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Wheeling, West Virginia QuickFacts

	Wheeling, West Virginia	United States
Total population	31,419	281,421,906
State	West Virginia
City	wheeling

Wheeling, West Virginia Population

	Wheeling, West Virginia	%, Wheeling, West Virginia	United States
Male	14,353	45.68%	49.06%
Female	17,066	54.32%	50.94%
Median age (years)	42.4		35.3

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	Wheeling, West Virginia	%, Wheeling, West Virginia	United States
18 years and over	24,947	79.4%	74.31%
21 years and over	23,558	74.98%	69.97%
62 years and over	7,693	24.49%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,786	21.6%	12.43%

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	Wheeling, West Virginia	%, Wheeling, West Virginia	United States
White	29,133	92.72%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,567	4.99%	12.32%
Asian	287	0.91%	3.64%
Some other race	91	0.29%	5.46%
Two or more races	341	1.09%	2.43%

Wheeling, West Virginia Housing

	Wheeling, West Virginia	%, Wheeling, West Virginia	United States
Total households	13,719		105,480,101
Family households (families)	7,808	56.91%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,911	43.09%	31.94%

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	Wheeling, West Virginia	%, Wheeling, West Virginia	United States
Total housing units	15,622		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,987	12.72%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	13,719	87.82%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	8,605	55.08%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	5,114	32.74%	30.77%

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	Wheeling, West Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,373	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,565	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	907	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	418	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	340	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	105	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	32	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	67,100	119,600

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	Wheeling, West Virginia	%, Wheeling, West Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,119	15.45%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,361	24.5%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,999	14.57%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,054	14.97%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,631	11.89%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,488	18.14%	9.65%

Wheeling, West Virginia Education

	Wheeling, West Virginia	%, Wheeling, West Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,794		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	444	5.7%	6.47%
Kindergarten	411	5.27%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,937	37.68%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,768	22.68%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,234	28.66%	22.81%

Wheeling, West Virginia Economy

	Wheeling, West Virginia	%, Wheeling, West Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	25,682		217,168,077
In labor force	14,379	55.99%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	14,374	55.97%	63.39%
- - Employed	13,029	50.73%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,345	5.24%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	5	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	11,303	44.01%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	14,261	55.53%	51.66%
In labor force	7,095	27.63%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	7,095	27.63%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,560	25.54%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,802	7.02%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,145		12,787,501

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	Wheeling, West Virginia	%, Wheeling, West Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	13,713		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,536	18.49%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,626	11.86%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,238	16.32%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,814	13.23%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,985	14.48%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,864	13.59%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	911	6.64%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	397	2.9%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	130	0.95%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	212	1.55%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	27,388		41,994

	Wheeling, West Virginia	%, Wheeling, West Virginia	United States
With earnings	9,016	35.11%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,663		56,604
With Social Security income	5,271	20.52%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,957		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	658	2.56%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,229		6,320
With public assistance income	509	1.98%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,260		3,032
With retirement income	3,093	12.04%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,118		17,376

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