Editing Wheaton, Illinois (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 645
|1870= 998
|1880= 1160
|1890= 1622
|1900= 2345
|1910= 3423
|1920= 4137
|1930= 7258
|1940= 7389
|1950= 11638
|1960= 24312
|1970= 31138
|1980= 43043
|1990= 51464
|2000= 55416
|2010= 52894
|2020= 53970
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name=":0" /> there were 53,970 people, 19,218 households, and 13,122 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|4,699.17|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 20,885 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,818.46|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 79.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.49% of the population.

There were 19,218 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.66% were married couples living together, 6.35% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.72% were non-families. 26.51% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.01% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 2.61.

The city's age distribution consisted of 22.8% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $105,764, and the median income for a family was $129,579. Males had a median income of $73,771 versus $40,560 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $51,688. About 3.3% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

In August 2010, the city was listed among the "Top 25 Highest Earning Towns" on [[CNN Money]], citing a median family income of $113,517, and a median home price of $328,866, based on 2009 figures.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top-earning towns - Wheaton, IL (25) |url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/moneymag/1007/gallery.best_places_top_earning_towns.moneymag/25.html |access-date=9 June 2024 |publisher=[[CNN Money]] |date=14 July 2010}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Wheaton city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Wheaton city, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1781048&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wheaton city, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1781048&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wheaton city, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1781048&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|48,494
|44,232
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41,819
|87.51%
|83.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77.49%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,525
|2,324
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,251
|2.75%
|4.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.17%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|50
|55
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41
|0.09%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,680
|2,708
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,021
|4.84%
|5.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.45%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|11
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|45
|58
|style='background: #ffffe6; |201
|0.08%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.37%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|588
|888
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,129
|1.06%
|1.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.94%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,023
|2,617
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,504
|3.65%
|4.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.49%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''55,416'''
|'''52,894'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''53,970'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}