its median home value rose 50.5% from $54,300 to $81,700.

95.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 83
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $69,375
Median home value: $81,700
Median gross rent: $1,113
Housing units: 40
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8483

Median household income

$58,750$69,375

Median home value

$54,300$81,700

Median gross rent

$700$1,113

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	84	$58,750	$54,300	—
2020	94	$56,250	$57,500	$700
2021	82	$52,500	$55,000	—
2022	79	$56,250	$55,000	$944
2023	83	$69,375	$81,700	$1,113

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 7422.9%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	7.2%
5 to 17	14	16.9%
18 to 24	7	8.4%
25 to 34	8	9.6%
35 to 44	8	9.6%
45 to 54	5	6.0%
55 to 64	16	19.3%
65 to 74	19	22.9%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	83	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree35.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	7.1%
High school graduate	12	21.4%
Some college or associate's	16	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	4	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20	35.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36	81.8%
Carpooled	4	9.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	6.8%
Other means	1	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9	22.0%
15 to 29 min	7	17.1%
30 to 44 min	9	22.0%
45 to 59 min	3	7.3%
60+ min	13	31.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 1.2% (1 of 83)

	Count	Share
Family households	21	60.0%
Nonfamily households	14	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35	87.5%
Vacant	5	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23	65.7%
Renter-occupied	12	34.3%

1-unit, detached95.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2077700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5022, -96.3186