COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheeling vs Arlington Heights
PLACE A
Wheeling, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Wheeling is 66% smaller than Arlington Heights. Arlington Heights earns more, with a median household income $68,133 higher. Arlington Heights has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -5%).
WHEELINGARLINGTON HEIGHTSDIFFERENCE
Total population25,68076,216−66% vs Arlington Heights
Population density1,8634,588−2,725
Population growth-5.0%3.4%−8.5 pts
Median age45.442.6+2.8
Male47.2%48.8%−1.7 pts
Female52.8%51.2%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born2.1%21.5%−19.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%75.0%+13.8 pts
Black4.5%2.3%+2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%8.5%−7.2 pts
Asian0.4%10.4%−10.1 pts
Other5.0%3.7%+1.3 pts
Median household income$48,590$116,723−$68,133
Per capita income$36,509$62,826−$26,317
Poverty rate20.5%6.0%+14.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5150.441+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%60.4%−26.3 pts
Graduate degree14.1%26.3%−12.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%3.5%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation55.6%66.8%−11.2 pts
Median home value$146,500$414,500−$268,000
Median gross rent$794$1,760−$966
Owner-occupied59.8%74.0%−14.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%4.7%+8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%37.9%+14.0 pts
Average commute19.827.7−8.0
Worked from home6.9%25.1%−18.1 pts
Public transit to work2.2%4.3%−2.1 pts
Uninsured4.7%4.8%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025