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60187

Wheaton, IL · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
28,815
Median household income
$119,769
People below poverty
8.4%
Median home value
$433,700

Income

The median income of households in 60187 was $119,769. An estimated 4.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 24.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 60187 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.5
$10,000 to $14,999 1.6
$15,000 to $24,999 1.7
$25,000 to $34,999 4.5
$35,000 to $49,999 6.9
$50,000 to $74,999 11.3
$75,000 to $99,999 10.9
$100,000 to $149,999 21
$150,000 to $199,999 12.8
$200,000 or more 24.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 60187 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 102150
Female 70617

An estimated 81% of households received earnings. An estimated 28% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,468. 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 60187 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81
Social Security 28
Retirement income 26.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 60187 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.2

In 2020-2024, 4.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 44.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 35.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 60187 in 2020-2024, 96.9% had health insurance coverage and 3.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85.1% and public coverage was 21.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2020-2024, 60187 had a total population of 28,815 - 14,520 (50.4%) females and 14,295 (49.6%) males. The median age was 34.2 years. An estimated 21.1% of the population was under 18 years, 34.2% was 19 to 44 years, 22% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 60187 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1003 864
5 to 9 962 576
10 to 14 738 878
15 to 19 1357 1421
20 to 24 1224 1471
25 to 29 1129 1097
30 to 34 1056 991
35 to 39 942 760
40 to 44 597 596
45 to 49 756 698
50 to 54 988 800
55 to 59 725 667
60 to 64 738 956
65 to 69 708 801
70 to 74 606 519
75 to 79 267 500
80 to 84 251 406
85 and over 248 519

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 77.9% were White; 4.2% were Black or African American; 5.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 7.2% were Asian; 0.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8% of the people in 60187 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 75.7% of the people in 60187 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,977 households in 60187. The average household size was 2.51 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.9% of the households in 60187 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.9% of all households, while 15.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.4% of all households.

In 60187, 28.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 60187 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.9
Cohabiting Couples 5.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51% of males and 45.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 39.7 37.1
Now married, except separated 51 45.8
Separated 1.1 0.8
Widowed 2.3 8.9
Divorced 5.9 7.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 60187, 158 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 34.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.8% of the people living in 60187 were U.S. natives. 61.9% of the 60187 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.2% of 60187 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 56.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 60187 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 60187.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 60187 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 25.2
Asia 58.9
Europe 12
Africa 1.8
Northern America 2.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 60187 in 2020-2024, 13.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.9% of people at least five years old; 4.1% 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 60187 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.9
Other Indo-European languages 3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.9
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 82.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 60187 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 60187 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 82.4
Different house, same county 7.3
Different county, same state 6
Different state 3.4
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 95 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 62.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 60187 was 8,545 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 399 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,109. College or graduate school enrollment was 4,037.

Educational Attainment of People in 60187 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5
High school diploma or equivalency 12.4
Some college, no degree 13.2
Associate's degree 7
Bachelor's degree 34.7
Graduate or professional degree 27.7

Disability

In 60187, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.9% of people under 18 years old, to 6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 60187, 60.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,036 85
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,617 11.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 496 3.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 60187 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 60187 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 2.9
Manufacturing 7.9
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 8.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.1
Information 2.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.4
Other Services, except public administration 6.4
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 60187 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,941 56.1
Service occupations 1,810 12.8
Sales and office occupations 3,121 22
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 402 2.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 888 6.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 56.8% of 60187 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 60187 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 56.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.8
Walked 7.6
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 23

In 2020-2024, 60187 had a total of 10,555 housing units. Of these housing units, 69.1% 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"). 31% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 60187 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 69.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 31
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 14.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 60187 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 62.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 60187 had 9,977 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 578 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 69.2% while renters occupied 30.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.75 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.97.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.8% and another 15.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 60187:

House Heating Fuel Used in 60187 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 83
Electricity 14.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.4
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 60187 was $433,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 70.9 % had a mortgage. 29.1% 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 $2,631 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,068.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 60187 was $1,817. 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.