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Wheeling Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 82,946
Land Area (2000): 1,070.107 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 20.379 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	111,226	66.68%
Rural, Farm	2,727	1.63%
Rural, Non-farm	52,848	31.68%

Wheeling Metro Area 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.

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Wheeling Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	39,985	37,466	2,519	6.30%	63
1991	40,412	37,089	3,322	8.22%	82
1992	40,349	36,348	4,001	9.92%	99
1993	40,613	36,769	3,844	9.47%	95
1994	40,620	37,345	3,275	8.06%	81
1995	40,248	37,809	2,440	6.06%	61
1996	40,501	38,344	2,157	5.32%	53
1997	41,546	38,960	2,585	6.22%	62
1998	40,831	38,782	2,048	5.02%	50
1999	40,997	39,047	1,950	4.76%	48
2000	38,350	36,442	1,908	4.98%	50
2001	37,521	35,590	1,931	5.15%	51
2002	36,663	34,547	2,116	5.77%	58
2003	35,711	33,640	2,071	5.80%	58
2004	35,765	33,809	1,955	5.47%	55
2005	36,151	34,300	1,851	5.12%	51
2006	35,960	34,186	1,773	4.93%	49
2007	35,807	34,149	1,658	4.63%	47
2008	35,963	34,175	1,789	4.97%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	39,230	36,523	2,707	6.90%	69
Feb 1990	39,349	36,578	2,771	7.04%	70
Mar 1990	38,962	36,686	2,276	5.84%	58
Apr 1990	39,682	37,122	2,560	6.45%	65
May 1990	40,095	37,304	2,791	6.96%	70
Jun 1990	40,989	38,194	2,795	6.82%	68
Jul 1990	40,901	38,446	2,455	6.00%	60
Aug 1990	40,345	38,086	2,259	5.60%	56
Sep 1990	39,959	37,790	2,169	5.43%	54
Oct 1990	39,939	37,868	2,071	5.19%	52
Nov 1990	40,436	37,698	2,738	6.77%	68
Dec 1990	39,930	37,298	2,632	6.59%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	39,251	36,069	3,182	8.11%	81
Feb 1991	40,186	36,204	3,982	9.91%	99
Mar 1991	39,619	35,833	3,786	9.56%	96
Apr 1991	40,256	36,878	3,378	8.39%	84
May 1991	40,887	37,447	3,440	8.41%	84
Jun 1991	41,020	37,996	3,024	7.37%	74
Jul 1991	41,159	38,361	2,798	6.80%	68
Aug 1991	40,636	37,720	2,916	7.18%	72
Sep 1991	40,297	37,291	3,006	7.46%	75
Oct 1991	40,436	37,258	3,178	7.86%	79
Nov 1991	40,714	37,079	3,635	8.93%	89
Dec 1991	40,477	36,933	3,544	8.76%	88

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	40,019	35,578	4,441	11.10%	111
Feb 1992	40,385	35,510	4,875	12.07%	121
Mar 1992	39,611	35,464	4,147	10.47%	105
Apr 1992	40,116	36,114	4,002	9.98%	100
May 1992	40,163	36,126	4,037	10.05%	101
Jun 1992	41,604	37,282	4,322	10.39%	104
Jul 1992	40,796	37,587	3,209	7.87%	79
Aug 1992	40,258	37,000	3,258	8.09%	81
Sep 1992	40,447	36,389	4,058	10.03%	100
Oct 1992	40,104	36,321	3,783	9.43%	94
Nov 1992	40,421	36,500	3,921	9.70%	97
Dec 1992	40,260	36,304	3,956	9.83%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	39,808	35,543	4,265	10.71%	107
Feb 1993	40,189	35,888	4,301	10.70%	107
Mar 1993	40,071	35,849	4,222	10.54%	105
Apr 1993	40,531	36,431	4,100	10.12%	101
May 1993	41,045	36,879	4,166	10.15%	101
Jun 1993	41,336	37,458	3,878	9.38%	94
Jul 1993	41,274	37,644	3,630	8.79%	88
Aug 1993	40,763	37,191	3,572	8.76%	88
Sep 1993	40,004	36,766	3,238	8.09%	81
Oct 1993	40,332	37,079	3,253	8.07%	81
Nov 1993	41,134	37,311	3,823	9.29%	93
Dec 1993	40,868	37,185	3,683	9.01%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	40,697	35,961	4,736	11.64%	116
Feb 1994	40,711	36,026	4,685	11.51%	115
Mar 1994	40,290	35,851	4,439	11.02%	110
Apr 1994	40,983	36,900	4,083	9.96%	100
May 1994	40,659	36,882	3,777	9.29%	93
Jun 1994	41,081	37,823	3,258	7.93%	79
