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Wheaton, Illinois

City in DuPage County, Illinois · ZIP 60187, 60189

  • DuPage County
  • Within Milton Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 17 public schools
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  • 53,741 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 19,808Households
  • $119,566Median household income
  • $447,700Median home value
  • 17Public schools
  • 2ZIP codes

About Wheaton

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Population, 2000 to 2020−2.6%
52k53k54k55k56k2000: 55,41620002010: 52,89420102020: 53,970202055,41653,970
Population of Wheaton at each census
CensusPopulation
200055,416
201052,894
202053,970

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Wheaton
Under $50k17.4%
$50k to $100k22.9%
$100k to $150k20.6%
$150k to $200k13.9%
$200k and over25.3%

Median household income $119,566 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Wheaton
Owner occupied
14,377 units
Renter occupied
5,431 units
Vacancy rate
4.3%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Wheaton compared with its county and state
Wheaton compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureWheatonDuPage CountyIllinois
Population53,453927,26312,692,653
Median household income$119,566$110,502$81,702
Median age37.640.038.9
Median home value$447,700$374,100$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher64.1%51.4%37.2%
Foreign-born residents10.1%20.2%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes72.6%73.1%66.8%
Mean commute to work26.1 minutes28.0 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Wheaton17
Public schools in Wheaton, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Jefferson Early Childhood CenterPublicPre-KCUSD 200
Briar Glen Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5CCSD 89
Carl Sandburg Elem SchoolPublicK–5CUSD 200
Emerson Elem SchoolPublicK–5CUSD 200
Hawthorne Elem SchoolPublicK–5CUSD 200
Lincoln Elem SchoolPublicK–5CUSD 200
Longfellow Elem SchoolPublicK–5CUSD 200
Lowell Elem SchoolPublicK–5CUSD 200
Madison Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5CUSD 200
Washington Elementary SchoolPublicK–5CUSD 200
Whittier Elem SchoolPublicK–5CUSD 200
Wiesbrook Elem SchoolPublicK–5CUSD 200
Edison Middle SchoolPublic6–8CUSD 200
Franklin Middle SchoolPublic6–8CUSD 200
Monroe Middle SchoolPublic6–8CUSD 200
Wheaton North High SchoolPublic9–12CUSD 200
Wheaton Warrenville South H SPublic9–12CUSD 200

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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