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Illinois·DuPage County
15 tracts·46K people·$456K median·4,093/mi²
White 76 · Hispanic 9 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 4 · Black 4 · Other 1
Married couple 57 · Living alone 29 · Other 14
Health 42 · Public admin 16 · Professional 15 · Retail 11 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 57 · Sales · office 22 · Service 11 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 59 · Work from home 24 · Carpool 10 · Walk 5 · Transit 4 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wheaton is $455,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Wheaton has 53,557 residents across 12 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 36.8; the population is 76.3% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian, 4.2% Multiracial, 4.1% Black and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 64.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.6% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Longfellow Elem School (68%), Whittier Elem School (65%) and Madison Elem School (63%) lead the elementary schools; Edison Middle School (63%), Franklin Middle School (60%) and Monroe Middle School (57%) lead the middle schools; Wheaton North High School (46%) and Wheaton Warrenville South H S (40%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,799/month, 14% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Wheaton is $120,008 a year, 39% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Wheaton, median rent is $1,799/month and the median home value is $455,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Wheaton reported 0.4 violent crimes and 4.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wheaton are cold wave (89), tornado (79) and strong wind (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wheaton, 4.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).