Wheaton is a city of 72 people in Kansas. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $85,700. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 40 minutes on average. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.2% of people here. There are 20 fewer people here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,417, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 25%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wheaton
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree1.9% → 40.9%(+39.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$39,001 → $75,417(+93%)US over the same years: +14%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$35,999 → $85,700(+138%)US over the same years: +67%
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)100%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1 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
Wheaton, decade by decade
Wheaton 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
88
$39,001
$35,999
1.9%
0.0
2000
92
$48,274
$68,312
6.6%
10.5
2010
95
$73,327
$117,531
12.1%
19.3
2020
98
$68,177
$69,692
26.9%
30.9
2024
72
$75,417
$85,700
40.9%
0.0
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.
