COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheeling vs Buffalo Grove
PLACE A
Wheeling, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Wheeling is 40% smaller than Buffalo Grove. Buffalo Grove earns more, with a median household income $80,805 higher. Buffalo Grove has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -5%).
WHEELINGBUFFALO GROVEDIFFERENCE
Total population25,68042,812−40% vs Buffalo Grove
Population density1,8634,479−2,616
Population growth-5.0%4.1%−9.2 pts
Median age45.442.0+3.4
Male47.2%48.0%−0.8 pts
Female52.8%52.0%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born2.1%38.1%−36.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%58.2%+30.6 pts
Black4.5%3.4%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%5.8%−4.4 pts
Asian0.4%29.7%−29.4 pts
Other5.0%2.9%+2.0 pts
Median household income$48,590$129,395−$80,805
Per capita income$36,509$62,568−$26,059
Poverty rate20.5%7.2%+13.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5150.442+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%68.6%−34.6 pts
Graduate degree14.1%31.1%−16.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%2.7%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation55.6%68.2%−12.7 pts
Median home value$146,500$412,300−$265,800
Median gross rent$794$2,037−$1,243
Owner-occupied59.8%79.8%−20.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%2.3%+11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%28.9%+23.0 pts
Average commute19.826.3−6.5
Worked from home6.9%32.1%−25.2 pts
Public transit to work2.2%2.8%−0.6 pts
Uninsured4.7%3.8%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025