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Total population: 54,465 (All urban)

Wheaton, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 19,900 (19,412 occupied: 14,384 owner occupied, 5,028 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1773 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $949 (lower quartile is $753, upper quartile is $1,220)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $971

Median gross rent in Wheaton, IL in 2007: $1,015

Housing units in Wheaton with a mortgage: 10,110 (953 second mortgage, 1,807 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,626

Wheaton,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $366,335 (it was $211,200 in 2000)

Wheaton:	$366,335
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $250,664 - $512,037

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $467,777
Here: $467,777
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $263,378
Here: $263,378
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $307,825
Here: $307,825
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $204,579
Here: $204,579
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $214,748
Here: $214,748
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $12,500
Here: $12,500
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 51,256

In family households: 44,762 (11,606 male householders, 2,281 female householders)
12,322 spouses, 17,169 children (16,202 natural, 535 adopted, 432 stepchildren), 151 grandchildren, 366 brothers or sisters, 250 parents, 271 other relatives, 346 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,494 (2,180 male householders (1,782 living alone)), 3,360 female householders (3,006 living alone)), 954 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,183 (1,720 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,555 2-persons, 2,877 3-persons, 3,209 4-persons, 1,536 5-persons, 592 6-persons, 118 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,788 1-person, 615 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

12,488 married couples with children.
1,526 single-parent households (267 men, 1,259 women).

88.4% of residents of Wheaton speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 5,256 (9.5%)
(44.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.3
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wheaton, Illinois:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 106 4 rooms: 757 5 rooms: 1,985 6 rooms: 2,400 7 rooms: 2,481 8 rooms: 2,842 9 or more rooms: 3,788

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheaton, Illinois:
	1 room: 209 2 rooms: 497 3 rooms: 1,408 4 rooms: 1,372 5 rooms: 784 6 rooms: 380 7 rooms: 216 8 rooms: 81 9 or more rooms: 81

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 107
1995 to 1998: 707
1990 to 1994: 1,376
1980 to 1989: 3,586
1970 to 1979: 6,112
1960 to 1969: 2,340
1950 to 1959: 3,223
1940 to 1949: 878
1939 or earlier: 1,571

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wheaton:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 201 2 bedrooms: 2,242 3 bedrooms: 5,824 4 bedrooms: 5,189 5 or more bedrooms: 917

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheaton:
	no bedroom: 353 1 bedroom: 2,018 2 bedrooms: 1,820 3 bedrooms: 629 4 bedrooms: 167 5 or more bedrooms: 41

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheaton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 222 1 vehicle: 3,605 2 vehicles: 7,678 3 vehicles: 2,344 4 vehicles: 472 5 or more vehicles: 63

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheaton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 424 1 vehicle: 2,872 2 vehicles: 1,382 3 vehicles: 267 4 vehicles: 83 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wheaton, IL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 6
$80,000 to $89,999: 10
$90,000 to $99,999: 16
$100,000 to $124,999: 56
$125,000 to $149,999: 214
$150,000 to $174,999: 381
$175,000 to $199,999: 531
$200,000 to $249,999: 1410
$250,000 to $299,999: 1840
$300,000 to $399,999: 3552
$400,000 to $499,999: 2367
$500,000 to $749,999: 2573
$750,000 to $999,999: 642
$1,000,000 or more: 505

Wheaton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wheaton:

Less than $100: 45 people
$100 to $149: 39
$150 to $199: 31
$200 to $249: 35
$250 to $299: 45
$300 to $349: 28
$350 to $399: 28
$400 to $449: 28
$450 to $499: 29
$500 to $549: 85
$550 to $599: 160
$600 to $649: 187
$650 to $699: 208
$700 to $749: 262
$750 to $799: 254
$800 to $899: 578
$900 to $999: 791
$1,000 to $1,249: 992
$1,250 to $1,499: 558
$1,500 to $1,999: 331
$2,000 or more: 119
No cash rent: 100

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,758 1990 to 1994: 825 1985 to 1989: 501 1980 to 1984: 372 1975 to 1979: 382 1970 to 1974: 478 1970 to 1974: 346 1965 to 1969: 594

Wheaton, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.8%
Number of people working at home: 1,261 (4.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 972
5 to 9 minutes: 3589
10 to 14 minutes: 4091
15 to 19 minutes: 3182
20 to 24 minutes: 3045
25 to 29 minutes: 1234
30 to 34 minutes: 2830
35 to 39 minutes: 674
40 to 44 minutes: 1062
45 to 59 minutes: 2251
60 to 89 minutes: 2798
90 or more minutes: 837

