2022 population: 136,708 ( 11,242 from 2010 , 2,820 from 2020)
Land area: 943.4 square miles
Population density: 144.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	126,493	92.53%	9.2%
Black:	4,721	3.45%	2.5%
Indian:	282	0.21%	53.3%
Asian:	905	0.66%	20.3%
2+ races:	2,550	1.87%	31.3%
Hispanic:	1,757	1.29%	66.4%

Total non-White:	10,215	7.47%	18.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,840	10.2
Deaths:	5,169	18.5
Net Migration:	-590	-2.1
Net Immigration:	69	0.2

Change in White population:	-12,815	-8.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,573	1.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
147,950
139,308	94.16%
4,604	3.11%
184	0.12%
752	0.51%
1,942	1.31%
1,056	0.71%
8,642	5.84%

2000
153,172
145,907	95.26%
4,378	2.86%
168	0.11%
697	0.46%
1,146	0.75%
740	0.48%
7,265	4.74%

1990
159,301
155,035	97.32%
2,839	1.78%
187	0.12%
686	0.43%
n/a
554	0.35%
4,266	2.68%

1980
185,566
179,887	96.94%
3,775	2.03%
160	0.09%
552	0.30%
n/a
1,069	0.58%
5,679	3.06%

1970
182,712
177,560	97.18%
3,915	2.14%
93	0.05%
169	0.09%
n/a
892	0.49%
5,152	2.82%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
14,048	9.2
17,360	11.3
-4,665	-3.0
288	0.2

-6,599	-4.3
1,377	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
17,340	10.9
19,799	12.4
-3,396	-2.1
134	0.1

-9,128	-5.7
2,999	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
21,523	11.6
20,121	10.8
-26,641	-14.4
n/a

-24,852	-13.4
-1,413	-0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,342	-1.8
n/a

2,327	1.3
527	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.3
26,289	19.2%
110,419	80.8%
30,444	22.3%

55,516
2.39

34,297	61.8%
25,752	75.1%
2,951	8.6%
21,219	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
29,212	19.7%
118,738	80.3%
26,446	17.9%

61,462
2.29

39,301	63.9%
29,440	74.9%
3,599	9.2%
22,161	36.1%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
33,493	21.9%
119,679	78.1%
27,447	17.9%

62,347
2.35

41,781	67.0%
32,894	78.7%
3,602	8.6%
20,566	33.0%

1990
Number	Percent
37.7
37,124	23.3%
122,177	76.7%
28,520	17.9%

62,858
2.47

44,503	70.8%
36,217	81.4%
3,434	7.7%
18,355	29.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.5
48,909	26.4%
136,657	73.6%
25,919	14.0%

67,758
2.68

50,843	75.0%
43,344	85.3%
2,892	5.7%
16,915	25.0%

2022 Housing Data for Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,372	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,386	6.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,709	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,733	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,849	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,782	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,345	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,285	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,260	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,415	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,271	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,065	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,974	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,288	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,096	5.6%
$200,000 or more	2,686	4.8%

Median Household Income	56,752
Per Capita Income	33,011

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,020	7.2%
Public Assistance	1,120	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,716	15.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	54,924	64.8%
Unemployed	3,292	3.9%
In Armed Forces	5	0.0%

Total Labor Force	58,221	68.6%
Not in Labor Force	26,602	31.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24,887	18,450	57.4%
Non-Profit	1,732	3,510	33.0%
Self-Employed	1,723	1,422	54.8%

Local Government	2,309	2,665	46.4%
State Government	1,509	1,150	56.8%
Federal Government	672	346	66.0%

Total Private + Self	26,610	19,872	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,222	7,671	44.8%
Total	32,832	27,543	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,271	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,413	22.2%
Professional, Technical	12,646	20.9%
Service Occupations	11,318	18.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	156	0.3%
All others	16,761	27.7%

