Wilmette is a city of 27,503 people in Illinois. That is roughly 129% ahead of the Illinois median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 84% of adults have a four-year degree. Median household income runs $190,662, well clear of the $82,259 US median. The typical home is worth $810,600, having more than doubled since 2000. 88% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $190,662, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
84% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wilmette
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$667,939 → $810,600(+21%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share1.5% → 4.9%(+3.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)5.3%(26)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.1%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29%(142)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.5%(56)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II29%(142)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 489 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wilmette, decade by decade
Wilmette population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
26,530
$171,063
$667,939
63.7%
20.6
2000
27,651
$194,504
$773,839
72.6%
27.2
2010
27,087
$184,177
$978,084
77.4%
37.4
2020
28,170
$196,065
$830,974
84.5%
47.5
2024
27,503
$190,662
$810,600
83.6%
49.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
