Wheaton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 53,741 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Wheaton is the 27th largest community in Illinois.

Wheaton home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Wheaton real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Wheaton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Wheaton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.75% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Wheaton, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Wheaton is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Wheaton a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Wheaton is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Wheaton, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

If knowledge is power, Wheaton is a pretty powerful place. 64.49% of the adults in Wheaton have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Wheaton in 2022 was $62,088, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $248,352 for a family of four.

Wheaton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wheaton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wheaton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wheaton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Wheaton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.