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Compare Mount Prospect to Wheeling

This post compares Mount Prospect, Illinois to Wheeling, Illinois across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Mount Prospect (village) Wheeling (village)
Population 54,493 38,264
Income (median) $55,303 $45,083
Home Value (median) $306,800 $181,800
White 76% 63%
Black 2% 3%
Asian 12% 15%
With Kids 34% 30%
Age (median) 39 37
Rentals 30% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Mount Prospect or Wheeling?
A: Mount Prospect has a larger population count than Wheeling: 54493 compared with 38264 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Mount Prospect or in Wheeling?
A: Incomes are on average higher in Mount Prospect.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Mount Prospect or Wheeling?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Mount Prospect.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Wheeling does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Mount Prospect versus 38% for Wheeling.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Mount Prospect may include: Palatine, Gurnee, and Woodridge.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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