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Wheeling*

Wheeling is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it is primarily in Cook County, approximately 23 mi (37 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. The population was 37,648 at the 2010 census. Wheeling is named for Wheeling, West Virginia. (Source: Wikipedia)

Housing stock map

See the share of the area's total housing units that are in single family homes, condominiums, two-to-four unit buildings, buildings with five to 49 units, and buildings with 50 units or more.


The Composition of Cook County’s Housing Market >

Housing market indicators

All of these property level data sets are connected to parcel-level data files from the county Assessors offices that include data on every parcel in the Chicago metropolitan area. All of these parcel-level data sets include historical data and are updated on a regular basis ranging from every week to every year depending on the data set.

Housing Stock Composition

The composition of a neighborhood's housing stock determines the appropriate targeted strategies for stabilizing local housing markets.

Housing Units by Property Type

The composition of a neighborhood's housing stock determines the appropriate targeted strategies for stabilizing local housing markets.


Property Type 2023
Single Family 36.6%
Condominium 40.9%
Building with 2-4 Units 0.6%
Building with 5+ Units 21.9%


Property Sales Activity

This indicator provides information on how active local residential property markets are, what types of properties are being purchased, who is buying them, and how much buyers are paying for properties.

Total Sales Activity

This is the total number of property sales in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for total sales activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 931 791 513 311 289 306 371 532 626 514 529 560 616 566 640 429 758 596 448
Single Family 346 288 166 124 143 159 166 232 289 206 245 245 270 261 211 192 302 239 214
Condominium 575 495 338 185 141 145 199 295 333 294 276 299 342 297 419 227 403 335 223
Building with 2-4 Units 1 1 2 1 -- 2 3 1 -- 2 1 -- 1 -- 2 1 3 4 2
Building with 5+ Units 9 7 7 1 5 -- 3 4 4 12 7 16 3 8 8 9 50 18 9


Sales per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of property sales activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of sales on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 7.2 6.1 4.0 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.9 4.1 5.1 4.4 4.7 4.9 5.4 4.9 5.5 3.7 6.5 5.1 3.8


Share of Sales, Business Buyers

This represents a range of investor types from small mom-and-pop investors to large Wall Street-traded equity funds. Heightened levels of single family homes purchased by business buyers is often indicative of a distressed and low priced inventory of homes, and low demand for owner-occupied housing in a neighborhood. In Cook County, this data point is available as the share of total sales activity where the buyer was a business entity by property type (single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units). Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 2.9% 3.0% 5.3% 5.8% 6.6% 4.9% 10.0% 8.3% 10.4% 11.1% 11.3% 10.4% 6.8% 9.5% 25.3% 8.4% 12.9% 11.7% 9.2%
Single Family 3.2% 3.1% 4.8% 5.6% 6.3% 3.8% 8.4% 7.3% 12.1% 15.0% 14.7% 8.2% 8.1% 7.7% 9.0% 6.8% 7.0% 10.0% 4.2%
Condominium 2.6% 2.6% 3.8% 4.9% 3.5% 5.5% 9.0% 8.1% 8.4% 6.1% 6.9% 9.7% 4.7% 9.1% 32.2% 7.5% 6.7% 7.8% 10.3%
Building with 2-4 Units -- 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -- 50.0% 66.7% -- -- 50.0% 100.0% -- 100.0% -- 100.0% 100.0% 66.7% 100.0% 50.0%
Building with 5+ Units 11.1% 14.3% 57.1% 100.0% 100.0% -- 100.0% 75.0% 50.0% 58.3% 57.1% 56.3% 100.0% 87.5% 75.0% 55.6% 96.0% 88.9% 88.9%


Share of Sales, Extremely Low Value

This represents the percent of sales that were purchased for less than $20,000 in a given year. In Cook County, this data point is available as the share of total sales activity that sold for less than $20,000 by property type (single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units). Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% -- 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% -- 0.2% -- 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
Single Family 0.3% -- -- -- 1.4% -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.4% 0.4% -- -- -- 0.3% 0.4% --
Condominium 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.5% 0.7% 2.1% 1.0% 0.3% 0.3% -- 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% -- 0.2% -- 0.2% 0.6% 0.4%
Building with 5+ Units 11.1% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


Mortgage Activity

These data measure the flow of mortgage credit into an area and indicates the level of lender investment. The level of mortgage activity in a neighborhood relative to other areas can assess how access to credit has changed over time in a community and how the flow of credit differs across geographies and for different property types.

Total Mortgage Activity

This is the total number of mortgages in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for total mortgage activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 3,355 3,332 2,664 1,469 1,139 914 777 1,168 1,069 733 855 985 910 738 809 1,040 1,555 733 444
Single Family 1,735 1,762 1,419 792 690 607 510 706 575 384 494 550 497 441 453 632 888 376 255
Condominium 1,602 1,557 1,215 672 439 304 259 447 480 327 346 412 403 287 337 394 634 328 182
Building with 2-4 Units 2 3 4 -- 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 -- -- -- 3 1 3 3 2
Building with 5+ Units 16 10 26 5 9 2 5 14 11 20 14 23 10 10 16 13 30 26 5


Mortgages per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of mortgage activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of mortgage liens on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 25.8 25.7 20.5 11.3 8.8 7.0 6.0 9.0 8.7 6.2 7.6 8.7 7.9 6.3 6.9 8.9 13.3 6.3 3.8


Foreclosure Filing Activity

This is an indicator of distress in a local housing market and viewing changing levels of activity allows for an understanding of the evolving nature of the foreclosure crisis in a neighborhood.

