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Wheeling, IL
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Wheeling profile


Living in Wheeling



Wheeling is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 37,936 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Wheeling is the 46th largest community in Illinois.

Wheeling real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Wheeling house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The education level of Wheeling ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Wheeling, 40.31% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Wheeling in 2022 was $40,334, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,336 for a family of four. However, Wheeling contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wheeling is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Wheeling home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wheeling residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Wheeling also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.83% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wheeling include Polish, German, Russian, Ukrainian, and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Wheeling's cultural character, accounting for 45.82% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Wheeling is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.