Wilmette, IL

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2021 Population

27,895

2.88% 1-year growth

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

45.6

1.94% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

2.74%

15.9% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$173,967

7.54% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$710,400

3.62% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Wilmette, IL had a population of 27.9k people with a median age of 45.6 and a median household income of $173,967. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Wilmette, IL grew from 27,114 to 27,895, a 2.88% increase and its median household income grew from $161,765 to $173,967, a 7.54% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wilmette, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (12.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.68%), White (Hispanic) (1.91%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.602%).

None of the households in Wilmette, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.5% of the residents in Wilmette, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Wilmette, IL was $710,400, and the homeownership rate was 88%.

Most people in Wilmette, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilmette, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wilmette, IL is home to a population of 27.9k people, from which 96.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 14.8% of Wilmette, IL residents were born outside of the country (4.14k people).

In 2021, there were 6.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.6k people) in Wilmette, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.44k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 747 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.5%

2021 Citizenship

96.4%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 96.5% of Wilmette, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Wilmette, IL was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wilmette, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wilmette, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
22.6k ± 567
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
3.44k ± 456
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
747 ± 191

3.2%

Hispanic Population

892 people

3.2% of the people in Wilmette, IL are hispanic (892 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wilmette, IL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

14.8%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

4.14k people

15.5%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

4.19k people

As of 2021, 14.8% of Wilmette, IL residents (4.14k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wilmette, IL was 15.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wilmette, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

World War II
149 ± 138
Vietnam
128 ± 63
Korea
68 ± 37

Wilmette, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in World War II, 1.16 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wilmette, IL employs 12.3k people. The largest industries in Wilmette, IL are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,579 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,673 people), and Educational Services (1,459 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($212,813), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($179,028).

Employment

Occupations

12.3k

2021 Value

± 725

2.73%

1 Year growth

± 8.08%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Wilmette, IL grew at a rate of 2.73%, from 12k employees to 12.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilmette, IL, are Management Occupations (2,236 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,573 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,446 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilmette, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.3k

2021 Value

± 725

2.73%

1 Year growth

± 8.08%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Wilmette, IL grew at a rate of 2.73%, from 12k employees to 12.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilmette, IL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,579 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,673 people), and Educational Services (1,459 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilmette, IL, though some of these residents may live in Wilmette, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$134,646

Median earning men ± $11,313

$67,396

Median earning women ± $17,420

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($215,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($150,353).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Manufacturing ($120,787), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($111,944), and Public Administration ($99,722).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Illinois to other states, or from other states to Illinois.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Illinois product (by dollars) was Electronics with $134B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($110B) and Mixed freight ($86.9B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Illinois products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$1T

2020 Value in Illinois

$1.94T

Projected 2050 Value in Illinois

93.1% growth

In 2020, total outbound Illinois trade was $1T. This is expected to increase 93.1% to $1.94T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Illinois trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Illinois to other states, or from other states to Illinois.

Most Common Trade Partners

Indiana
$79.7B
Wisconsin
$55.8B
Michigan
$41.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Illinois domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Indiana with $79.7B, followed by Wisconsin with $55.8B and Michigan and $41.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Illinois shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Wilmette, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (40.6%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.1%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.977% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.946% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.61M), Some college (2.19M), and Bachelors Degree (2.07M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wilmette, IL was $710,400 in 2021, which is 2.9 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $685,600 to $710,400, a 3.62% increase. The homeownership rate in Wilmette, IL is 88%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Wilmette, IL have an average commute time of 35.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilmette, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Wilmette, IL is $173,967. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Wilmette, IL was Census Tract 8012 with a value of $236,250, followed by Census Tract 8007 and Census Tract 8011, with respective values of $230,972 and $215,694.

Property

$710,400

Median Property Value 2021

±$27,717

$9,091

Median Property Taxes

±$537

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wilmette, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wilmette, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

88%

Homeownership

2021

58.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 88% of the housing units in Wilmette, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wilmette, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 8012
Census Tract 8007
Census Tract 8011

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wilmette, IL was Census Tract 8012 with a value of $236,250, followed by Census Tract 8007 and Census Tract 8011, with respective values of $230,972 and $215,694.

The following map shows all of the places in Wilmette, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$173,967

Median Household Income

± $15,731

10.3k

Number of Households

± 598

In 2021, the median household income of the 10.3k households in Wilmette, IL grew to $173,967 from the previous year's value of $161,765.

The following chart displays the households in Wilmette, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilmette, IL is from Illinois.

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.479

2020 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2021, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0522% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (49.5%)
Worked At Home (24.5%)
Public Transit (18%)

In 2021, 49.5% of workers in Wilmette, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (18%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilmette, IL have a longer commute time (35.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.27% of the workforce in Wilmette, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wilmette, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wilmette, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wilmette, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.74% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilmette, IL (763 out of 27.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wilmette, IL is White, followed by Asian and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

98.9% of the population of Wilmette, IL has health coverage, with 68.9% on employee plans, 2.71% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 0.288% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cook County, IL see 1046 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.853% decrease from the previous year (1055 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1046 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 314 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,046 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cook County, IL

Primary care physicians in Cook County, IL see an average of 1,046 patients per year. This represents a 0.853% decrease from the previous year (1,055 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cook County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.1% under 18 years, 6.63% between 18 and 34 years, 42.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.07%

Uninsured

68.9%

Employer Coverage

2.71%

Medicaid

15.9%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

0.288%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wilmette, IL grew by 0.556% from 1.06% to 1.07%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wilmette, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.