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Wheaton, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Wheaton is a Census city of 53,557 people across 11.32 square miles of land, in DuPage County. Median household income is $120,008, 71.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 61 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $26.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wheaton
What Wheaton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.32 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,731
- County holding the largest share of its areaDuPage 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.
Wheaton
How many people live in Wheaton
- Population53,557
- Median age36.8
- Population under 1811,797
- Share under 1822.0 percent
- Population 65 and over9,360
- Share 65 and over17.5 percent
- Households19,588
- Family households12,878
- Share of households that are families65.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wheaton
Income and work in Wheaton
- Median household income$120,008
- Per capita income$62,088
- Civilian labor force28,067
- Employed27,022
- Unemployed1,045 plus or minus 217
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over35,155
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher64.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree28.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wheaton
Housing in Wheaton
- Housing units20,359
- Occupied units19,588
- Vacant units771 plus or minus 274
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied14,039
- Renter occupied5,549
- Ownership rate71.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$455,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,799
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.0 percent
- Single family units14,156
- Share single family69.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,203
- Share in buildings of two or more30.5 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wheaton
How Wheaton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute19,552
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,177
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,793
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.7 percent
- Drove alone59.5 percent
- Carpooled5.0 percent
- Public transport4.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked4.0 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home25.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wheaton
SBA loans in Wheaton (7(a))
- Approvals61
- Gross approval$26,806,400
- Average approval$439,449
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$805,000
- Largest approval$4,825,000
- Jobs supported912
- Jobs per approval15.0
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full9
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.2 percent
- Share to franchises32.8 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS36
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wheaton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 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.
Wheaton
SBA loans in Wheaton (504)
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$17,740,000
- Average approval$537,576
- Median approval$332,000
- Largest approval$2,394,000
- Jobs supported253
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wheaton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 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.
Wheaton
Flood risk in Wheaton
- NFIP communityCity of Wheaton
- NFIP community number170221
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date08/01/19
The City of Wheaton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170221 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
DuPage County, not Wheaton
DuPage County context, not Wheaton figures
- Establishments in DuPage County34,121
- Covered employment, DuPage County622,113
- Average annual pay, DuPage County$79,674
- Housing units permitted, DuPage County1,450
Every figure in this section is published for DuPage County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wheaton.
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
Wheaton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wheaton, Illinois?
53,557, in 19,588 households. Wheaton city covers 11.32 square miles of land, which is 4,731 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wheaton in?
DuPage 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 Wheaton?
$120,008. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $455,700. Median gross rent is $1,799 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wheaton businesses?
61 7(a) approvals totaling $26.8 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 33 504 approvals worth $17.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wheaton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wheaton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wheaton. Only 10 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 Wheaton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wheaton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wheaton, city of, community 170221, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Wheaton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for DuPage 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 Wheaton.
Is zoning published for Wheaton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.