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Wheeling, IL
Demographic Data




Wheeling Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Wheeling Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

37,936

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.6%
5 - 17:
13.0%
18 - 24:
7.3%
25 - 34:
16.1%
35 - 54:
27.6%
55 - 64:
13.4%
Over 65 Years:
17.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.9%
3.9%
87.8%
87.8%
40.3%
40.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wheeling
USA
$40,334
$40,334
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Wheeling
USA
$80,054
$80,054
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

8.4%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Other
Construction
Finance
Education
Administration
Wholesale
13.8%
13.8%
12.2%
12.2%
11.5%
11.5%
9.2%
9.2%
8.8%
8.8%
7.4%
7.4%
6.5%
6.5%
5.8%
5.8%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
4.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
48.1%
48.1%
31.8%
31.8%
16.4%
16.4%
2.0%
2.0%
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Polish
German
Russian
Ukrainian
Irish
Italian
English
Romanian
Norwegian
Swedish
Greek
French
Dutch
European
Lithuanian
Bulgarian
Austrian
Eastern European
Scots-Irish
British
7.4%
7.4%
7.2%
7.2%
5.4%
5.4%
4.5%
4.5%
3.9%
3.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.2%
2.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Slavic languages
Polish
Korean
Russian
Other Asian languages
Tagalog
Chinese
Arabic
French
Greek
French Creole
German/Yiddish
Serbo-Croatian
Native American languages
Other Indo-European
Italian
Urdu
36.0%
36.0%
29.3%
29.3%
7.0%
7.0%
6.9%
6.9%
3.7%
3.7%
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
3.1%
2.9%
2.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Wheeling Residents

45.8%


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