Wilton CenterIL
58 people live in this town, settled in 1875.
Is Wilton Center a good place to live?
Wilton Center’s age of the median resident is 63.1 years, where Illinois’ towns sit at 40.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Wilton Center. Wilton Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
58 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wilton Center: who provides what
Wilton Center is unincorporated, so Will County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Center.
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Wilton Center’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Chicago (11%), Joliet (9%) and Wilmington (4%). Wilton Center had 37 jobs in 2023, up 32 from 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 24 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wilton Center: four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 29 inches a winter. Wilton Center brings chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Wilton Center: inland flooding
FEMA puts 69% of Wilton Center’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Wilton Center sits above nearly two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Wilton Center is
15% of Wilton Center adults report frequent mental distress. Against the Illinois average, Wilton Center comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2.
| Wilton Center | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wilton Center | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.3% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Wilton Center
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Wilton Center
About 0 of every 100 Wilton Center residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Wilton Center for work
Where Wilton Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wilton Center
Place in Illinois, United States
Wilton Center is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in southern Will County, Illinois, United States. It is located on flat land 10 miles northeast of Wilmington, 5 miles south of Manhattan, and 8 miles west of Peotone. As of the 2020 census, Wilton Center had a population of 122.
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Questions about Wilton Center
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wilton Center, IL a good place to live?
Wilton Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.