COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheeling vs Deerfield
PLACE A
Wheeling, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Deerfield, Wisconsin
Wheeling is 881% larger than Deerfield. Deerfield earns more, with a median household income $42,439 higher. Deerfield has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -5%).
WHEELINGDEERFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population25,6802,619+881% vs Deerfield
Population density1,8631,209+654
Population growth-5.0%8.1%−13.1 pts
Median age45.433.6+11.8
Male47.2%50.4%−3.2 pts
Female52.8%49.6%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born2.1%7.0%−4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%74.3%+14.5 pts
Black4.5%3.6%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%12.8%−11.4 pts
Asian0.4%4.3%−3.9 pts
Other5.0%5.1%−0.1 pts
Median household income$48,590$91,029−$42,439
Per capita income$36,509$41,361−$4,852
Poverty rate20.5%3.9%+16.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5150.361+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%42.2%−8.1 pts
Graduate degree14.1%11.6%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%0.4%+6.1 pts
Labor force participation55.6%74.2%−18.7 pts
Median home value$146,500$315,900−$169,400
Median gross rent$794$1,156−$362
Owner-occupied59.8%79.7%−19.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%2.0%+11.4 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%33.8%+18.0 pts
Average commute19.824.1−4.4
Worked from home6.9%14.2%−7.3 pts
Public transit to work2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Uninsured4.7%5.0%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025