Moving to Wilmette, Illinois

About Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette

Wilmette is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Skokie, Northfield, Glenview, and Evanston, Illinois, it is located 14 miles (23 km) north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a population of 28,170 at the 2020 census. The first and only Baháʼí House of Worship in North America is located in Wilmette. Wilmette is also home to Central Elementary School and Romona Elementary School, both recent recipients of the National Blue Ribbon award bestowed by the U.S. Department of Education. According to the United States Census Bureau, the median household income in Wilmette was $183,750 in 2022.

Gender
Gender Wilmette Illinois Country
Female 51.2% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 48.8% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%49%Female51.2%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%1%3%3%4%11%8%16%10%42%$200K or more42%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Wilmette Illinois Country
Less than $10,000 2.5% 6.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 3.2% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 2.9% 8.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 4% 11.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 10.5% 16.7% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 7.6% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 15.8% 16.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 10.1% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 42% 8.8% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.01%1%4%7%2%33%31%15%6%Bachelor Degree33%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Wilmette Illinois Country
< 9th Grade 1% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 1% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 4% 26% 27.0%
Other College 7% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 2% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 33% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 31% 10% 9.0%
Professional Degree 15% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 6% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Wilmette Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0012.52537.550>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K2.56.15.81.33.74.13.28.18.52.98.18.6411.21210.516.717.27.612.912.815.816.615.610.17.87.1428.88.3
Education
 Wilmette Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade1551674262772020289332220311091522611
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.081%1%0%13%2%0%3%0%White81.2%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Wilmette Illinois Country
White 81.2% 60.8% 60.1%
African American 0.7% 13.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 12.6% 5.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.7% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.5% 17.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Wilmette Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0022.54567.590Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite81.260.860.10.713.912.20.10.10.612.65.55.6000.20.30.20.32.72.22.82.517.218.2