Wheeling ZIP Codes — Ohio County, WV

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	7,668	18.8%
18 and over	33,046	81.2%
65 and over	10,027	24.6%
Median age	44.9 years

Group	Count	%
White	37,167	89.5%
Two or more races	1,799	4.3%
Black or African American	1,310	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	814	2%
Asian	259	0.6%
Other race	129	0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	50	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	6.5%
$10k–$15k	7.2%
$15k–$25k	10.8%
$25k–$35k	9.2%
$35k–$50k	11.7%
$50k–$75k	14.0%
$75k–$100k	12.7%
$100k–$150k	15.0%
$150k–$200k	6.5%
$200k+	6.3%
Median income	$56,662

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$156,500
Median rent / month	$772
Owner occupied	69.0%
Renter occupied	31.0%
Vacant	15.4%
Single-family detached	68.4%
Large apartment buildings	8.5%
Mobile homes	2.1%
Median rooms	5.8
Avg household size (owned)	2.45

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.1%
2010–2019	3.3%
2000–2009	4.2%
1990–1999	7.6%
1980–1989	6.3%
1970–1979	11.8%
1960–1969	10.7%
1950–1959	13.4%
1940–1949	8.2%
1939 or earlier	34.5%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	2.6%
1 bedroom	12.7%
2 bedrooms	26.3%
3 bedrooms	41.1%
4 bedrooms	14.5%
5+ bedrooms	2.7%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	11.4%
1 vehicle	38.7%
2 vehicles	35.5%
3 or more	14.3%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	66.9%
Electricity	26.1%
Propane / LP gas	2.1%
Fuel oil	1.0%
Wood	2.7%
No fuel used	0.6%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	7,645	43.6%
Cohabiting couple	886	5.1%
Male householder, no spouse	3,409	19.4%
Female householder, no spouse	5,588	31.9%
Households with children under 18	4,168	23.8%
Households with seniors (65+)	7,245	41.3%
Average household size	2.25

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	33.8%	29.5%
Married	50.3%	43.2%
Separated	1.6%	1.5%
Widowed	3.2%	12.7%
Divorced	11.1%	13.1%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	94.0%
Bachelor's or higher	33.1%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	579	7.3%
Kindergarten	396	5.0%
Elementary school	3,174	39.8%
High school	1,695	21.2%
College / grad school	2,133	26.7%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	38.4%
Service	16.8%
Sales & office	22.0%
Natural resources & construction	8.1%
Production & transportation	14.7%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	80.4%
Government	16.2%
Self-employed	3.5%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	80.7%
Carpool	7.6%
Public transit	1.5%
Walk	3.1%
Other means	1.2%
Avg commute (minutes)	20.7

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	44.1%
Retirement income	31.5%
Supplemental Security	5.2%
Cash public assistance	1.9%
Food stamps / SNAP	15.2%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	41.6%
High cholesterol	38.1%
Heart disease	8.5%
Stroke	3.6%
Asthma	11.1%
Arthritis	36.4%
Kidney disease	3.4%
Pulmonary disease	10.1%
Cancer	7.8%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	12.1%
No physical activity	27.8%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	39.0%
Fair or poor health	19.0%
Poor mental health	16.5%
Poor physical health	13.5%
No health insurance	9.6%
Visited doctor (checkup)	82.0%
Visited dentist	61.0%
Cholesterol screening	90.8%
Teeth loss	16.0%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	2,437	7.4%

Disability	%
Any disability	16.3%
Under 18	3.0%
18–64 years	12.7%
65 and over	35.2%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	68.3%
Public insurance	48.3%
Uninsured under 19	0.7%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	38,396	94.3%
Spanish	320	0.8%
Other Indo-European	66	0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander	182	0.5%
Other languages	72	0.2%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	39,902	98.0%
Born in same state	39,827	97.8%
Born in different state	28,462	69.9%
Foreign born	75	0.2%
Naturalized citizen	812	2.0%
Not a US citizen	523	64.4%