2024 population: 349,565 ( 10,047 from 2020)
Land area: 3916.0 square miles
Population density: 89.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	322,764	92.33%	3.8%
Black:	10,977	3.14%	2.8%
Indian:	802	0.23%	10.2%
Asian:	2,055	0.59%	9.7%
2+ races:	7,161	2.05%	15.3%
Hispanic:	5,806	1.66%	22.3%

Total non-White:	26,801	7.67%	10.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	13,393	9.3
Deaths:	23,852	16.6
Net Migration:	-268	-0.2
Net Immigration:	709	0.5

Change in White population:	-12,610	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,563	0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
359,612
335,374	93.26%
10,677	2.97%
728	0.20%
1,873	0.52%
6,213	1.73%
4,747	1.32%
24,238	6.74%

2010
383,433
362,408	94.52%
10,810	2.82%
509	0.13%
1,462	0.38%
5,006	1.31%
2,977	0.78%
21,025	5.48%

2000
398,351
379,310	95.22%
11,493	2.89%
573	0.14%
1,399	0.35%
3,190	0.80%
2,091	0.52%
19,041	4.78%

1990
412,820
400,015	96.90%
9,525	2.31%
702	0.17%
1,213	0.29%
n/a
1,365	0.33%
12,805	3.10%

1980
470,727
455,340	96.73%
11,182	2.38%
433	0.09%
1,333	0.28%
n/a
2,163	0.46%
15,387	3.27%

1970
459,427
444,603	96.77%
12,168	2.65%
243	0.05%
394	0.09%
n/a
1,846	0.40%
14,824	3.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
34,172	8.9
45,087	11.8
-11,421	-3.0
-164	-0.0

-27,034	-7.1
3,213	0.8

Number	Rate
2000's
37,537	9.4
45,047	11.3
-15,079	-3.8
561	0.1

-16,902	-4.2
1,984	0.5

Number	Rate
1990's
45,304	11.0
49,413	12.0
-7,633	-1.8
168	0.0

-20,705	-5.0
6,236	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
55,217	11.7
49,162	10.4
-61,344	-13.0
n/a

-55,325	-11.8
-2,582	-0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-9,993	-2.2
n/a

10,737	2.3
563	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheeling-Steubenville, WV-OH Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.1
69,687	19.9%
279,878	80.1%
80,395	23.0%

145,959
2.37

89,818	61.5%
67,420	75.1%
7,904	8.8%
56,141	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
44.0
78,424	20.5%
305,009	79.5%
69,683	18.2%

158,367
2.33

103,766	65.5%
78,205	75.4%
9,288	9.0%
54,601	34.5%

2000
Number	Percent
40.2
88,898	22.3%
309,453	77.7%
69,330	17.4%

160,921
2.39

110,792	68.8%
88,135	79.5%
8,803	7.9%
50,129	31.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.1
99,524	24.1%
313,296	75.9%
69,522	16.8%

159,846
2.53

116,525	72.9%
95,897	82.3%
8,577	7.4%
43,321	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
130,089	27.6%
340,638	72.4%
62,121	13.2%

168,169
2.75

129,099	76.8%
110,956	85.9%
7,195	5.6%
39,070	23.2%

2022 Housing Data for Wheeling-Steubenville, WV-OH Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,773	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,400	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,274	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,524	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,843	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,694	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,737	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,314	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,516	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,579	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	14,540	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	18,955	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,844	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,180	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,958	4.8%
$200,000 or more	5,828	4.0%

Median Household Income	55,003
Per Capita Income	31,572

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,054	6.9%
Public Assistance	3,327	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23,360	16.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	137,484	64.0%
Unemployed	8,402	3.9%
In Armed Forces	153	0.1%

Total Labor Force	146,039	68.0%
Not in Labor Force	68,702	32.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	60,311	45,548	57.0%
Non-Profit	4,504	8,401	34.9%
Self-Employed	5,924	4,087	59.2%

Local Government	5,222	7,428	41.3%
State Government	3,015	3,459	46.6%
Federal Government	1,482	1,047	58.6%

Total Private + Self	66,235	49,635	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,223	20,335	41.2%
Total	80,458	69,970	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	14.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15,603	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	32,384	21.5%
Professional, Technical	30,105	20.0%
Service Occupations	27,924	18.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	505	0.3%
All others	44,687	29.7%

White Collar		51.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	24,417	16.2%
Retail trade	20,106	13.3%
Manufacturing	15,134	10.0%
Educational services	14,145	9.4%
Construction	10,625	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	10,484	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	8,301	5.5%
Other services	6,318	4.2%
Public administration	6,081	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,776	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,586	3.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5,125	3.4%
Finance and insurance	5,054	3.4%
Wholesale trade	3,582	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,642	1.8%
Utilities	2,587	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,643	1.1%
Information	1,623	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,388	0.9%
Management	86	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,004	0.56%
Puerto Rican	619	0.17%
Cuban	226	0.06%
Dominican	67	0.02%