Jul 1994	41,145	38,515	2,630	6.39%	64
Aug 1994	40,832	38,315	2,517	6.16%	62
Sep 1994	40,438	38,093	2,345	5.80%	58
Oct 1994	40,315	37,981	2,334	5.79%	58
Nov 1994	40,008	37,753	2,255	5.64%	56
Dec 1994	40,278	38,040	2,238	5.56%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	39,841	37,025	2,816	7.07%	71
Feb 1995	40,220	37,172	3,048	7.58%	76
Mar 1995	39,571	36,985	2,586	6.54%	65
Apr 1995	39,934	37,303	2,631	6.59%	66
May 1995	40,192	37,810	2,382	5.93%	59
Jun 1995	40,931	38,262	2,669	6.52%	65
Jul 1995	40,827	38,562	2,265	5.55%	55
Aug 1995	40,382	37,991	2,391	5.92%	59
Sep 1995	39,979	37,858	2,121	5.31%	53
Oct 1995	40,321	38,222	2,099	5.21%	52
Nov 1995	40,488	38,299	2,189	5.41%	54
Dec 1995	40,290	38,213	2,077	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	39,609	37,027	2,582	6.52%	65
Feb 1996	39,860	37,014	2,846	7.14%	71
Mar 1996	39,743	37,203	2,540	6.39%	64
Apr 1996	40,335	38,059	2,276	5.64%	56
May 1996	40,563	38,241	2,322	5.72%	57
Jun 1996	41,122	38,873	2,249	5.47%	55
Jul 1996	41,515	39,432	2,083	5.02%	50
Aug 1996	40,738	39,028	1,710	4.20%	42
Sep 1996	40,728	39,099	1,629	4.00%	40
Oct 1996	40,368	38,621	1,747	4.33%	43
Nov 1996	40,720	38,773	1,947	4.78%	48
Dec 1996	40,709	38,760	1,949	4.79%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	40,586	37,435	3,151	7.76%	78
Feb 1997	40,744	37,624	3,120	7.66%	77
Mar 1997	40,962	37,874	3,088	7.54%	75
Apr 1997	41,815	38,676	3,139	7.51%	75
May 1997	42,178	39,206	2,972	7.05%	70
Jun 1997	42,811	39,749	3,062	7.15%	72
Jul 1997	42,357	39,889	2,468	5.83%	58
Aug 1997	41,861	39,683	2,178	5.20%	52
Sep 1997	41,259	39,178	2,081	5.04%	50
Oct 1997	41,044	39,230	1,814	4.42%	44
Nov 1997	41,476	39,600	1,876	4.52%	45
Dec 1997	41,453	39,377	2,076	5.01%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	40,239	37,594	2,645	6.57%	66
Feb 1998	40,480	37,867	2,613	6.46%	65
Mar 1998	40,688	38,000	2,688	6.61%	66
Apr 1998	40,553	38,448	2,105	5.19%	52
May 1998	40,791	38,670	2,121	5.20%	52
Jun 1998	41,661	39,467	2,194	5.27%	53
Jul 1998	41,400	39,429	1,971	4.76%	48
Aug 1998	40,889	39,079	1,810	4.43%	44
Sep 1998	40,561	38,951	1,610	3.97%	40
Oct 1998	40,729	39,137	1,592	3.91%	39
Nov 1998	41,108	39,466	1,642	3.99%	40
Dec 1998	40,867	39,278	1,589	3.89%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	40,556	38,136	2,420	5.97%	60
Feb 1999	40,609	38,158	2,451	6.04%	60
Mar 1999	40,718	38,448	2,270	5.57%	56
Apr 1999	40,856	38,493	2,363	5.78%	58
May 1999	41,178	39,064	2,114	5.13%	51
Jun 1999	41,598	39,565	2,033	4.89%	49
Jul 1999	42,198	40,501	1,697	4.02%	40
Aug 1999	40,934	39,235	1,699	4.15%	42
Sep 1999	40,763	39,234	1,529	3.75%	38
Oct 1999	40,689	39,160	1,529	3.76%	38
Nov 1999	41,014	39,325	1,689	4.12%	41
Dec 1999	40,853	39,247	1,606	3.93%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	38,079	35,875	2,204	5.79%	58
Feb 2000	38,272	35,804	2,468	6.45%	64
Mar 2000	37,896	35,774	2,122	5.60%	56
Apr 2000	38,529	36,750	1,779	4.62%	46
May 2000	38,463	36,565	1,898	4.93%	49
Jun 2000	38,729	36,652	2,077	5.36%	54
Jul 2000	38,767	36,967	1,800	4.64%	46
Aug 2000	38,322	36,453	1,869	4.88%	49
Sep 2000	38,214	36,522	1,692	4.43%	44
Oct 2000	38,258	36,678	1,580	4.13%	41
Nov 2000	38,385	36,670	1,715	4.47%	45
Dec 2000	38,287	36,596	1,691	4.42%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	37,576	35,572	2,004	5.33%	53
Feb 2001	38,035	35,772	2,263	5.95%	59
Mar 2001	37,788	35,678	2,110	5.58%	56
Apr 2001	37,465	35,501	1,964	5.24%	52
May 2001	37,444	35,528	1,916	5.12%	51
