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14 tracts·54K people·$501K median·7,771/mi²
Hispanic 45 · White 21 · Black 19 · Asian 10 · Multiracial 3 · Other 2
Married couple 49 · Other 28 · Living alone 23
Health 36 · Retail 27 · Professional 20 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 0 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Service 22 · Sales · office 16 · Construction · maintenance 12 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 57 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 20 · Transit 11 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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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 $501,200 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Wheaton has 52,926 residents across 10 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.7; the population is 44.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% White, 19.0% Black, 10.0% Asian, 3.1% Multiracial and 1.8% Other; the average household has 3.1 people; 38.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.1% (Census ACS).
Oakland Terrace Elementary (54%), Highland Elementary (38%) and Glen Haven Elementary (31%) lead the elementary schools; Sligo Middle (39%) and A. Mario Loiederman Middle (25%) lead the middle schools; Wheaton High is the high school with reported scores (56%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,163/month, 37% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wheaton is $111,478 a year, 30% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Wheaton, median rent is $2,163/month and the median home value is $501,200 (Census ACS).
Wheaton reported 2.0 violent crimes and 18.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Montgomery County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 45 inches; snowfall averages 19 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wheaton are winter weather (91), heat wave (75) and earthquake (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wheaton, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).