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Wheaton, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wheaton, IL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 59,488. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WHEATON-IL · Wheaton, IL 2 ZIPs · 59,488 pop · #1871/25278 · DuPage County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $124,324
  • RANK-TOP #1871/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Aurora
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-SMALL 59,488
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 60187→60189
  • HOME-HIGH $458,250

Nearest income peer: Aurora, IL (+ $3,132 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Wheaton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wheaton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wheaton, IL sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
59,488
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$124,324
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $124,324 and home value $458,250 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 64.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wheaton as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Wadsworth is the closest lower-income city and Olympia Fields the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wheaton.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Wheaton differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Wheaton: $119,769 in ZIP 60187 to $128,878 in 60189. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

60187 to 60189

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

60187 to 60189

Poverty-rate spread
4.4 points

60189 to 60187

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 60189 skews compact Wheaton

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 60189 covers about 51% of Wheaton's 59,488 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Wheaton

Citywide ZBP: 1,607 establishments, 18,897 employees , annual payroll $1,416,150k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60187 (1,160 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (342) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Wheaton, IL

These ZIP codes sit in DuPage County, which covers 36 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Wheaton. See the DuPage County roll-up →

Wheaton lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing DuPage County: Aurora, Naperville and Elmhurst earn more and Downers Grove, Lombard and Carol Stream earn less. Glendale Heights marks the far end of that range at $86,372, 31% below Wheaton.

Side-by-side: Compare 60189 vs 60187 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60189 30,472 $128,878 447 1,152
60187 29,016 $119,769 1,160 1,691
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Wheaton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Wheaton, .