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Population: 721. Estimated population in July 2024: 732 (+1.5% change)
Males: 337 (46.7%), Females: 384 (53.3%)

Zip code: 64874

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $21,354
Median house value: $43,700

Population by Race

Races in Wheaton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.2%)
  • Hispanic (8.7%)
  • Other race (4.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (20.0%), German (10.4%), Irish (7.4%), English (5.0%), French (3.9%), Polish (2.6%).

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wheaton

  • High school or higher: 70.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wheaton city

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

6.4% Foreign born (6.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +81 (+12.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wheaton:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wheaton:

  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 39 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; Abbreviation: XNA)
  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 40 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
  • DRAKE FIELD (about 53 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: FYV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wheaton:

  • MONETT MUNI (about 11 miles; MONETT, MO; Abbreviation: M58)
  • CASSVILLE MUNI (about 13 miles; CASSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: 94K)
  • NEOSHO HUGH ROBINSON (about 23 miles; NEOSHO, MO; Abbreviation: EOS)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wheaton:

  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 50 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 13,324)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)

Schools

Public high school in Wheaton:

  • WHEATON HIGH (Students: 198; Location: 116 MCCALL; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Wheaton:

  • WHEATON ELEM. (Students: 236; Location: 116 MCCALL; Grades: KG – 06)

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