Wheeling, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 28,913 (Urban population: 28,795, Rural population: 118 (all nonfarm))

Wheeling, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 15,622 (13,652 occupied: 8,542 owner occupied, 5,110 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	25%

Housing density: 1123 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $109,727.

Median contract rent in 2007: $363 (lower quartile is $250, upper quartile is $489)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $369

Median gross rent in Wheeling, WV in 2007: $475

Housing units in Wheeling with a mortgage: 3,788 (274 second mortgage, 546 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,952

Wheeling,WV index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,750 (it was $67,300 in 2000)

Wheeling:	$91,750
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,397 - $142,775

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $126,662
Here: $126,662
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $96,696
Here: $96,696
State: $155,391

In 2-unit structures: $82,325
Here: $82,325
State: $109,679

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $130,620
Here: $130,620
State: $138,103

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $50,364
Here: $50,364
State: $89,574

Mobile homes: $23,287
Here: $23,287
State: $32,459

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000
Here: $45,000
State: $30,386

Household type by relationship

Households: 29,662

In family households: 23,080 (5,739 male householders, 2,104 female householders)
5,786 spouses, 7,786 children (7,156 natural, 180 adopted, 450 stepchildren), 505 grandchildren, 236 brothers or sisters, 163 parents, 268 other relatives, 493 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,582 (2,126 male householders (1,793 living alone)), 3,744 female householders (3,439 living alone)), 712 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,639 (564 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,737 2-persons, 1,811 3-persons, 1,403 4-persons, 609 5-persons, 232 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,232 1-person, 581 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

3,984 married couples with children.
1,875 single-parent households (328 men, 1,547 women).

95.9% of residents of Wheeling speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 517 (1.7%)
(56.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.5

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wheeling, West Virginia:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 92 4 rooms: 691 5 rooms: 1,711 6 rooms: 2,558 7 rooms: 1,403 8 rooms: 992 9 or more rooms: 1,055

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheeling, West Virginia:
	1 room: 195 2 rooms: 568 3 rooms: 1,172 4 rooms: 1,237 5 rooms: 973 6 rooms: 558 7 rooms: 180 8 rooms: 144 9 or more rooms: 83

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 66
1995 to 1998: 195
1990 to 1994: 178
1980 to 1989: 701
1970 to 1979: 1,530
1960 to 1969: 1,300
1950 to 1959: 2,013
1940 to 1949: 1,919
1939 or earlier: 7,720

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wheeling:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 309 2 bedrooms: 2,328 3 bedrooms: 4,088 4 bedrooms: 1,408 5 or more bedrooms: 402

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheeling:
	no bedroom: 251 1 bedroom: 2,027 2 bedrooms: 1,778 3 bedrooms: 837 4 bedrooms: 163 5 or more bedrooms: 54

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheeling in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 730 1 vehicle: 3,239 2 vehicles: 3,586 3 vehicles: 768 4 vehicles: 151 5 or more vehicles: 68

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheeling in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,933 1 vehicle: 2,386 2 vehicles: 636 3 vehicles: 105 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 29

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wheeling, WV:

Less than $10,000: 73
$10,000 to $14,999: 40
$15,000 to $19,999: 79
$20,000 to $24,999: 124
$25,000 to $29,999: 160
$30,000 to $34,999: 207
$35,000 to $39,999: 194
$40,000 to $49,999: 461
$50,000 to $59,999: 449
$60,000 to $69,999: 530
$70,000 to $79,999: 577
$80,000 to $89,999: 588
$90,000 to $99,999: 569
$100,000 to $124,999: 1092
$125,000 to $149,999: 921
$150,000 to $174,999: 425
$175,000 to $199,999: 307
$200,000 to $249,999: 396
$250,000 to $299,999: 234
$300,000 to $399,999: 225
$400,000 to $499,999: 109
$500,000 to $749,999: 72
$750,000 to $999,999: 13
$1,000,000 or more: 16

Wheeling rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wheeling:

Less than $100: 201 people
$100 to $149: 219
$150 to $199: 340
$200 to $249: 368
$250 to $299: 468
$300 to $349: 451
$350 to $399: 474
$400 to $449: 472
$450 to $499: 406
$500 to $549: 308
$550 to $599: 228
$600 to $649: 140
$650 to $699: 64
$700 to $749: 20
$750 to $799: 61
$800 to $899: 35
$900 to $999: 21
$1,000 to $1,249: 42
$1,250 to $1,499: 16
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 385

