Wheeling, WV Demographic Data
Wheeling, WV Summary
Wheeling is located in Ohio County in West Virginia
- Population: 28,333
- Area: 16.01 sq. miles
- Land Area: 13.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.22 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,769.37 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 675.20 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wheeling, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,461
52%
50.8
Male
13,297
48%
49.2
Total Population
27,758
323,128,000
Wheeling, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,553
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,438
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,290
4.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,640
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,608
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,059
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,169
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,554
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,143
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,291
8.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,952
10.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,961
7.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,100
4.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,497
81.0%
77.2
Female
12,024
53.4%
51.3
Male
10,473
46.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
21,494
77.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,405
26.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,013
21.7%
15.2
Female
3,651
60.7%
55.8
Male
2,362
39.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Wheeling, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
27,289
98.3%
96.8
White
25,217
90.8%
72.6
Black or African American
1,686
6.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
50
0.2%
0.8
Asian
259
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
42
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
125
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
52
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
19
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
6
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
15
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
77
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
469
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
343
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
88
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
132
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
2
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
121
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
27,415
98.8%
82.2
Wheeling, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
578
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,300
6.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,941
34.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,963
19.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,403
6.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,814
18.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,230
11.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,878
9.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
18,351
90.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,044
29.9%
31.2
Wheeling, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,496
31.9%
33.7%
Now Married
9,933
42.3%
47.5
Divorced
3,393
14.5%
11.0%
Separated
400
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
2,255
9.6
5.8%
Wheeling, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
25,541
97.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
664
2.5%
21.6%
Spanish
204
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
243
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
173
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
44
0.2%
1.1%
Wheeling, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,664
13.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,098
8.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,515
11.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,647
13.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,835
14.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,062
16.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,135
8.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,076
8.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
324
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
352
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
38,082
57,617
Per capita income
27,440
31,128
Wheeling, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
370
3.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,599
12.8%
9.8
Construction
476
3.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,412
27.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
651
5.2%
6.6
Information
140
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
745
6.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
496
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,142
9.1%
11.4
Public administration
782
6.3%
4.6
Retail trade
1,737
13.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
538
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
409
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
925
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,225
33.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,346
10.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,230
25.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,771
22.2%
18.1%
Wheeling, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,074
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
9,303
77.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,177
9.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
240
2.0%
5.1
Walked
841
7.0%
2.7
Other means
61
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
452
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.3
26.6
Wheeling, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,315
18.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,213
41.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,867
30.4%
37.1
3 or more
1,313
10.3%
21.0
Wheeling, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,708
86.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,732
60.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,976
39.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,968
13.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Wheeling, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,676
1 room
489
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
304
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,445
9.8%
9.1
4 rooms
2,023
13.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,550
17.4%
19.8
6 rooms
3,023
20.6%
17.8
7 rooms
2,098
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,165
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,579
10.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wheeling, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,676
1-unit, detached
9,200
62.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
690
4.7%
5.9
2-units
1,062
7.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,070
7.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
425
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
364
2.5%
4.4
20 or more units
1,520
10.4%
9.0
Mobile home
345
2.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wheeling, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
6,430
43.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,561
10.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,754
12.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,640
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,713
11.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
563
3.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
521
3.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
475
3.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
19
0.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wheeling, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
9,245
72.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
150
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
3,031
23.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
29
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
9
0.1%
0.1
Wood
83
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
96
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
65
0.5%
1.1
Wheeling, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,605
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
51
1.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
77
2.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
103
2.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
240
6.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
280
7.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
924
25.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,930
53.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,201
61.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
490
13.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
228
6.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
230
6.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
456
12.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wheeling, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,652
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.2%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
18
0.4%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
72
1.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
309
6.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,796
38.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,449
52.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
324
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
583
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
635
14.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
506
11.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
469
10.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
539
12.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
614
13.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,723
38.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
490
0.0%
0.0%
Wheeling, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,732
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,319
17.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,583
33.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,281
16.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,085
14.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
797
10.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
618
8.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
34
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
15
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
99,300
205,000