COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheeling vs Chillicothe
PLACE A
Wheeling, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Chillicothe, Texas
Wheeling is 4906% larger than Chillicothe. Chillicothe earns more, with a median household income $10,410 higher. Wheeling has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -22%).
WHEELINGCHILLICOTHEDIFFERENCE
Total population25,680513+4906% vs Chillicothe
Population density1,863502+1,360
Population growth-5.0%-22.3%+17.3 pts
Median age45.429.9+15.5
Male47.2%54.5%−7.3 pts
Female52.8%45.5%+7.3 pts
Foreign-born2.1%21.3%−19.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%48.2%+40.6 pts
Black4.5%11.1%−6.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%32.4%−31.0 pts
Asian0.4%0.4%−0.1 pts
Other5.0%7.9%−3.0 pts
Median household income$48,590$59,000−$10,410
Per capita income$36,509$28,139+$8,370
Poverty rate20.5%5.4%+15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5150.365+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%20.2%+13.9 pts
Graduate degree14.1%3.2%+10.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%3.4%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation55.6%71.5%−16.0 pts
Median home value$146,500$65,500+$81,000
Median gross rent$794$844−$50
Owner-occupied59.8%68.8%−8.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%37.1%−23.7 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%20.0%+31.9 pts
Average commute19.821.0−1.2
Worked from home6.9%2.8%+4.1 pts
Public transit to work2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Uninsured4.7%29.4%−24.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025