Wheaton

Population: 52,172
Median household income: $107,349
Median home value: $483,100

Wheaton is a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to 52,172 residents. At $107,349, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $128,733.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wheaton's population grew 3.9% from 50,229 to 52,172, while its median home value rose 30.0% from $371,700 to $483,100.

The median gross rent is $2,151. 38.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 52,172
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $107,349
Median home value: $483,100
Median gross rent: $2,151
Housing units: 17,105
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

50,22952,172

Median household income

$85,617$107,349

Median home value

$371,700$483,100

Median gross rent

$1,813$2,151

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	50,229	$85,617	$371,700	$1,813
2020	51,191	$88,241	$383,600	$1,852
2021	51,836	$95,625	$398,900	$1,906
2022	52,775	$101,229	$454,600	$2,039
2023	52,172	$107,349	$483,100	$2,151

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,360	6.4%
5 to 17	8,817	16.9%
18 to 24	4,269	8.2%
25 to 34	8,211	15.7%
35 to 44	7,461	14.3%
45 to 54	6,812	13.1%
55 to 64	6,667	12.8%
65 to 74	4,179	8.0%
75 and over	2,396	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,787	22.6%
Black or African American	10,209	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.1%
Asian	5,450	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	655	1.3%
Two or more races	1,367	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,659	43.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree19.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,948	19.4%
High school graduate	7,159	20.0%
Some college or associate's	7,739	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	7,010	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,870	19.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone56.7%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit12.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,295	56.7%
Carpooled	3,044	11.3%
Public transit	3,372	12.5%
Walked	283	1.0%
Bicycle	10	0.0%
Worked from home	4,716	17.5%
Other means	236	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,968	8.8%
15 to 29 min	7,084	31.9%
30 to 44 min	7,235	32.5%
45 to 59 min	3,398	15.3%
60+ min	2,555	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 10.6% (5,438 of 51,536)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,960	71.6%
Nonfamily households	4,750	28.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,710	97.7%
Vacant	395	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,902	65.2%
Renter-occupied	5,808	34.8%

1-unit, detached60.4%

1-unit, attached14.5%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units12.7%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,339	60.4%
1-unit, attached	2,479	14.5%
2 to 4 units	152	0.9%
5 to 19 units	1,946	11.4%
20 or more units	2,171	12.7%
Mobile home & other	18	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2483775
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.0495, -77.0582