Wheaton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 21,129 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,614 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 98 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 75 (0%)
Railroad: 2,198 (8%)
Bicycle: 195 (1%)
Walked: 1,172 (4%)
Other means: 84 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,261 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 473
$10,000 to $14,999: 438
$15,000 to $19,999: 436
$20,000 to $24,999: 550
$25,000 to $29,999: 734
$30,000 to $34,999: 750
$35,000 to $39,999: 824
$40,000 to $44,999: 801
$45,000 to $49,999: 861
$50,000 to $59,999: 1721
$60,000 to $74,999: 2340
$75,000 to $99,999: 2979
$100,000 to $124,999: 2289
$125,000 to $149,999: 1211
$150,000 to $199,999: 1289
$200,000 or more: 1731

First ancestries reported:

German: 9862

Irish: 6719

Other groups: 6189

English: 4402

Italian: 3945

Polish: 3065

Swedish: 1868

United States or American: 1567

Norwegian: 1253

Dutch: 1016

Scottish: 969

European: 729

Czech: 717

Scotch-Irish: 706

French (except Basque): 601

Russian: 530

Greek: 495

British: 380

Yugoslavian: 263

Subsaharan African:: 261

Croatian: 225

Arab:: 220

Hungarian: 218

Danish: 216

Welsh: 216

Lithuanian: 195

Slovak: 190

Czechoslovakian: 183

Swiss: 161

Serbian: 143

Austrian: 136

French Canadian: 128

Canadian: 126

African: 125

Ukrainian: 124

Belgian: 107

Slovene: 106

Scandinavian: 96

Romanian: 86

Finnish: 72

Latvian: 67

South African: 65

Lebanese: 51

Australian: 46

Armenian: 43

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 43

Arab/Arabic: 41

Syrian: 37

Macedonian: 36

Jordanian: 32

Brazilian: 32

Iranian: 30

Egyptian: 29

Turkish: 28

Luxemburger: 27

Kenyan: 24

Icelander: 22

Jamaican: 22

Sierra Leonean: 20

Other Subsaharan African: 19

Eastern European: 18

Northern European: 16

Afghan: 16

Palestinian: 14

Pennsylvania German: 13

West Indian: 12

Slavic: 10

Iraqi: 9

Albanian: 9

Haitian: 9

Maltese: 8

Ethiopian: 8

Bulgarian: 7

Other Arab: 7

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (13%)
Mexico (11%)
Vietnam (7%)
Philippines (6%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Canada (5%)
Korea (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 32491
Northeast: 3914
Midwest: 7556
South: 3205
West: 2440

58% of Wheaton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 86
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 151
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 163
11th grade: 193
12th grade, no diploma: 222
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,916
Less than 1 year of college: 538
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,147
Associate degree: 752
Bachelor's degree: 5,843
Master's degree: 2,983
Professional school degree: 992
Doctorate degree: 554

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 99
Nursery to 4th grade: 31
5th and 6th grade: 83
7th and 8th grade: 259
9th grade: 105
10th grade: 146
11th grade: 133
12th grade, no diploma: 201
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,996
Less than 1 year of college: 1,152
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,500
Associate degree: 1,107
Bachelor's degree: 6,638
Master's degree: 2,613
Professional school degree: 428
Doctorate degree: 196

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 1.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $84,438
Black householders: $32,006
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $29,971
Asian householders: $89,031
Some other race householders: $52,191
Two or more races householders: $46,935
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $56,626

Wheaton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wheaton household income for Black householders

Wheaton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Wheaton household income for Asian householders

Wheaton household income for Some other race householders

Wheaton household income for Two or more races householders

Wheaton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wheaton marital status for males

Wheaton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $388,537
Black or African American householders: $340,490
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $281,863
Asian householders: $345,347
Some other race householders: $299,728
Two or more races householders: $345,173
Hispanic or Latino householders: $326,961

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 12,131
One, attached: 2,011
Two: 180
3 or 4: 1,187
5 to 9: 1,003
10 to 19: 1,027
20 to 49: 1,150
50 or more: 1,204
Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,119

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wheaton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,162

Here:	16.8%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 503

Here:	15.1%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,750

Here:	61.9%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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