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Illinois · Census place 81048

Wheaton city, IL

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Wheaton city has 53,453 residents, ranking #26 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $119,566, the median home is worth $447,700 and median gross rent runs $1,731 a month.

Population
53,453Wheaton city residents
Median household income
$119,566Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$447,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,731Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
72.6%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Wheaton city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Wheaton city median would spend about 17.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.9% of residents and 72.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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