Total Central American	382	0.11%
Costa Rican	11	0.00%
Guatemalan	90	0.03%
Honduran	32	0.01%
Nicaraguan	97	0.03%
Panamanian	15	0.00%
Salvadoran	137	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	242	0.07%
Argentinean	21	0.01%
Bolivian	9	0.00%
Chilean	20	0.01%
Colombian	94	0.03%
Ecuadorian	19	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	40	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	15	0.00%
Other South American	24	0.01%

Other Hispanic	1,096	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	395	0.11%
Indian	333	0.09%
Chinese	312	0.09%
Vietnamese	183	0.05%
Thai	59	0.02%
Korean	49	0.01%
Japanese	48	0.01%
Taiwanese	16	0.00%
Bangladeshi	4	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	334,057	97.8%
Spanish	2,206	0.6%
German, other Germanic	2,202	0.6%
Other Indo-European	1,087	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	356	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	353	0.1%
Tagalog	229	0.1%
Other Asian	216	0.1%
Chinese	195	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	70,823	19.7%
Irish	51,816	14.4%
English	38,524	10.7%
Italian	29,791	8.3%
American	19,536	5.4%
Polish	18,988	5.3%
Scotch-Irish	6,172	1.7%
Scottish	6,103	1.7%
French	5,873	1.6%
Dutch	4,985	1.4%
Hungarian	4,936	1.4%
Slovak	4,388	1.2%
African	3,981	1.1%
European	3,677	1.0%
Welsh	3,427	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	357,940	99.7%
Not a citizen	1,204	0.3%

Native	355,373	99.0%
Foreign-born	3,771	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,431	2.5%	17,484	6.7%	111,930	43.1%	74,386	28.6%	31,792	12.2%	17,720	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,431	2.5%
9-12 Years	17,484	6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	111,930	43.1%
Some College	74,386	28.6%
Bach. Degree	31,792	12.2%
Grad Degree	17,720	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	178,896	166,256	12,640	7.1%
1991	179,348	164,018	15,330	8.5%
1992	181,266	162,021	19,245	10.6%
1993	179,694	161,907	17,787	9.9%
1994	178,871	163,660	15,211	8.5%
1995	177,156	164,122	13,034	7.4%
1996	178,857	164,714	14,143	7.9%
1997	179,480	164,112	15,368	8.6%
1998	178,213	166,341	11,872	6.7%
1999	178,081	165,736	12,345	6.9%

2000	176,439	165,882	10,557	6.0%
2001	175,274	165,319	9,955	5.7%
2002	176,258	164,220	12,038	6.8%
2003	175,861	163,166	12,695	7.2%
2004	175,459	161,954	13,505	7.7%
2005	175,214	162,395	12,819	7.3%
2006	174,683	163,049	11,634	6.7%
2007	175,098	164,542	10,556	6.0%
2008	176,776	164,959	11,817	6.7%
2009	176,633	157,302	19,331	10.9%

2010	177,034	156,071	20,963	11.8%
2011	171,940	154,687	17,253	10.0%
2012	170,498	155,657	14,841	8.7%
2013	170,487	156,138	14,349	8.4%
2014	169,248	156,839	12,409	7.3%
2015	167,189	155,284	11,905	7.1%
2016	164,885	152,312	12,573	7.6%
2017	162,281	151,975	10,306	6.4%
2018	162,621	153,220	9,401	5.8%
2019	162,153	152,839	9,314	5.7%

2020	158,810	143,581	15,229	9.6%
2021	154,624	145,070	9,554	6.2%
2022	153,303	145,573	7,730	5.0%
2023	153,802	146,473	7,329	4.8%
2024	151,778	143,612	8,166	5.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	174,723
Median Value	$127,241

Occupied	145,959	83.5%
Vacant	28,764	16.5%

Owned	108,480	74.3%
Rented	37,479	25.7%
Median Rent	$741

Single-Family Units	135,726	77.7%
Detached	132,694	75.9%
Attached	3,032	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,906	6.8%
Mobile Homes	15,711	9.0%

Wheeling-Steubenville, WV-OH Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheeling-Steubenville, WV-OH Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Wheeling-Steubenville, WV-OH Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wheeling-Steubenville, WV-OH Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wheeling-Steubenville, WV-OH Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wheeling-Steubenville, WV-OH Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Wheeling-Steubenville, WV-OH Market Area