White Collar		53.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	10,021	16.6%
Retail trade	8,470	14.0%
Educational services	5,873	9.7%
Manufacturing	4,531	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	4,441	7.4%
Construction	4,231	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	2,997	5.0%
Other services	2,753	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,536	4.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,486	4.1%
Public administration	2,339	3.9%
Finance and insurance	2,324	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,999	3.3%
Wholesale trade	1,581	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,149	1.9%
Utilities	961	1.6%
Information	693	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	644	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	337	0.6%
Management	43	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	514	0.37%
Puerto Rican	291	0.21%
Cuban	30	0.02%
Dominican	38	0.03%

Total Central American	167	0.12%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	52	0.04%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	15	0.01%
Salvadoran	100	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	99	0.07%
Argentinean	21	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	32	0.02%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	31	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	15	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	478	0.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	210	0.15%
Filipino	165	0.12%
Chinese	139	0.10%
Japanese	36	0.03%
Vietnamese	25	0.02%
Korean	19	0.01%
Thai	10	0.01%
Taiwanese	5	0.00%
Bangladeshi	4	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	130,055	98.0%
Spanish	1,021	0.8%
Other Indo-European	480	0.4%
German, other Germanic	392	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	140	0.1%
Tagalog	136	0.1%
Other Asian	132	0.1%
Chinese	81	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	74	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	29,957	21.5%
Irish	19,258	13.8%
English	15,628	11.2%
Italian	10,380	7.5%
Polish	8,756	6.3%
American	6,966	5.0%
Scotch-Irish	2,647	1.9%
Scottish	2,449	1.8%
Hungarian	2,379	1.7%
French	1,757	1.3%
European	1,691	1.2%
Dutch	1,516	1.1%
Welsh	1,428	1.0%
African	1,413	1.0%
Slovak	1,255	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	138,801	99.7%
Not a citizen	486	0.3%

Native	137,495	98.7%
Foreign-born	1,792	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,592	1.6%	6,371	6.3%	41,724	41.1%	28,977	28.6%	14,317	14.1%	8,422	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,592	1.6%
9-12 Years	6,371	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	41,724	41.1%
Some College	28,977	28.6%
Bach. Degree	14,317	14.1%
Grad Degree	8,422	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	141,574	132,524	9,050	6.4%
1991	142,414	131,390	11,024	7.7%
1992	142,508	129,304	13,204	9.3%
1993	143,660	130,366	13,294	9.3%
1994	143,640	132,238	11,402	7.9%
1995	142,498	133,142	9,356	6.6%
1996	143,756	134,494	9,262	6.4%
1997	146,190	135,898	10,292	7.0%
1998	145,276	137,278	7,998	5.5%
1999	145,196	137,330	7,866	5.4%

2000	137,790	129,850	7,940	5.8%
2001	136,632	129,140	7,492	5.5%
2002	136,736	127,626	9,110	6.7%
2003	134,942	125,980	8,962	6.6%
2004	135,868	127,034	8,834	6.5%
2005	137,150	128,788	8,362	6.1%
2006	137,612	129,890	7,722	5.6%
2007	137,546	130,332	7,214	5.2%
2008	138,540	130,864	7,676	5.5%
2009	139,950	127,458	12,492	8.9%

2010	139,946	126,048	13,898	9.9%
2011	135,682	124,010	11,672	8.6%
2012	134,868	124,782	10,086	7.5%
2013	135,224	125,512	9,712	7.2%
2014	134,942	126,182	8,760	6.5%
2015	132,758	124,108	8,650	6.5%
2016	131,886	122,660	9,226	7.0%
2017	131,058	123,536	7,522	5.7%
2018	132,864	125,900	6,964	5.2%
2019	131,110	123,964	7,146	5.5%

2020	125,874	113,890	11,984	9.5%
2021	122,188	115,018	7,170	5.9%
2022	120,278	114,584	5,694	4.7%
2023	121,752	116,502	5,250	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	67,612
Median Value	$137,411

Occupied	55,516	82.1%
Vacant	12,096	17.9%

Owned	40,913	73.7%
Rented	14,603	26.3%
Median Rent	$767

Single-Family Units	52,421	77.5%
Detached	50,682	75.0%
Attached	1,739	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,441	8.0%
Mobile Homes	4,121	6.1%

Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area