Wheeling

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  1. Wheeling Legal Resources
  2. Wheeling Statistics
  3. Wheeling Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Wheeling Employment Information
  5. Wheeling Family Information
  6. Wheeling Education Information
  7. Wheeling Business Information
  8. Wheeling Public Benefits Information
  9. Wheeling Criminal Information
  10. Wheeling Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Wheeling Zip Codes


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Wheeling Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 37,570
  • Land Area (2000): 28.307 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.108 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 21.0186 (-6.1) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 73.2186 (22.9) / 83.7186 (28.7)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,536
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 752
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 36 inches
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Houses (2000): 14,915
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 945
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 1,160
Wheeling Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wheeling Employment Information Back to top
Wheeling Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 18,993 18,297 696 3.66% 37
1991 19,032 17,997 1,034 5.44% 54
1992 19,353 18,186 1,167 6.03% 60
1993 19,565 18,413 1,153 5.89% 59
1994 19,822 18,914 908 4.58% 46
1995 19,941 19,103 838 4.20% 42
1996 19,936 19,138 798 4.00% 40
1997 19,750 19,064 686 3.47% 35
1998 19,653 18,972 681 3.47% 35
1999 20,053 19,347 706 3.52% 35
2000 22,576 21,788 788 3.49% 35
2001 22,631 21,558 1,074 4.74% 47
2002 22,372 21,008 1,364 6.10% 61
2003 22,079 20,764 1,314 5.95% 60
2004 21,843 20,696 1,147 5.25% 53
2005 21,728 20,652 1,075 4.95% 50
2006 21,912 21,113 799 3.65% 37
2007 22,278 21,436 842 3.78% 38
2008 22,560 21,439 1,121 4.97% 50
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 22,672 21,532 1,140 5.03% 50
Feb 2008 22,698 21,575 1,123 4.95% 49
Mar 2008 22,669 21,585 1,084 4.78% 48
Apr 2008 22,596 21,621 975 4.31% 43
May 2008 22,580 21,495 1,085 4.81% 48
Jun 2008 22,751 21,550 1,201 5.28% 53
Jul 2008 22,680 21,408 1,272 5.61% 56
Aug 2008 22,323 21,140 1,183 5.30% 53
Sep 2008 22,068 21,043 1,025 4.64% 46
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Wheeling Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,190 10.34%
2. Construction 864 7.51%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 790 6.87%
4. Finance and Insurance 651 5.66%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 542 4.71%
6. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 398 3.46%
7. Machinery Manufacturing 350 3.04%
8. Metal Manufactuing 328 2.85%
9. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 326 2.83%
10. Repair and Maintenance 287 2.49%
11. Other Transportation 267 2.32%
12. Educational Services 256 2.23%
13. Health Care 245 2.13%
14. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 228 1.98%
15. Printing and Related Manufacturing 217 1.89%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 197 1.71%
17. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 196 1.70%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 188 1.63%
19. Public Administration 188 1.63%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 182 1.58%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,069 11.35%
2. Educational Services 802 8.52%
3. Finance and Insurance 755 8.02%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 674 7.16%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 465 4.94%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 402 4.27%
7. Department and Other General Stores 325 3.45%
8. Social Assistance 270 2.87%
9. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 246 2.61%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 231 2.45%
11. Machinery Manufacturing 225 2.39%
12. Metal Manufactuing 223 2.37%
13. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 205 2.18%
14. Chemical Manufacturing 175 1.86%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 161 1.71%
16. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 158 1.68%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 151 1.60%
18. Public Administration 142 1.51%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 141 1.50%
20. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 133 1.41%

Wheeling Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Computer Specialists 1,033 8.98%
2. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 534 4.64%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 498 4.33%
4. Other Production Occupations 485 4.22%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 450 3.91%
6. Engineers 449 3.90%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 448 3.89%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 387 3.36%
9. Other Management Occupations 375 3.26%
10. Other Installation / Maintenance 361 3.14%
11. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 346 3.01%
12. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 339 2.95%
13. Business Operations Specialists 336 2.92%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 306 2.66%
15. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 268 2.33%
16. Vehicle Mechanics 220 1.91%
17. Other Office and Admin Support 219 1.90%
18. Other Food Preparation and Servers 215 1.87%
19. Customer Service Representatives 206 1.79%
20. Carpenters 201 1.75%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 795 8.44%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 670 7.11%
3. Other Production Occupations 385 4.09%
4. Customer Service Representatives 352 3.74%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 352 3.74%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 350 3.72%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 331 3.51%
8. Business Operations Specialists 328 3.48%
9. Computer Specialists 320 3.40%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 299 3.18%
11. Other Management Occupations 254 2.70%
12. Accountants and Auditors 241 2.56%
13. Registered Nurses 236 2.51%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 230 2.44%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 224 2.38%
16. Assemblers and Fabricators 206 2.19%
17. Cashiers 205 2.18%
18. Operations Managers Non Finance 201 2.13%
19. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 201 2.13%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 199 2.11%

Wheeling Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 19,208 65.18%
15-35 hours 3,123 10.60%
1-14 hours 824 2.80%
No regular hours 6,313 21.42%

Wheeling Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 531 2.64%
5 AM-5:29 AM 547 2.72%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,032 5.13%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,933 9.60%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 2,300 11.42%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,983 14.81%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 3,111 15.45%
8 AM-8:29 AM 2,328 11.56%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,239 6.15%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,114 5.53%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 610 3.03%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 158 0.78%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,118 5.55%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,132 5.62%

