CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wheeling

West Virginia · 34,881 residents · 13.8 sq mi

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With 34,881 people, Wheeling is a city in West Virginia. The median age is 39.8, about 7 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $45,000. Median rent is $274 a month. The median household earns $21,053, about 30% below the national median. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

34,881

+11%vs 2000

vs 31,419 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 42.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(1,942)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(2,083)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(2,005)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(2,255)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(1,992)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(4,649)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(4,638)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(3,680)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.4%(3,985)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.3%(4,285)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(2,536)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(831)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,053

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,388 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,665

−29%vs 2000

vs $17,923 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.7% in 2000

38.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(28,988)

Black5%(1,556)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(181)

Asian0.9%(284)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(33,275)

Black4.1%(1,426)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(113)

Asian0.5%(161)

Other0.1%(19)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.5%(143)

Puerto Rican0.2%(59)

Spaniard0.2%(51)

South American0.1%(37)

Venezuelan0.1%(22)

Colombian0.1%(15)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(45)

Filipino0.1%(22)

Chinese0%(12)

Korean0%(6)

Vietnamese0%(5)

Taiwanese0%(4)

Indonesian0%(1)

Ancestry

German25.6%(6,749)

Irish15.8%(4,175)

English13.3%(3,493)

Italian7.5%(1,966)

Polish6.2%(1,631)

American5.2%(1,381)

Scotch-Irish2.9%(775)

Scottish2.8%(734)

French1.9%(511)

Arab1.8%(469)

Hungarian1.7%(447)

Lebanese1.6%(425)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.2%(319)

Greek1.2%(318)

Slovak0.9%(226)

Swedish0.7%(193)

Russian0.7%(173)

Dutch0.6%(157)

Swiss0.6%(151)

Subsaharan African0.5%(143)

Czech0.5%(142)

Croatian0.5%(131)

British0.4%(109)

Belgian0.4%(105)

Norwegian0.4%(103)

Lithuanian0.4%(101)

Ukrainian0.2%(55)

Canadian0.2%(50)

West Indian0.2%(49)

Haitian0.2%(46)

Australian0.2%(42)

Syrian0.2%(40)

Romanian0.1%(38)

Austrian0.1%(35)

Danish0.1%(27)

Nigerian0.1%(26)

French Canadian0.1%(24)

Guyanese0.1%(22)

Portuguese0.1%(18)

Finnish0.1%(16)

Slovene0.1%(15)

Iraqi0%(10)

Iranian0%(8)

Serbian0%(4)

Jamaican0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.4%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.7%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.0%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 12.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.9%(4,145)

Married44.8%(4,767)

Widowed4.6%(487)

Divorced11.7%(1,248)

Women 15+

Never married30.2%(3,587)

Married39.2%(4,651)

Widowed14.4%(1,707)

Divorced16.2%(1,922)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.8%(329)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(254)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.8%(384)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.8%(122)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,382 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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