COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brilliant vs Wheeling
PLACE A
Brilliant, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Wheeling, West Virginia
Brilliant is 95% smaller than Wheeling. Wheeling earns more, with a median household income $4,676 higher. Wheeling has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -11%).
BRILLIANTWHEELINGDIFFERENCE
Total population1,21325,680−95% vs Wheeling
Population density6941,863−1,168
Population growth-11.1%-5.0%−6.1 pts
Median age46.045.4+0.6
Male53.2%47.2%+6.0 pts
Female46.8%52.8%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born0.7%2.1%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%88.8%+11.2 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Median household income$43,914$48,590−$4,676
Per capita income$24,826$36,509−$11,683
Poverty rate16.2%20.5%−4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3440.515−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%34.1%−21.6 pts
Graduate degree7.1%14.1%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%6.5%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation59.8%55.6%+4.2 pts
Median home value$82,500$146,500−$64,000
Median gross rent$536$794−$258
Owner-occupied56.1%59.8%−3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.3%13.4%+9.9 pts
Rent-burdened households6.8%51.9%−45.1 pts
Average commute20.119.8+0.4
Worked from home5.4%6.9%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured4.7%4.7%Even
Population, 1990 – 2024