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60090

Wheeling, IL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
38,298
Median household income
$85,355
People below poverty
10%
Median home value
$264,800

Income

The median income of households in 60090 was $85,355. An estimated 4.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 60090 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5
$15,000 to $24,999 4.5
$25,000 to $34,999 6
$35,000 to $49,999 10.5
$50,000 to $74,999 14.7
$75,000 to $99,999 17
$100,000 to $149,999 19.5
$150,000 to $199,999 11
$200,000 or more 9.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 60090 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62899
Female 59712

An estimated 83.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,383. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 60090 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.1
Social Security 25.4
Retirement income 16.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.8
Cash public assistance income 2.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 60090 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10
Children under 18 years below poverty 14
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8

In 2020-2024, 10.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 53.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 60090 in 2020-2024, 89.4% had health insurance coverage and 10.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64.4% and public coverage was 36.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.4%.


In 2020-2024, 60090 had a total population of 38,298 - 20,067 (52.4%) females and 18,231 (47.6%) males. The median age was 39.8 years. An estimated 20.6% of the population was under 18 years, 35.2% was 19 to 44 years, 24.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 60090 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 735 1251
5 to 9 1138 1533
10 to 14 1060 1151
15 to 19 923 838
20 to 24 1059 784
25 to 29 1348 1254
30 to 34 1280 1694
35 to 39 1891 1299
40 to 44 1390 1462
45 to 49 1315 1344
50 to 54 1257 1075
55 to 59 1277 1302
60 to 64 739 1165
65 to 69 918 1064
70 to 74 711 1221
75 to 79 636 891
80 to 84 395 273
85 and over 159 466

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 52% were White; 4% were Black or African American; 2.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 15.9% were Asian; 0.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 28.1% of the people in 60090 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 49.1% of the people in 60090 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,100 households in 60090. The average household size was 2.49 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.2% of the households in 60090 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.9% of all households, while 18.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.6% of all households.

In 60090, 26.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 60090 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.2
Cohabiting Couples 5.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.6% of males and 48.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.5 25.8
Now married, except separated 54.6 48.6
Separated 1.2 2.9
Widowed 2.5 9.6
Divorced 8.2 13.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 60090, 1,094 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 54.5% of the people living in 60090 were U.S. natives. 44.6% of the 60090 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 45.5% of 60090 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 66 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 60090 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 60090.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 60090 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 34
Asia 28.4
Europe 33.6
Africa 3.7
Northern America 0.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 60090 in 2020-2024, 61.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 25.6% of people at least five years old; 28.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 60090 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 25.6
Other Indo-European languages 22.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 10.7
Other languages 2.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 60090 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 60090 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.5
Different house, same county 8.8
Different county, same state 2.5
Different state 0.6
Abroad 2.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 40.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 60090 was 8,450 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 845 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,695. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,910.

Educational Attainment of People in 60090 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.5
High school diploma or equivalency 20.8
Some college, no degree 16.9
Associate's degree 8.8
Bachelor's degree 27.2
Graduate or professional degree 13.7

Disability

In 60090, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 5.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 60090, 67.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 88.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 5.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,410 88.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,234 5.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,180 5.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 60090 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 60090 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 4.7
Manufacturing 16.3
Wholesale trade 4.6
Retail trade 11.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.8
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.2
Other Services, except public administration 5.7
Public administration 1.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 60090 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,675 36.8
Service occupations 3,504 16.8
Sales and office occupations 4,522 21.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,214 5.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,925 18.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.3% of 60090 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 60090 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.3
Walked 1.2
Other means 2
Worked from home 14.3

In 2020-2024, 60090 had a total of 15,974 housing units. Of these housing units, 43.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 54.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 60090 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 43.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 54.9
Mobile homes 1.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 60090 was 4.7 rooms, and of these housing units 46.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 60090 had 15,100 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 874 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 62.5% while renters occupied 37.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.57 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.36.

5.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.2% and another 15.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 60090:

House Heating Fuel Used in 60090 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 75.4
Electricity 23.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 60090 was $264,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.3 % had a mortgage. 37.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,903 and for owners without a mortgage it was $889.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 60090 was $1,663. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.