Compare-Cities.com

Compare Plainfield to Wheeling

This post compares Plainfield, 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 Plainfield (village) Wheeling (village)
Population 41,978 38,264
Income (median) $70,810 $45,083
Home Value (median) $296,800 $181,800
White 81% 63%
Black 6% 3%
Asian 7% 15%
With Kids 56% 30%
Age (median) 34 37
Rentals 13% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Plainfield or Wheeling?
A: Plainfield has a similar population count than Wheeling: 41978 compared with 38264 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Wheeling does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 13% for Plainfield versus 38% for Wheeling.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Plainfield may include: Oswego, South-Elgin, and Lake-in-the-Hills.

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

City first letter menu:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z