Total Foreclosure Filings Activity

This is the total number of new foreclosure filings in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for foreclosure filing activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 52 112 135 269 416 474 369 404 209 138 96 72 64 64 41 26 9 47 26
Single Family 27 67 72 152 203 241 191 205 101 82 49 47 29 45 30 19 2 20 14
Condominium 24 43 62 116 209 232 177 197 107 56 47 25 35 19 11 6 7 27 12
Building with 2-4 Units 1 2 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- 1 3 1 -- 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- --


Foreclosure Filings per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of foreclosure filing activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of foreclosure filings on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 0.4 0.9 1.0 2.1 3.2 3.7 2.8 3.1 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2


Cumulative Foreclosure Filings Activity

Annual levels of foreclosure filing activity likely do not convey the impact that foreclosure has had in a particular community, as geographies vary in density and size, and the drivers behind the Great Recession foreclosure crisis led to very different annual patterns of foreclosure filing activity across the region. This indicator represents the cumulative impact of foreclosure in a neighborhood measured as the unique share of residential properties that have had at least one foreclosure filing since 2005.


Property Type 2023
All Residential Properties 21.3%


Foreclosure Auctions

These are properties that have completed the foreclosure process. Understanding foreclosure auction activity helps determine the flow of year-over-year of REO (real estate owned) properties into a market, how third-party demand at auctions differs based on property types, and the density of REO activity across geographies. The level of completed foreclosure auctions activity in a neighborhood indicates distress in a local housing market.

Total Auction Activity

This is the total number of completed foreclosure auctions in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for total auction activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 7 23 44 80 117 152 148 202 182 134 107 72 35 36 30 2 5 16 15
Single Family 5 12 22 37 63 63 62 85 76 64 60 33 19 20 19 1 5 10 6
Condominium 2 11 21 43 54 88 84 117 106 70 46 39 16 16 11 1 -- 6 9
Building with 2-4 Units -- -- 1 -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


Share of Auctions Resulting in REO

This is the percent of completed foreclosure auctions in a given geography where there were no bidders and the property became bank-owned REO (real estate owned).


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 71.4% 82.6% 90.9% 97.5% 96.6% 98.0% 100.0% 95.5% 91.8% 85.1% 78.5% 72.2% 74.3% 66.7% 80.0% 100.0% 40.0% 62.5% 40.0%
Single Family 60.0% 83.3% 100.0% 100.0% 95.2% 98.4% 100.0% 94.1% 88.2% 82.8% 75.0% 84.8% 78.9% 75.0% 84.2% 100.0% 40.0% 60.0% 50.0%
Condominium 100.0% 81.8% 85.7% 95.3% 98.1% 98.9% 100.0% 96.6% 94.3% 87.1% 82.6% 61.5% 68.8% 56.3% 72.7% 100.0% -- 66.7% 33.3%
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- -- -- 100.0% -- -- -- 100.0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


REO per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of REO activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of auctions resulting in REO status on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties -- 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 -- -- 0.1 0.1


Population and Age

Reflects the composition of a community's population by age.

Population and Age

Reflects the composition of a community's population by age.


Indicator Value
Total Population 38,823


Population and Age

Reflects the composition of a community's population by age.


Indicator Value
Share of Population Aged 18 to 44 39.4%
Share of Population Aged 45 to 64 25.0%
Share of Population Aged over 65 17.0%
Share of Population Aged under 18 18.6%


Race and Ethnicity

The composition of a community's population by respondent race and ethnicity.

Race and Ethnicity

The composition of a community's population by respondent race and ethnicity.


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is Hispanic or Latino 31.8%


Race and Ethnicity

The composition of a community's population by respondent race and ethnicity.


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is White 48.1%


Race and Ethnicity

The composition of a community's population by respondent race and ethnicity.


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is African American 1.1%
Share of Population that is Asian 16.4%
Share of Population that is Some Other Race 2.6%


Household Income

Represents the composition of households by income in a particular geography.

Household Income

Represents the composition of households by income in a particular geography.


Indicator Value
Share of Households with Income Less than $25,000 12.0%


Household Income

Represents the composition of households by income in a particular geography.


Indicator Value
Share of Households with Income $25,000 to $50,000 16.1%
Share of Households with Income $100,000 or More 37.1%
Share of Households with Income $50,000 to $100,000 34.8%


Household Income

Represents the composition of households by income in a particular geography.


Indicator Value
Total Households 15,484


Poverty Rate

Reflects the share of the population that is below a current poverty threshold.

Share of Population that is under the Poverty Level


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is under the Poverty Level 8.4%


Resident Tenure

The composition of households by tenure indicates the share of households that rent versus the share of households that own.

Total Households

Represents the composition of households by tenure.


Indicator Value
Total Households 15,484


Share of Households that are Owner-Occupied

The composition of households by tenure indicates the share of households that rent versus the share of households that own.


Indicator Value
Share of Households that are Owner-Occupied 62.6%


Share of Households that are Renter-Occupied

The composition of households by tenure indicates the share of households that rent versus the share of households that own.


Indicator Value
Share of Households that are Renter-Occupied 37.4%


Cost Burdened Households

A household is considered to be cost-burdened when more than 30 percent of its income is spent on mortgage, rent, or other housing needs.

Share of Owner-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of Owner-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened 29.0%


Share of Renter-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened

A household is considered to be cost-burdened when more than 30 percent of its income is spent on mortgage, rent, or other housing needs.


Indicator Value
Share of Renter-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened 45.0%


Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened 34.9%