Wheeling, Illinois demographics

Wheeling, IL demographics: median age 39.9; 40.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Wheeling village, Illinois · Incorporated village · GEOID 1781087. The survey estimates a population of 38,433 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Wheeling is 39.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.3 years. There are 15,171 households (±659). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.9 ±2.3	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,433
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	7,901 ±1,005	20.6% ±2.6 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	8,181 ±745	21.3% ±1.9 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	15,604 ±1,084	40.6% ±2.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	6,747 ±702	17.6% ±1.8 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,433
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	18,322 ±783	47.7% ±2.0 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	20,111 ±777	52.3% ±2.0 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,433
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	20,011 ±1,633	52.1% ±4.2 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,525 ±712	4.0% ±1.9 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	470 ±284 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	6,098 ±929	15.9% ±2.4 pp	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6,729 ±1,252	17.5% ±3.3 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,600 ±1,023	9.4% ±2.7 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,433
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,628 ±1,262	71.9% ±3.3 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10,805 ±1,267	28.1% ±3.3 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,990 ±469	46.1% ±2.4 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	862 ±248	5.7% ±1.6 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,810 ±335	11.9% ±2.1 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,644 ±643	30.6% ±4.0 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	865 ±258	5.7% ±1.7 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,987 ±374	26.3% ±2.2 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	11,184 ±899	73.7% ±5.0 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,644 ±643	30.6% ±4.0 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,038 ±698	33.2% ±4.4 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,058 ±383	13.6% ±2.5 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,769 ±366	11.7% ±2.4 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	928 ±257	6.1% ±1.7 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	571 ±148	3.8% ±1.0 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	163 ±84 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,433
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	20,985 ±1,019	54.6% ±2.7 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	17,448 ±1,019	45.4% ±2.7 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 36,447
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	13,914 ±1,322	38.2% ±3.6 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	9,339 ±1,194	25.6% ±3.3 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	166 ±258 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	89 ±95 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	6,437 ±1,142	17.7% ±3.1 pp	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,598 ±498	4.4% ±1.4 pp	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	986 ±246	2.7% ±0.7 pp	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	504 ±568 · low precision	1.4% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	127 ±89 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,001 ±323	2.7% ±0.9 pp	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,278 ±551	3.5% ±1.5 pp	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	230 ±254 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	778 ±562 · low precision	2.1% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 27,943
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,491 ±576	12.5% ±2.0 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,855 ±743	21.0% ±2.6 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,750 ±739	17.0% ±2.6 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,453 ±451	8.8% ±1.6 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,571 ±696	27.1% ±2.3 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,823 ±574	13.7% ±2.0 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 38,184
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	32,658 ±1,060	85.5% ±2.8 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,348 ±759	8.8% ±2.0 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	943 ±452	2.5% ±1.2 pp	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	213 ±102	0.6% ±0.3 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,022 ±608 · low precision	2.7% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.6% of Wheeling residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 94.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wheeling	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.6% ±1.5 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.2% ±0.5 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.4% ±0.8 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Wheeling . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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