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 128 1990 to 1994: 48 1985 to 1989: 61 1980 to 1984: 20 1975 to 1979: 42 1970 to 1974: 25 1970 to 1974: 41 1965 to 1969: 152

Wheeling, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.5%
Number of people working at home: 394 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 778
5 to 9 minutes: 2603
10 to 14 minutes: 2971
15 to 19 minutes: 2525
20 to 24 minutes: 1302
25 to 29 minutes: 296
30 to 34 minutes: 604
35 to 39 minutes: 115
40 to 44 minutes: 229
45 to 59 minutes: 341
60 to 89 minutes: 382
90 or more minutes: 262

Wheeling mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,744 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,273 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 280 (2%)
Taxi: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 21 (0%)
Walked: 955 (7%)
Other means: 117 (1%)
Worked at home: 394 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2536
$10,000 to $14,999: 1626
$15,000 to $19,999: 1049
$20,000 to $24,999: 1189
$25,000 to $29,999: 878
$30,000 to $34,999: 936
$35,000 to $39,999: 712
$40,000 to $44,999: 752
$45,000 to $49,999: 521
$50,000 to $59,999: 961
$60,000 to $74,999: 903
$75,000 to $99,999: 911
$100,000 to $124,999: 288
$125,000 to $149,999: 109
$150,000 to $199,999: 130
$200,000 or more: 212

First ancestries reported:

German: 6039

Irish: 3458

English: 2383

Other groups: 2156

Italian: 2015

United States or American: 1981

Polish: 1606

Scotch-Irish: 692

Greek: 533

Arab:: 449

Lebanese: 377

Scottish: 353

Hungarian: 317

French (except Basque): 306

Welsh: 263

Dutch: 234

European: 214

Slovak: 139

Ukrainian: 136

British: 128

Northern European: 100

Russian: 100

Croatian: 81

Swiss: 74

Czech: 73

Czechoslovakian: 65

Slavic: 55

Austrian: 54

Subsaharan African:: 48

African: 48

Swedish: 42

Yugoslavian: 41

Belgian: 34

Lithuanian: 32

Romanian: 29

Iraqi: 27

Iranian: 23

Slovene: 22

Egyptian: 20

Syrian: 18

Danish: 17

French Canadian: 16

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 11

Jordanian: 7

Maltese: 6

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6

Serbian: 5

Australian: 5

Eastern European: 5

Dutch West Indian: 5

Canadian: 3

Pennsylvania German: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (20%)
Italy (9%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Philippines (7%)
Japan (7%)
Canada (7%)
Germany (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 22801
Northeast: 2578
Midwest: 3379
South: 1414
West: 479

61% of Wheeling residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 82
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 90
7th and 8th grade: 383
9th grade: 305
10th grade: 310
11th grade: 258
12th grade, no diploma: 227
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,278
Less than 1 year of college: 530
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,126
Associate degree: 412
Bachelor's degree: 1,418
Master's degree: 655
Professional school degree: 384
Doctorate degree: 150

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 128
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 93
7th and 8th grade: 634
9th grade: 315
10th grade: 375
11th grade: 331
12th grade, no diploma: 400
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,639
Less than 1 year of college: 875
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,452
Associate degree: 581
Bachelor's degree: 1,499
Master's degree: 732
Professional school degree: 203
Doctorate degree: 65

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 24.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 11.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 13.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,761
Black householders: $13,674
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $69,152
Asian householders: $36,936
Two or more races householders: $24,106
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,178

Wheeling household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wheeling household income for Black householders

Wheeling household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Wheeling household income for Asian householders

Wheeling household income for Two or more races householders

Wheeling household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wheeling marital status for males

Wheeling marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,181
Black or African American householders: $51,345
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $138,181
Asian householders: $215,418
Two or more races householders: $109,090
Hispanic or Latino householders: $193,454

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,090
One, attached: 849
Two: 1,505
3 or 4: 1,360
5 to 9: 909
10 to 19: 467
20 to 49: 279
50 or more: 1,045
Mobile homes: 116
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,532

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wheeling:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (30%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 628

Here:	21.4%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 317

Here:	17.9%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 796

Here:	43.4%
West Virginia:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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