Wilton TownshipIL
A town of 781.
Is Wilton Township a good place to live?
Wilton Township’s median age is 54.3 years, against 40.7 years in Illinois’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Among 769 Illinois towns, just 2 have a higher share of households owning their home than Wilton Township. The biggest park or preserve is Huyck's Grove Preserve, at 494 acres. Wilton Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
781 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Wilton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wilton Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wilton Township.
Wilton Township stands out in Illinois and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
1.3% of Wilton Township residents live below the poverty line, below both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Wilton Township’s median household income is $130,000. Jobs based in Wilton Township grew to 118 in 2023, 69 more than in 2013.
| Wilton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $130,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Wilton Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Wilton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Wilton Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wilton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults binge drink in Wilton Township than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
22% of Wilton Township adults binge drink. Wilton Township beats the Illinois average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of Wilton Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Wilton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wilton Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 21.5% | 17.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Huyck's Grove Preserve | 0.7 mi | 494 |
| 2. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie | — | 82 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Barack Obama Presidential Center and 60 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wilton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
37 mi MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a year
29 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
31 mi Stadium & arenaSeatGeek Stadium20 mi Park & preserveMazon CreekPhoto credits
Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Wilton Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Wilton Township
About 5 of every 100 Wilton Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Wilton Township for work
Where Wilton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wilton Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Wilton is located northeast of Wilton Center, Illinois, northwest of Andres and south of Frankfort. Wilton is the smallest Unincorporated community in Will County. It is smaller than Andres with a population of approximately 20 people, and at one point was simply a rail depot for the now-removed Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota line.
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Questions about Wilton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wilton Township, IL a good place to live?
Wilton Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.