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Population (year 2000): 34,496. Estimated
population in July 2005: 36,641 (+6.2% change)
Males: 16,967 (49.2%), Females: 17,529 (50.8%)
Cook County
Zip code:
60090
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $55,491 (year 2000)
Median house value: $160,900 (year 2000)
Races in Wheeling:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.4%)
- Hispanic (20.7%)
- Other race (9.2%)
- Asian Indian (4.1%)
- Black (2.4%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Filipino (1.7%)
- Korean (1.1%)
- Chinese (1.0%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.6%), Polish (10.8%),
Irish (9.7%), Russian (6.8%), Italian (5.5%), English (4.6%).
Elevation: 650 feet
Land area: 8.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wheeling
- High school or higher: 82.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wheeling village
- Never married: 27.6%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 9.1%
31.4% Foreign born (13.4% Latin America, 9.9%
Europe, 7.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +5,054 (+17.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wheeling:
- NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL)
- HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; DES
PLAINES, IL)
- LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LAKE FOREST,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wheeling:
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 12 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 27 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 32 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID:
ENW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wheeling:
- PALWAUKEE MUNI (about 3 miles; CHICAGO/PROSPECT
HEIGHTS/W, IL; ID: PWK)
- SCHAUMBURG MUNICIPAL HELISTOP (about 11 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 4H1)
- SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL (about 16 miles;
CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 06C)
Amtrak station near Wheeling:
- 10 miles: GLENVIEW (1116 DEPOT ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
College/University in Wheeling:
- WORSHAM COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 137;
Location: 495 NORTHGATE PKY; Private, for-profit;
Website: WWW.WORSHAMCOLLEGE.COM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wheeling:
- TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles;
DEERFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,121)
- OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; DES
PLAINES, IL; FT enrollment: 5,749)
- WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 15 miles;
ADDISON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,076)
- TRITON COLLEGE (about 16 miles; RIVER GROVE, IL; FT
enrollment: 8,007)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE
(about 16 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,618)
- COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 16 miles; GRAYSLAKE,
IL; FT enrollment: 6,973)
Public high school in Wheeling:
- WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,926;
Location: 900 S ELMHURST RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wheeling:
- WALT WHITMAN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 866;
Location: 133 S WILLE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- OLIVER W HOLMES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 857;
Location: 221 S WOLF RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JACK LONDON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 795;
Location: 1001 W DUNDEE ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EUGENE FIELD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 556;
Location: 51 ST ARMAND LN; Grades: KG - 05)
- MARK TWAIN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 453;
Location: 515 E MERLE LN; Grades: KG - 05)
- BOOTH TARKINGTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 453;
Location: 310 SCOTT ST; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Wheeling:
- HORIZONS CHILDREN'S CENTER (Students: 220;
Location: 3316 SCHOENBECK RD; Grades: PK - 7)
- POKO LOKO CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 35;
Location: 404 S ELMHURST RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- KINDER CARE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 35;
Location: 780 S SCHOENBECK; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Wheeling:
- INDIAN TRAILS P.L.D. (Operating income:
$3,781,436; Location: 355 S. SCHOENBECK ROAD; 213,268
books; 13,709 audio materials; 10,954 video materials;
437 serial subscriptions)
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