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West Virginia · Census place 86452

Wheeling city, WV

Quick answer

Wheeling city has 26,670 residents, ranking #5 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $48,498, the median home is worth $142,500 and median gross rent runs $795 a month.

Population
26,670Wheeling city residents
Median household income
$48,498Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$142,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$795Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
44.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
59.6%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Wheeling city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Wheeling city median would spend about 19.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.3% of residents and 59.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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