COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheeling vs Prospect Heights
PLACE A
Wheeling, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Prospect Heights, Illinois
Wheeling is 65% larger than Prospect Heights. Prospect Heights earns more, with a median household income $36,418 higher.
WHEELINGPROSPECT HEIGHTSDIFFERENCE
Total population25,68015,552+65% vs Prospect Heights
Population density1,8633,697−1,834
Population growth-5.0%-1.2%−3.8 pts
Median age45.442.8+2.6
Male47.2%48.6%−1.4 pts
Female52.8%51.4%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born2.1%40.6%−38.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%62.4%+26.4 pts
Black4.5%0.6%+3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%25.8%−24.4 pts
Asian0.4%8.9%−8.6 pts
Other5.0%2.2%+2.7 pts
Median household income$48,590$85,008−$36,418
Per capita income$36,509$48,072−$11,563
Poverty rate20.5%7.3%+13.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5150.424+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%41.3%−7.2 pts
Graduate degree14.1%12.7%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%3.5%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation55.6%70.7%−15.1 pts
Median home value$146,500$346,500−$200,000
Median gross rent$794$1,475−$681
Owner-occupied59.8%66.8%−6.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%3.4%+10.0 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%31.3%+20.6 pts
Average commute19.826.0−6.3
Worked from home6.9%18.6%−11.7 pts
Public transit to work2.2%1.4%+0.8 pts
Uninsured4.7%18.3%−13.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025