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Wheaton IL - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	55,416	580 (of 25,150) (98%)	22 (of 1313) (98%)
Average Income	$73,385	1,162 (95%)	79 (94%)
Median House Value	$222,100	1,602 (94%)	69 (95%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	89.8%	15,883 (of 25,150) (37%)	1,080 (of 1313) (18%)
% Black Population	2.8%	7,122 (72%)	209 (84%)
% Hispanic Population	3.7%	7,463 (70%)	296 (77%)
% Asian Population	4.8%	1,276 (95%)	63 (95%)
% American Indian Population	0.1%	16,923 (33%)	869 (34%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	94.4%	1,651 (of 25,150) (93%)	75 (of 1313) (94%)
% College Graduates	57.3%	685 (97%)	39 (97%)
% Never Married	26.9%	5,787 (77%)	196 (85%)
% Married	60.6%	8,360 (67%)	536 (59%)
% Seperated	0.8%	18,082 (28%)	814 (38%)
% Divorced	6.8%	19,987 (21%)	1,088 (17%)
% Foreign Born	9.5%	3,318 (87%)	132 (90%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	19,900	678 (of 25,150) (97%)	24 (of 1313) (98%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	7.9%	17,895 (29%)	1,121 (15%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	19.6%	1,459 (94%)	78 (94%)
Average Rooms in House	6.4	2,303 (91%)	129 (90%)
% Households with No Car	3.3%	19,051 (24%)	951 (28%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	16.6%	14,063 (44%)	799 (39%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.5%	2,141 (91%)	88 (93%)
Median House Value	$222,100	1,602 (94%)	69 (95%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	1.8%	13,681 (46%)	649 (51%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	6.0%	1,660 (93%)	76 (94%)
Average Monthly Rent	$892	1,542 (94%)	66 (95%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	68.2%	6,210 (of 25,150) (75%)	432 (of 1313) (67%)
% Drive Alone to Work	75.9%	15,756 (37%)	1,038 (21%)
% Take Public Transportation	8.5%	919 (96%)	82 (94%)
% Walk to Work	4.2%	7,476 (70%)	258 (80%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	28.0	6,804 (73%)	471 (64%)
% Households making less than $10,000	2.4%	22,879 (9%)	1,151 (12%)
% Households making over $200,000	8.9%	909 (96%)	51 (96%)
Median Household Income	$73,385	1,162 (95%)	79 (94%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.0%	19,026 (24%)	951 (28%)
Per Capita Income	$34,147	1,327 (95%)	66 (95%)
Male Worker Income	$64,871	799 (97%)	51 (96%)
Female Worker Income	$38,485	1,284 (95%)	61 (95%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	2.4%	20,956 (17%)	1,040 (21%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	3.6%	21,839 (13%)	1,049 (20%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Chicago, Illinois	22 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.91

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Eden Prairie, Minnesota	0.94
Folsom, California	0.91
Downers Grove, Illinois	0.91
Medford, Massachusetts	0.91
Orland Park, Illinois	0.91
Rochester Hills, Michigan	0.90
Wayne, New Jersey	0.90
Novi, Michigan	0.90
Ellicott City, Maryland	0.90
Catalina Foothills, Arizona	0.90

Wheaton IL Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Czech People	1,654	64
Swedish People	3,197	107
Families Making Over than $200,000	1,641	138
Lithuanian People	431	148
Households Making Over than $200,000	1,731	153

Wheaton IL Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1313)
Vietnamese Population	430	5
Percent Vietnamese Population	0.8%	5
People Born in Northern America (outside U.S.)	260	6
Norwegian People	1,834	6
People Working in Information	1,700	6

Wheaton IL Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	13.9%	24,088
Percent of People 21 to 64 with a Disability	8.1%	23,752
Percent In Household Population	92.4%	23,517
Percent of People who Went to High School but did not Graduate	3.5%	23,477
Percent of Households Making Between $15,000 and $24,999	5.1%	23,406

Wheaton IL Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1313)
Percent Mobile Homes	0.0%	1,307
Percent of People Working in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	0.0%	1,289
Wood Fueled Households	0	1,288
Percent Wood Fueled Households	0.0%	1,288
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	0	1,285

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Wheaton IL	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Total Population	55,416	54,901
Average Age	35.8	34.2
Average Income	$73,385	$78,328
Median House Value	$222,100	$198,300
% White Population	89.8%	90.7%
% Black Population	2.8%	2.3%
% Asian Population	4.8%	4.8%
% Hispanic Population	3.7%	1.6%

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