Language Spoken At Home in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 43,725 | 100% |
English only | 17,700 | 40.5% |
Language other than English | 26,025 | 59.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,611 | 31.1% |
Spanish | 17,444 | 39.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,255 | 23.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,231 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 853 | 2.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,425 | 10.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,948 | 4.5% |
Other languages | 1,925 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 555 | 1.3% |
Ancestry in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 48,089 | 100% |
American | 1,514 | 3.1% |
Arab | 176 | 0.4% |
Czech | 59 | 0.1% |
Danish | 84 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 187 | 0.4% |
English | 1,487 | 3.1% |
French (except Basque) | 406 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 99 | 0.2% |
German | 2,744 | 5.7% |
Greek | 194 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 107 | 0.2% |
Irish | 2,330 | 4.8% |
Italian | 1,184 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 58 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 232 | 0.5% |
Polish | 670 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 315 | 0.7% |
Russian | 429 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 249 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 508 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 32 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,044 | 4.3% |
Swedish | 175 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 29 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 177 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 143 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 886 | 1.8% |
Households By Type in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 14,687 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,797 | 73.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,255 | 35.8% |
Married-couple family | 7,271 | 49.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,404 | 23.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,115 | 7.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 571 | 3.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,411 | 16.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,280 | 8.7% |
Nonfamily households | 3,890 | 26.5% |
Householder living alone | 2,963 | 20.2% |
65 years and over | 911 | 6.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,020 | 41.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,273 | 22.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 47,855 | 100% |
Householder | 14,687 | 30.7% |
Spouse | 7,243 | 15.1% |
Child | 14,604 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 6,565 | 13.7% |
Nonrelatives | 4,756 | 9.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,033 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 19,027 | 100% |
Never married | 7,526 | 39.6% |
Now married, except separated | 9,408 | 49.4% |
Separated | 408 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 300 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 1,385 | 7.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 19,222 | 100% |
Never married | 6,435 | 33.5% |
Now married, except separated | 8,991 | 46.8% |
Separated | 571 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 1,469 | 7.6% |
Divorced | 1,756 | 9.1% |
Fertility in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,142 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 440 | 38.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 147 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,844 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 389 | 21.1% |
Less than 1 year | 79 | 4.3% |
1 or 2 years | 174 | 9.4% |
3 or 4 years | 60 | 3.3% |
5 or more years | 76 | 4.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 389 | 100% |
Who are female | 236 | 60.7% |
Who are married | 338 | 86.9% |
School Enrollment in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,683 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 854 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 1,190 | 10.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,626 | 31.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,743 | 23.5% |
College or graduate school | 3,270 | 28.0% |
Educational Attainment in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 31,871 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,419 | 17.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,742 | 8.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,457 | 20.3% |
Some college, no degree | 5,137 | 16.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,426 | 4.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,615 | 17.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,075 | 15.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 74.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 33.5% |
Veteran Status in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 36,004 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,162 | 6.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 47,634 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,492 | 7.3% |
Under 18 years | 11,789 | 100% |
With a disability | 258 | 2.2% |
18 to 64 years | 31,445 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,590 | 5.1% |
65 years and over | 4,400 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,644 | 37.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 47,238 | 100% |
Same house | 40,036 | 84.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,432 | 13.6% |
Same county | 4,078 | 8.6% |
Different county | 2,354 | 5.0% |
Same state | 660 | 1.4% |
Different state | 1,694 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 770 | 1.6% |
Place Of Birth in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 48,089 | 100% |
Native | 26,794 | 55.7% |
Born in United States | 26,137 | 54.4% |
State of residence | 11,409 | 23.7% |
Different state | 14,728 | 30.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 657 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 21,295 | 44.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 21,295 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 7,884 | 37.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 13,411 | 63.0% |
Year of Entry in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 21,952 | 100% |
Native | 657 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 71 | 10.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 586 | 89.2% |
Foreign born | 21,295 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 570 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 20,725 | 97.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wheaton
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 21,295 | 100% |
Europe | 936 | 4.4% |
Asia | 4,641 | 21.8% |
Africa | 1,967 | 9.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 13,715 | 64.4% |
Northern America | 36 | 0.2% |