The town was established by Erastus Gary, Warren Wheaton, and Jesse Wheaton (City of Wheaton). According to the Wheaton welcome sign, the suburban city was established in 1859; it is about 30 miles west of Chicago. The total population of Wheaton, as of 2016 and 2017, is 52, 894; with a racial makeup of 87% White, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic or Latino, 4 % Black or African American, and the rest are bi-/multi-racial or “some other race” (Suburban Stats website). From my observation, the town is definitely made up of majority of Caucasians. However, if you were a passerby, you wouldn’t know that the town has a decent size Asian population; I knew of this because I lived in this small town the majority of my life, thus far, and grew up with many second-generation
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The place you can see the most people of the age group 18 and younger is the “Popcorn Shop.” Its signature red door and door frame, red awning makes the shop stand out; it’s a size of an alleyway but the shop is always busy with anyone who has a sweet tooth. Candies are sold for anywhere from 5 to 25¢ and popcorns are sold in white lunch bags in three different sizes from 75¢ to $2.00. Even though, the treats in the “Popcorn Shop” are affordable, the living cost in Wheaton is actually 30.6% higher than the national average (Best Places website) with the median household income of $84, 451 (Point 2 …show more content…
Within the town, people have access to Wheaton College, the Wheaton Public Library, the People’s Resource Center (a food shelter), CDS Foundation Dental Clinic (a free dental clinic, which I volunteered for), which accommodate to citizens of all and/or a variety of income. Based on the U.S. News & World Report annual list of “Best Colleges,” Wheaton College is ranked 62 in the nation. From Wheaton Patch, Wheaton Warrenville South high school (one of the high schools in Wheaton) is ranked 36th best state-wide (Rowland, 2014). Additionally, the Wheaton Public library was repeatedly ranked as one of the top libraries in the nation (versus others who serve population of similar sizes) (Wheaton Public Library
The place you can see the most people of the age group 18 and younger is the “Popcorn Shop.” Its signature red door and door frame, red awning makes the shop stand out; it’s a size of an alleyway but the shop is always busy with anyone who has a sweet tooth. Candies are sold for anywhere from 5 to 25¢ and popcorns are sold in white lunch bags in three different sizes from 75¢ to $2.00. Even though, the treats in the “Popcorn Shop” are affordable, the living cost in Wheaton is actually 30.6% higher than the national average (Best Places website) with the median household income of $84, 451 (Point 2 …show more content…
Within the town, people have access to Wheaton College, the Wheaton Public Library, the People’s Resource Center (a food shelter), CDS Foundation Dental Clinic (a free dental clinic, which I volunteered for), which accommodate to citizens of all and/or a variety of income. Based on the U.S. News & World Report annual list of “Best Colleges,” Wheaton College is ranked 62 in the nation. From Wheaton Patch, Wheaton Warrenville South high school (one of the high schools in Wheaton) is ranked 36th best state-wide (Rowland, 2014). Additionally, the Wheaton Public library was repeatedly ranked as one of the top libraries in the nation (versus others who serve population of similar sizes) (Wheaton Public Library