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Wheeling, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wheeling, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 37,633. 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 WHEELING-IL · Wheeling, IL 1 ZIPs · 37,633 pop · #7617/25278 · Cook County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $85,355
  • RANK-UPPER #7617/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chicago
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-SMALL 37,633
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $264,800

Nearest income peer: Chicago, IL ( $797 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 Wheeling

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wheeling 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, Wheeling, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 30%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
37,633
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$85,355
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 60090 (37,633 residents). Household income $85,355 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,663 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Illinois, West Brooklyn is the closest lower-income city and South Wilmington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wheeling.

Population concentration

Wheeling's single ZIP 60090 carries the town

Wheeling is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 60090 is the entire residential footprint (37,633 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Wheeling's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,342 establishments, 20,419 employees , annual payroll $1,274,319k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60090 (1,342 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (220) · also Construction · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Wheeling, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Cook County, which covers 163 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wheeling. See the Cook County roll-up →

Wheeling sits in the lower half of Cook County on income: Des Plaines, Arlington Heights and Evanston report more, Cicero, Berwyn and Chicago Heights report less. Evanston marks the far end of that range at $119,919, 40% above Wheeling.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60090 37,633 $85,355 1,342 1,549
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Wheeling 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 Wheeling, .