Language Spoken At Home in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 50,334 | 100% |
English only | 42,457 | 84.4% |
Language other than English | 7,877 | 15.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,877 | 5.7% |
Spanish | 1,988 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 651 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,587 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,122 | 2.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,991 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,052 | 2.1% |
Other languages | 311 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 52 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 53,155 | 100% |
American | 1,298 | 2.4% |
Arab | 423 | 0.8% |
Czech | 865 | 1.6% |
Danish | 471 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 1,491 | 2.8% |
English | 6,455 | 12.1% |
French (except Basque) | 1,239 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 265 | 0.5% |
German | 13,481 | 25.4% |
Greek | 755 | 1.4% |
Hungarian | 382 | 0.7% |
Irish | 9,171 | 17.3% |
Italian | 5,864 | 11.0% |
Lithuanian | 814 | 1.5% |
Norwegian | 1,376 | 2.6% |
Polish | 5,310 | 10.0% |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.0% |
Russian | 1,108 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 764 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 1,323 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 270 | 0.5% |
Subsaharan African | 217 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 2,592 | 4.9% |
Swiss | 253 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 434 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 317 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 127 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 18,918 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,451 | 71.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,290 | 33.2% |
Married-couple family | 11,260 | 59.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,274 | 27.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 651 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 285 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,540 | 8.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 731 | 3.9% |
Nonfamily households | 5,467 | 28.9% |
Householder living alone | 4,743 | 25.1% |
65 years and over | 1,825 | 9.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,480 | 34.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,380 | 23.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 49,341 | 100% |
Householder | 18,918 | 38.3% |
Spouse | 11,229 | 22.8% |
Child | 16,259 | 33.0% |
Other relatives | 1,471 | 3.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,464 | 3.0% |
Unmarried partner | 534 | 1.1% |
Marital Status in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,842 | 100% |
Never married | 7,227 | 34.7% |
Now married, except separated | 11,926 | 57.2% |
Separated | 197 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 375 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 1,117 | 5.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,562 | 100% |
Never married | 6,661 | 29.5% |
Now married, except separated | 11,708 | 51.9% |
Separated | 332 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,648 | 7.3% |
Divorced | 2,213 | 9.8% |
Fertility in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 420 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 18 | 4.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 3 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 331 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 76 | 23.0% |
Less than 1 year | 38 | 11.5% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 38 | 11.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 76 | 100% |
Who are female | 40 | 52.6% |
Who are married | 65 | 85.5% |
School Enrollment in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,655 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,124 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 591 | 3.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,437 | 32.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,331 | 20.0% |
College or graduate school | 6,172 | 37.1% |
Educational Attainment in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 34,436 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 926 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 708 | 2.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,927 | 11.4% |
Some college, no degree | 5,678 | 16.5% |
Associate's degree | 2,190 | 6.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 12,118 | 35.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 8,889 | 25.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 61.0% |
Veteran Status in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,738 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,419 | 5.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 51,791 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,810 | 7.4% |
Under 18 years | 12,377 | 100% |
With a disability | 337 | 2.7% |
18 to 64 years | 33,344 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,799 | 5.4% |
65 years and over | 6,070 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,674 | 27.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 52,781 | 100% |
Same house | 44,302 | 83.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,987 | 15.1% |
Same county | 4,972 | 9.4% |
Different county | 3,015 | 5.7% |
Same state | 1,565 | 3.0% |
Different state | 1,450 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 492 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 53,155 | 100% |
Native | 47,096 | 88.6% |
Born in United States | 46,345 | 87.2% |
State of residence | 31,097 | 58.5% |
Different state | 15,248 | 28.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 751 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 6,059 | 11.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,059 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,861 | 47.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,198 | 52.8% |
Year of Entry in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,810 | 100% |
Native | 751 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 38 | 5.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 713 | 94.9% |
Foreign born | 6,059 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 122 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,937 | 98.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wheaton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,059 | 100% |
Europe | 1,572 | 25.9% |
Asia | 3,082 | 50.9% |
Africa | 159 | 2.6% |
Oceania | 16 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 1,032 | 17.0% |
Northern America | 198 | 3.3% |