Living in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21, Illinois

Overview

A total of 25,540 households are located in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 area. Among them, 7,699 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.25 people. The total number of children in the region is 19,526 and 14,670 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

19% (12,504) of residents are non-citizens and 53% (35,382) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21, Illinois
Household	25,540
Population	66,995
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,699 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	19,526
Total Students	14,670
Pre-Kindergarten	1,285
Kindergarten	696
Grade 1-8	6,415
Grade 9-12	2,861
College/Graduate School	3,413
Veterans	52,742
Non-citizen	12,504
Non-English Home Language	35,382
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

54,301 residents are over the age of 16 and 38,568 people are in labor force. Among them, 38,568 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 37,345 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	36,474	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	28,622	78.47%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,422	12.12%
Public transportation	1,223	3.35%
Walked	364	1.00%
Other method	528	1.45%
Worked from home	1,315	3.61%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	37,345	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	14,640	39.20%
Service	7,005	18.76%
Sales and office	7,749	20.75%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,154	5.77%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,797	15.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	37,345	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	74	0.20%
Construction	1,759	4.71%
Manufacturing	5,019	13.44%
Wholesale trade	1,716	4.59%
Retail trade	4,286	11.48%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,184	5.85%
Information	530	1.42%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,752	7.37%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,410	14.49%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,979	18.69%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,097	10.97%
Other services, except public administration	1,866	5.00%
Public administration	673	1.80%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	37,345	-
Private wage and salary workers	33,036	88.46%
Government workers	2,710	7.26%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,431	3.83%
Unpaid family workers	168	0.45%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $94,746 for the 25,540 households in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $39,328. 58,930 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.87%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,540	-
Less than $10,000	997	3.90%
$10,000 - $14,999	765	3.00%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,703	6.67%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,164	8.47%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,929	11.47%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,117	16.12%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,709	14.52%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,958	19.41%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,198	8.61%
More than $200,000	2,000	7.83%
Median Household Income	$75,699	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$94,746	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	16,848	-
Less than $10,000	292	1.73%
$10,000 - $14,999	211	1.25%
$15,000 - $24,999	723	4.29%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,304	7.74%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,777	10.55%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,406	14.28%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,709	16.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,913	23.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,834	10.89%
More than $200,000	1,679	9.97%

Median Family Income	$91,799	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$108,953	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$39,328	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,899	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,899	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	67,066	-
With health insurance coverage	58,930	87.87%
Public coverage	20,927	31.20%
Private health insurance	44,360	66.14%
Without health insurance coverage	8,136	12.13%

Housing

There are 26,543 housing units in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 area, Illinois with 25,540 units (96.22%) occupied. 17,218 houses (67.42%) are occupied by owner and 8,322 houses (32.58%) are rented. The average housing value is $235,000 and the average rental cost is $1,252. 176 houses (0.66%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 444 houses (1.67%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,543	-
Occupied	25,540	96.22%
Owner Occupied	17,218	67.42%
Renter Occupied	8,322	32.58%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,187	38.38%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,402	12.82%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	12,432	46.84%
Mobile Homes	522	1.97%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,543	-
Built 2014 or later	176	0.66%
Built 2010 - 2013	217	0.82%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,631	6.14%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,668	10.05%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,419	20.42%
Built 1970 - 1979	8,447	31.82%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,136	19.35%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,405	9.06%
Built 1949 or earlier	444	1.67%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,543	-
1 room	324	1.22%
2 rooms	922	3.47%
3 rooms	3,514	13.24%
4 rooms	5,884	22.17%
5 rooms	5,142	19.37%
6 rooms	3,709	13.97%
7 rooms	2,593	9.77%
8 rooms	1,863	7.02%
9 rooms or more	2,592	9.77%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,543	-
no bedroom	365	1.38%
1 bedroom	4,212	15.87%
2 bedrooms	8,957	33.75%
3 bedrooms	8,600	32.40%
4 bedrooms	3,617	13.63%
5 bedrooms or more	792	2.98%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	17,218	-
Less than $50,000	741	4.30%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,277	7.42%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,918	11.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,072	17.84%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,340	25.21%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,002	29.05%
$500,000 - $999,999	835	4.85%
$1,000,000 or more	33	0.19%
Median House Value	$235,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,980	-
Less than $500	253	3.17%
$500 - $999	1,646	20.63%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,922	49.15%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,909	23.92%
$2,000 - $2,499	206	2.58%
$2,500 - $2,999	35	0.44%
$3,000 or more	9	0.11%
Median Rental Costs	$1,252	-

Demographic

A total of 67,591 people lives in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 area, Illinois with 34,212 male and 33,379 female. The males to female ratio is 50.62 to 49.38. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	67,591	-
Male	34,212	50.62%
Female	33,379	49.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	67,591	-
Under 5 years	4,516	6.68%
5 - 9 years	3,766	5.57%
10 - 14 years	4,282	6.34%
15 - 19 years	3,518	5.20%
20 - 24 years	2,617	3.87%
25 - 34 years	11,003	16.28%
35 - 44 years	9,291	13.75%
45 - 54 years	8,823	13.05%
55 - 59 years	4,698	6.95%
60 - 64 years	4,542	6.72%
65 - 74 years	5,957	8.81%
75 - 84 years	3,355	4.96%
85 years and older	1,223	1.81%
Median Age	39.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	67,591	-
One Race	65,747	97.27%
White	45,301	67.02%
Black or African American	1,139	1.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native	357	0.53%
Asian	9,282	13.73%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	123	0.18%
Other	9,545	14.12%

Two or more races	1,844	2.73%
White and Black or African American	299	0.44%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	339	0.50%
White and Asian	542	0.80%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	23	0.03%

Living in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic