Wheeling, VA Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Wheeling, Virginia,

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	31,419	100.0

Male	14,353	45.7
Female	17,066	54.3

Under 5 years	1,543	4.9
5 to 9 years	1,762	5.6
10 to 14 years	1,931	6.1
15 to 19 years	2,158	6.9
20 to 24 years	1,928	6.1
25 to 34 years	3,308	10.5
35 to 44 years	4,321	13.8
45 to 54 years	4,599	14.6
55 to 59 years	1,577	5.0
60 to 64 years	1,506	4.8
65 to 74 years	3,186	10.1
75 to 84 years	2,663	8.5
85 years and over	937	3.0

Median age (years)	42.4	(X)

18 years and over	24,947	79.4
Male	11,053	35.2
Female	13,894	44.2
21 years and over	23,558	75.0
62 years and over	7,693	24.5
65 years and over	6,786	21.6
Male	2,458	7.8
Female	4,328	13.8

RACE
One race	31,078	98.9
White	29,133	92.7
Black or African American	1,567	5.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	31	0.1
Asian	287	0.9
Asian Indian	117	0.4
Chinese	46	0.1
Filipino	46	0.1
Japanese	25	0.1
Korean	17	0.1
Vietnamese	10	0.0
Other Asian ¹	26	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	4	0.0
Some other race	51	0.2
Two or more races	341	1.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	29,445	93.7
Black or African American	1,769	5.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	102	0.3
Asian	353	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	21	0.1
Some other race	91	0.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	31,419	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	181	0.6
Mexican	56	0.2
Puerto Rican	30	0.1
Cuban	11	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	84	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	31,238	99.4
White alone	28,988	92.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	31,419	100.0
In households	29,797	94.8
Householder	13,719	43.7
Spouse	5,731	18.2
Child	7,916	25.2
Own child under 18 years	5,859	18.6
Other relatives	1,134	3.6
Under 18 years	429	1.4
Nonrelatives	1,297	4.1
Unmarried partner	656	2.1
In group quarters	1,622	5.2
Institutionalized population	584	1.9
Noninstitutionalized population	1,038	3.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,719	100.0
Family households (families)	7,808	56.9
With own children under 18 years	3,214	23.4
Married-couple family	5,731	41.8
With own children under 18 years	2,126	15.5
Female householder, no husband present	1,667	12.2
With own children under 18 years	881	6.4
Nonfamily households	5,911	43.1
Householder living alone	5,248	38.3
Householder 65 years and over	2,558	18.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,513	25.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,821	35.1

Average household size	2.17	(X)
Average family size	2.89	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	15,706	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,719	87.3
Vacant housing units	1,987	12.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	52	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	14.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,719	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,605	62.7
Renter-occupied housing units	5,114	37.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.36	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.85	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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