Wheeling city, West Virginia demographics
Population: 27,142
Median age: 43.6
Median household income: 43,483
Wheeling is a city in Marshall County and Ohio County, West Virginia, United States.
Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Wheeling city, WV.
Population
| 2021 | 27,142 |
| 2020 | 27,046 |
| 2019 | 27,062 |
| 2018 | 27,190 |
| 2017 | 27,521 |
| 2016 | 27,758 |
| 2015 | 27,894 |
| 2014 | 28,129 |
| 2013 | 28,439 |
| 2012 | 28,662 |
| 2011 | 28,745 |
| 2010 | 28,861 |
| 2009 | 29,161 |
Census data for Wheeling city, West Virginia
Demographic and housing estimates in Wheeling city, West Virginia
| Total population | 27,142 |
| Male | 12,939 |
| Female | 14,203 |
| Total population | 27,142 |
| Under 5 years | 1,536 |
| 5 to 9 years | 1,292 |
| 10 to 14 years | 1,630 |
| 15 to 19 years | 1,780 |
| 20 to 24 years | 1,578 |
| 25 to 34 years | 3,014 |
| 35 to 44 years | 3,103 |
| 45 to 54 years | 2,763 |
| 55 to 59 years | 1,738 |
| 60 to 64 years | 2,194 |
| 65 to 74 years | 3,594 |
| 75 to 84 years | 1,827 |
| 85 years and over | 1,093 |
| Median age (years) | 43.6 |
| Under 18 years | 5,496 |
| 16 years and over | 22,371 |
| 18 years and over | 21,646 |
| 21 years and over | 20,494 |
| 62 years and over | 7,772 |
| 65 years and over | 6,514 |
| Total population | 27,142 |
| One race | 26,101 |
| White | 24,547 |
| Black or African American | 1,218 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 35 |
| Asian | 146 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Some other race | 155 |
| Two or more races | 1,041 |
| Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 21,450 |
| Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 10,132 |
| Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 11,318 |
Social characteristics in Wheeling city, West Virginia
| Total households | 11,737 |
| Family households (families) | 4,055 |
| Married-couple family | 600 |
| Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,695 |
| Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,150 |
| Nonfamily households | 4,387 |
| Average household size | 4,881 |
| Average family size | 2.22 |
Economic characteristics in Wheeling city, West Virginia
| Total households | 11,737 |
| Less than $10,000 | 871 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,164 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 1,596 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 1,275 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 1,680 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 1,733 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 1,140 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,342 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 468 |
| $200,000 or more | 468 |
| Median household income (dollars) | 43,483 |
Housing characteristics in Wheeling city, West Virginia
| Total housing units | 14,691 |
| Occupied housing units | 11,737 |
| Vacant housing units | 2,954 |
| Total housing units | 14,691 |
| 1-unit, detached | 9,118 |
| 1-unit, attached | 850 |
| 2 units | 1,078 |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,181 |
| 5 to 9 units | 476 |
| 10 to 19 units | 212 |
| 20 or more units | 1,631 |
| Mobile home | 145 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 |
| Total housing units | 14,691 |
| Built 2014 or later | 0 |
| Built 2010 to 2013 | 333 |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 363 |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 807 |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 546 |
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 1,593 |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 1,629 |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 1,712 |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 1,440 |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 6,268 |
| Total housing units | 14,691 |
| 1 room | 384 |
| 2 rooms | 561 |
| 3 rooms | 1,260 |
| 4 rooms | 2,097 |
| 5 rooms | 3,193 |
| 6 rooms | 2,854 |
| 7 rooms | 1,610 |
| 8 rooms | 940 |
| 9 rooms or more | 1,792 |
| Median rooms | 5.5 |
| Total housing units | 14,691 |
| No bedroom | 405 |
| 1 bedroom | 2,409 |
| 2 bedrooms | 4,351 |
| 3 bedrooms | 5,340 |
| 4 bedrooms | 1,812 |
| 5 or more bedrooms | 374 |
| Occupied housing units | 11,737 |
| Owner-occupied | 7,218 |
| Renter-occupied | 4,519 |
| Average household size of owner-occupied unit | 2.44 |
| Average household size of renter-occupied unit | 1.87 |
| Occupied housing units | 11,737 |
| Moved in 2017 or later | 1,001 |
| Moved in 2015 to 2016 | 2,926 |
| Moved in 2010 to 2014 | 1,837 |
| Moved in 2000 to 2009 | 2,240 |
| Moved in 1990 to 1999 | 1,340 |
| Moved in 1989 and earlier | 2,393 |
| Owner-occupied units | 7,218 |
| Less than $50,000 | 918 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,180 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,413 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,248 |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 757 |
| $300,000 to $499,999 | 503 |
| $500,000 to $999,999 | 145 |
| $1,000,000 or more | 54 |
| Median (dollars) | 116,300 |
| Owner-occupied units | 7,218 |
| Housing units with a mortgage | 3,459 |
| Housing units without a mortgage | 3,759 |
| Occupied units paying rent | 4,156 |
| Less than $500 | 1,148 |
| $500 to $999 | 2,306 |
| $1,000 to $1,499 | 638 |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 54 |
| $2,000 to $2,499 | 0 |
| $2,500 to $2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000 or more | 10 |
| Median (dollars) | 693 |
| No rent paid | 363 |
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