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Wilmette, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Wilmette is a Census village of 27,503 people across 5.40 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $190,662, 87.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 27 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wilmette
What Wilmette is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area5.4 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,092
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilmette
How many people live in Wilmette
- Population27,503
- Median age45.3
- Population under 188,379
- Share under 1830.5 percent
- Population 65 and over5,980
- Share 65 and over21.7 percent
- Households10,287
- Family households7,596
- Share of households that are families73.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilmette
Income and work in Wilmette
- Median household income$190,662
- Per capita income$112,774
- Civilian labor force12,397
- Employed11,874
- Unemployed523 plus or minus 122
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over18,038
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher83.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree49.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilmette
Housing in Wilmette
- Housing units10,679
- Occupied units10,287
- Vacant units392 plus or minus 146
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied9,045
- Renter occupied1,242 plus or minus 253
- Ownership rate87.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$810,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,978
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.4 percent
- Single family units8,713
- Share single family81.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,917
- Share in buildings of two or more18.0 percent
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilmette
How Wilmette gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,475
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,714
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,173
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.8 percent
- Drove alone41.0 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Public transport13.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Walked3.1 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home36.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilmette
SBA loans in Wilmette (7(a))
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$13,204,100
- Average approval$489,041
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,491,000
- Largest approval$2,670,000
- Jobs supported495
- Jobs per approval18.3
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full6
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises14.8 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wilmette, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wilmette
SBA loans in Wilmette (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$5,346,000
- Average approval$594,000
- Median approval$496,000
- Largest approval$1,177,000
- Jobs supported73
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wilmette, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wilmette
Flood risk in Wilmette
- NFIP communityVillage of Wilmette
- NFIP community number170175
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/10/21
The Village of Wilmette participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170175 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Wilmette
Cook County context, not Wilmette figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wilmette.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wilmette questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wilmette, Illinois?
27,503, in 10,287 households. Wilmette village covers 5.40 square miles of land, which is 5,092 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wilmette in?
Cook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wilmette?
$190,662. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $810,600. Median gross rent is $1,978 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wilmette businesses?
27 7(a) approvals totaling $13.2 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $5.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wilmette, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wilmette borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wilmette. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wilmette in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wilmette appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wilmette, village of, community 170175, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wilmette figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wilmette.
Is zoning published for Wilmette?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.