Illinois · Census place 82075
Wilmette village, IL
Quick answer
Wilmette village has 27,550 residents, ranking #75 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $192,300, the median home is worth $802,200 and median gross rent runs $1,968 a month.
- Population
- 27,550Wilmette village residents
- Median household income
- $192,300Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $802,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,968Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wilmette village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wilmette village median would spend about 12.3% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.4% of residents and 88.4% 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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