Wheeling Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 415 2.06%
5-9 1,808 8.98%
10-14 2,726 13.54%
15-19 2,952 14.66%
20-24 3,315 16.46%
25-29 1,530 7.60%
30-34 3,141 15.60%
35-39 621 3.08%
40-44 834 4.14%
45-59 1,342 6.66%
60-89 1,012 5.03%
At least 90 440 2.19%

Wheeling Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 74 0.37% 12,672 62.93%
30-44 29 0.14% 4,567 22.68%
45-59 92 0.46% 1,250 6.21%
At least 60 471 2.34% 981 4.87%

Wheeling Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 99 0.48%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 2,439 11.89%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 16,545 80.64%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 42 0.20%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 666 3.25%
Color 6 Box Walked 345 1.68%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 382 1.86%

Wheeling Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wheeling Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 14,478 (36,914 people)
Families (2000): 9,215 (29,969 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 4,458
People at same address in 1995: 18,171
Wheeling Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 701 4.84%
$10,000-$14,999 387 2.67%
$15,000-$19,999 630 4.35%
$20,000-$24,999 554 3.83%
$25,000-$29,999 636 4.39%
$30,000-$34,999 786 5.43%
$35,000-$39,999 737 5.09%
$40,000-$44,999 1,054 7.28%
$45,000-$49,999 860 5.94%
$50,000-$59,999 1,757 12.14%
$60,000-$74,999 2,046 14.13%
$75,000-$99,999 2,273 15.70%
$100,000-$124,999 935 6.46%
$125,000-$149,999 514 3.55%
$150,000-$199,999 295 2.04%
$200,000 or more 313 2.16%

Wheeling Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,332 29.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,479 24.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 769 5.31%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,191 15.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 79 0.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,952 13.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 34 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 903 6.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 11 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 372 2.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 7 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 335 2.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 5 0.03%

Wheeling Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 12,699 33.12%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 5,987 15.62%
Public Assistance 240 0.63%
Retirement 1,505 3.93%
Self Employment 1,195 3.12%
Social Security 2,566 6.69%
Supplemental Security 412 1.07%
Wage / Salary 12,422 32.40%
Other 1,314 3.43%

Wheeling Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,711 48.80%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 3,893 51.20%

Wheeling Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,045 7.08%
Color 1 Box Married 8,752 59.33%
Color 2 Box Never Married 4,761 32.28%
Color 3 Box Widowed 193 1.31%

Wheeling Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,668 11.02%
Color 1 Box Married 8,524 56.30%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,513 23.20%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,435 9.48%

Wheeling Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wheeling Education Information Back to top
Wheeling Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 2,192 7.66%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,081 10.77%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 6,939 24.26%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 5,972 20.88%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,696 5.93%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 6,065 21.21%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 2,656 9.29%

Wheeling Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 441 1.17% 245 0.65% 686 1.83%
Kindergarten 408 1.09% 64 0.17% 472 1.26%
Grades 1-4 1,944 5.17% 135 0.36% 2,079 5.53%
Grades 5-8 1,759 4.68% 101 0.27% 1,860 4.95%
Grades 9-12 1,791 4.77% 99 0.26% 1,890 5.03%
Undergrad college 1,212 3.23% 425 1.13% 1,637 4.36%
Graduate or professional school 295 0.79% 421 1.12% 716 1.91%
Total 7,850 20.89% 1,490 3.97% 9,340 24.86%

Wheeling Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wheeling Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $1,092,008,000
Retail sales (2002): $371,181,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $57,919,000
Wheeling Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wheeling Public Benefits Information Back to top
Wheeling Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 34,953 94.86%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,894 5.14%

Wheeling Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wheeling Criminal Information Back to top
Wheeling Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 26 63
2005 28 65
2006 27 62
2007 28 64

Wheeling Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wheeling Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Wheeling Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 5,030 13.39%
10-19 Years 4,652 12.38%
20-29 Years 6,167 16.41%
30-39 Years 6,530 17.38%
40-49 Years 6,058 16.12%
50-59 Years 3,979 10.59%
60-69 Years 2,361 6.28%
70-79 Years 1,727 4.60%
80-89 Years 852 2.27%
90+ Years 214 0.57%

Wheeling Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 18,565 49.41%
Color 1 Box Female 19,005 50.59%

Wheeling Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 24,992 66.52%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 7,747 20.62%
Color 2 Box Asian 3,399 9.05%
Color 1 Box African-American 901 2.40%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 433 1.15%
Color 6 Box Other Race 43 0.11%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 36 0.10%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 19 0.05%

Wheeling Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 6,457 22.03%
2. Polish 4,139 14.12%
3. Irish 3,608 12.31%
4. Russian 2,361 8.05%
5. Italian 2,135 7.28%
6. English 1,717 5.86%
7. United States Or American 1,302 4.44%
8. Swedish 939 3.20%
9. French Non-Basque 678 2.31%
10. Ukrainian 618 2.11%

Wheeling Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 21,137 60.94%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 6,151 17.73%
3. Russian 1,887 5.44%
4. Polish 1,171 3.38%
5. Tagalog 499 1.44%
6. Gujarathi 459 1.32%
7. Other Indic 384 1.11%
8. Other Asian 360 1.04%
9. Chinese 340 0.98%
10. German 293 0.84%

Wheeling Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 25,708 68.94%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 4,243 11.38%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 7,340 19.68%

Wheeling Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Wheeling Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wheeling Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
60090