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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 25.75% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Another interesting thing about Wheaton, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Wheaton use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Wheaton‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

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.