COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheeling vs Steubenville
PLACE A
Wheeling, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Steubenville, Ohio
Wheeling is 43% larger than Steubenville. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
WHEELINGSTEUBENVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population25,68017,922+43% vs Steubenville
Population density1,8631,701+162
Population growth-5.0%-2.7%−2.4 pts
Median age45.435.3+10.1
Male47.2%48.4%−1.2 pts
Female52.8%51.6%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born2.1%2.0%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%73.8%+15.0 pts
Black4.5%13.5%−9.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%5.2%−3.8 pts
Asian0.4%0.8%−0.4 pts
Other5.0%6.7%−1.8 pts
Median household income$48,590$48,172+$418
Per capita income$36,509$28,059+$8,450
Poverty rate20.5%26.6%−6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5150.503+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%30.1%+3.9 pts
Graduate degree14.1%13.9%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%5.3%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation55.6%54.3%+1.2 pts
Median home value$146,500$130,700+$15,800
Median gross rent$794$775+$19
Owner-occupied59.8%57.2%+2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%14.9%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%39.8%+12.1 pts
Average commute19.818.1+1.7
Worked from home6.9%14.2%−7.3 pts
Public transit to work2.2%1.0%+1.2 pts
Uninsured4.7%5.2%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025