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West Virginia·Ohio County
15 tracts·26K people·$147K median·1,916/mi²
White 89 · Multiracial 5 · Black 4 · Hispanic 1 · Asian 0 · Other 0
Living alone 43 · Married couple 34 · Other 22
Health 36 · Professional 28 · Retail 11 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 5 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 20 · Service 19 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 7 · Walk 5 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wheeling is $146,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Wheeling has 26,350 residents across 14 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 45.4; the population is 88.8% White, 4.7% Multiracial, 4.5% Black, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 34.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.5% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Madison Elementary School (82%), Steenrod Elementary School (74%) and Ritchie Elementary School (73%) lead the elementary schools; Triadelphia Middle School (63%), Wheeling Middle School (59%) and Bridge Street Middle School (56%) lead the middle schools; Wheeling Park High School is the high school with reported scores (55%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $794/month, 50% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Wheeling is $48,590 a year, 44% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Wheeling, median rent is $794/month and the median home value is $146,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Wheeling reported 9.8 violent crimes and 20.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wheeling are inland flooding (97), landslide (76) and lightning (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wheeling, 5.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).