Illinois · Census place 81087
Wheeling village, IL
Quick answer
Wheeling village has 38,495 residents, ranking #46 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $83,251, the median home is worth $244,600 and median gross rent runs $1,578 a month.
- Population
- 38,495Wheeling village residents
- Median household income
- $83,251Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $244,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,578Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wheeling village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wheeling village median would spend about 22.7% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.7% of residents and 61.4% 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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