Wheeling, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Back to: Wheeling, Illinois main profile, Illinois, Illinois smaller cities, Illinois small towns, Illinois forum, All US cities. Total population: 36,121 (All urban) Houses: 13,691 (13,267 occupied: 8,821 owner occupied, 4,446 renter occupied) % of renters here:   34% State:   33% Housing density: 1630 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Wheeling, Illinois on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Best School District in a 15mi. radius of Wheeling IL  (75 replies) Wheeling, IL voted in top ten towns in US??  (11 replies) Wheeling, Park Ridge  (9 replies) Wheeling  (10 replies) Chicago's North Shore: Buyer Beware?  (48 replies) Help us decide where to buy a house  (41 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $19,767. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,050 (lower quartile is $905, upper quartile is $1,175) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,108 Median gross rent in Wheeling, IL in 2007: $1,145 Housing units in Wheeling with a mortgage: 5,463 (342 second mortgage, 799 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,040 Household type by relationship Households: 34,034 In family households: 28,382 (6,820 male householders, 1,636 female householders) 6,943 spouses, 9,926 children (9,228 natural, 217 adopted, 481 stepchildren), 271 grandchildren, 514 brothers or sisters, 328 parents, 1,234 other relatives, 710 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 5,652 (2,025 male householders (1,570 living alone)), 2,756 female householders (2,467 living alone)), 871 nonrelatives In group quarters: 377 (371 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,148 2-persons, 1,989 3-persons, 1,756 4-persons, 847 5-persons, 373 6-persons, 343 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 4,037 1-person, 646 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 11 6-persons. 6,172 married couples with children. 1,205 single-parent households (272 men, 933 women). 60.4% of residents of Wheeling speak English at home. 18.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all). 15.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 4.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well). Foreign born population: 10,817 (31.4%) (36.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Wheeling, IL: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 4 $15,000 to $19,999: 9 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 9 $50,000 to $59,999: 35 $60,000 to $69,999: 9 $70,000 to $79,999: 56 $80,000 to $89,999: 76 $90,000 to $99,999: 203 $100,000 to $124,999: 643 $125,000 to $149,999: 1663 $150,000 to $174,999: 1250 $175,000 to $199,999: 738 $200,000 to $249,999: 1031 $250,000 to $299,999: 593 $300,000 to $399,999: 166 $400,000 to $499,999: 7 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 5 $1,000,000 or more: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wheeling: Less than $100: 11 people $100 to $149: 81 $150 to $199: 35 $200 to $249: 28 $250 to $299: 24 $300 to $349: 12 $350 to $399: 8 $400 to $449: 22 $450 to $499: 24 $500 to $549: 49 $550 to $599: 69 $600 to $649: 216 $650 to $699: 245 $700 to $749: 566 $750 to $799: 818 $800 to $899: 1,514 $900 to $999: 1,708 $1,000 to $1,249: 641 $1,250 to $1,499: 88 $1,500 to $1,999: 220 $2,000 or more: 87 No cash rent: 27

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.6%
Number of people working at home: 362 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 351 5 to 9 minutes: 1709 10 to 14 minutes: 2512 15 to 19 minutes: 2738 20 to 24 minutes: 3004 25 to 29 minutes: 1415 30 to 34 minutes: 2870 35 to 39 minutes: 554 40 to 44 minutes: 737 45 to 59 minutes: 1290 60 to 89 minutes: 991 90 or more minutes: 400

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,123 (80%) Carpooled: 2,358 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 66 (0%) Subway or elevated: 40 (0%) Railroad: 490 (3%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 24 (0%) Bicycle: 88 (0%) Walked: 332 (2%) Other means: 42 (0%) Worked at home: 362 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 662 $10,000 to $14,999: 350 $15,000 to $19,999: 528 $20,000 to $24,999: 460 $25,000 to $29,999: 568 $30,000 to $34,999: 710 $35,000 to $39,999: 658 $40,000 to $44,999: 994 $45,000 to $49,999: 800 $50,000 to $59,999: 1581 $60,000 to $74,999: 1895 $75,000 to $99,999: 2105 $100,000 to $124,999: 856 $125,000 to $149,999: 477 $150,000 to $199,999: 288 $200,000 or more: 305

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 11064
• German: 3925
• Polish: 3026
• Irish: 2051
• Russian: 2001
• Italian: 1583
• United States or American: 1207
• English: 950
• Ukrainian: 568
• Swedish: 484
• French (except Basque): 341
• Greek: 293
• Norwegian: 258
• Czech: 220
• Scottish: 213
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 207
• Hungarian: 204
• Romanian: 167
• Scotch-Irish: 156
• Armenian: 140
• Dutch: 133
• Lithuanian: 107
• Iranian: 100
• Turkish: 92
• Danish: 86
• Belizean: 83
• Austrian: 71
• Bulgarian: 59
• Swiss: 56
• Haitian: 56
• European: 56
• Yugoslavian: 56
• Finnish: 53
• Welsh: 52
• Czechoslovakian: 50
• Jamaican: 48
• French Canadian: 45
• Israeli: 44
• Latvian: 42
• Croatian: 38
• Canadian: 35
• British: 34
• Slovak: 31
• Arab:: 30
• Belgian: 28
• Subsaharan African:: 25
• Luxemburger: 25
• Lebanese: 19
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 18
• Eastern European: 17
• Pennsylvania German: 15
• Macedonian: 14
• African: 13
• Portuguese: 12
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 12
• Ghanian: 12
• Egyptian: 11
• Slavic: 10
• Estonian: 10
• Maltese: 9
• West Indian: 8
• Scandinavian: 7
• Brazilian: 7
• New Zealander: 7
• Celtic: 5

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

• This state: 18691
• Northeast: 936
• Midwest: 2345
• South: 1011
• West: 447

56% of Wheeling residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% 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: 145
• Nursery to 4th grade: 92
• 5th and 6th grade: 367
• 7th and 8th grade: 270
• 9th grade: 229
• 10th grade: 233
• 11th grade: 182
• 12th grade, no diploma: 387
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,405
• Less than 1 year of college: 673
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,497
• Associate degree: 566
• Bachelor's degree: 2,499
• Master's degree: 949
• Professional school degree: 280
• Doctorate degree: 123

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 118
• Nursery to 4th grade: 102
• 5th and 6th grade: 366
• 7th and 8th grade: 381
• 9th grade: 260
• 10th grade: 290
• 11th grade: 198
• 12th grade, no diploma: 373
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,168
• Less than 1 year of college: 880
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,521
• Associate degree: 840
• Bachelor's degree: 2,451
• Master's degree: 875
• Professional school degree: 98
• Doctorate degree: 89

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.0%

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: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $65,694
• Black householders: $61,786
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $63,954
• Asian householders: $78,206
• Some other race householders: $58,397
• Two or more races householders: $60,991
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $56,606

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $260,361
• Black or African American householders: $242,801
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $299,311
• Asian householders: $335,548
• Some other race householders: $223,645
• Two or more races householders: $224,922
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $228,913

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,240
• One, attached: 2,849
• Two: 85
• 3 or 4: 1,007
• 5 to 9: 2,018
• 10 to 19: 685
• 20 to 49: 658
• 50 or more: 1,743
• Mobile homes: 406

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,955

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Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	5.4%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	29.4%
Illinois:	25.8%

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