Jun 2001	37,970	35,828	2,142	5.64%	56
Jul 2001	38,129	36,208	1,921	5.04%	50
Aug 2001	37,343	35,275	2,068	5.54%	55
Sep 2001	37,030	35,208	1,822	4.92%	49
Oct 2001	37,321	35,664	1,657	4.44%	44
Nov 2001	37,099	35,411	1,688	4.55%	45
Dec 2001	37,050	35,434	1,616	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	36,129	33,941	2,188	6.06%	61
Feb 2002	36,447	34,105	2,342	6.43%	64
Mar 2002	36,138	34,016	2,122	5.87%	59
Apr 2002	36,660	34,554	2,106	5.74%	57
May 2002	36,985	34,742	2,243	6.06%	61
Jun 2002	37,531	35,153	2,378	6.34%	63
Jul 2002	37,629	35,242	2,387	6.34%	63
Aug 2002	36,753	34,553	2,200	5.99%	60
Sep 2002	36,427	34,658	1,769	4.86%	49
Oct 2002	36,733	34,882	1,851	5.04%	50
Nov 2002	36,374	34,463	1,911	5.25%	53
Dec 2002	36,144	34,249	1,895	5.24%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	35,215	32,936	2,279	6.47%	65
Feb 2003	35,504	33,001	2,503	7.05%	70
Mar 2003	35,254	32,962	2,292	6.50%	65
Apr 2003	35,691	33,569	2,122	5.95%	59
May 2003	35,926	33,854	2,072	5.77%	58
Jun 2003	36,590	34,316	2,274	6.21%	62
Jul 2003	36,662	34,514	2,148	5.86%	59
Aug 2003	35,888	33,835	2,053	5.72%	57
Sep 2003	35,620	33,783	1,837	5.16%	52
Oct 2003	35,513	33,719	1,794	5.05%	51
Nov 2003	35,477	33,670	1,807	5.09%	51
Dec 2003	35,190	33,523	1,667	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	34,939	32,750	2,189	6.27%	63
Feb 2004	35,163	32,859	2,304	6.55%	66
Mar 2004	35,160	32,878	2,282	6.49%	65
Apr 2004	35,406	33,438	1,968	5.56%	56
May 2004	35,818	33,965	1,853	5.17%	52
Jun 2004	36,353	34,328	2,025	5.57%	56
Jul 2004	36,700	34,719	1,981	5.40%	54
Aug 2004	36,049	34,147	1,902	5.28%	53
Sep 2004	35,785	34,130	1,655	4.62%	46
Oct 2004	36,152	34,452	1,700	4.70%	47
Nov 2004	36,053	34,205	1,848	5.13%	51
Dec 2004	35,597	33,841	1,756	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	35,099	32,804	2,295	6.54%	65
Feb 2005	35,550	33,233	2,317	6.52%	65
Mar 2005	35,440	33,322	2,118	5.98%	60
Apr 2005	35,893	34,146	1,747	4.87%	49
May 2005	36,136	34,469	1,667	4.61%	46
Jun 2005	36,652	34,798	1,854	5.06%	51
Jul 2005	37,156	35,363	1,793	4.83%	48
Aug 2005	36,519	34,655	1,864	5.10%	51
Sep 2005	36,524	34,894	1,630	4.46%	45
Oct 2005	36,498	34,860	1,638	4.49%	45
Nov 2005	36,372	34,646	1,726	4.75%	47
Dec 2005	35,968	34,411	1,557	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	35,468	33,504	1,964	5.54%	55
Feb 2006	35,624	33,534	2,090	5.87%	59
Mar 2006	35,187	33,304	1,883	5.35%	54
Apr 2006	35,632	33,842	1,790	5.02%	50
May 2006	35,817	34,059	1,758	4.91%	49
Jun 2006	36,285	34,460	1,825	5.03%	50
Jul 2006	36,722	34,791	1,931	5.26%	53
Aug 2006	36,135	34,309	1,826	5.05%	51
Sep 2006	36,051	34,422	1,629	4.52%	45
Oct 2006	36,241	34,727	1,514	4.18%	42
Nov 2006	36,286	34,693	1,593	4.39%	44
Dec 2006	36,069	34,591	1,478	4.10%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	35,585	33,820	1,765	4.96%	50
Feb 2007	35,586	33,633	1,953	5.49%	55
Mar 2007	35,236	33,557	1,679	4.77%	48
Apr 2007	35,832	34,228	1,604	4.48%	45
May 2007	35,896	34,334	1,562	4.35%	44
Jun 2007	36,379	34,650	1,729	4.75%	48
Jul 2007	36,592	34,866	1,726	4.72%	47
Aug 2007	35,644	33,973	1,671	4.69%	47
Sep 2007	35,642	34,150	1,492	4.19%	42
Oct 2007	35,768	34,269	1,499	4.19%	42
Nov 2007	35,750	34,213	1,537	4.30%	43
Dec 2007	35,772	34,089	1,683	4.70%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	35,068	33,249	1,819	5.19%	52
Feb 2008	35,236	33,215	2,021	5.74%	57
Mar 2008	35,412	33,467	1,945	5.49%	55
Apr 2008	36,086	34,260	1,826	5.06%	51
May 2008	36,193	34,339	1,854	5.12%	51
Jun 2008	36,771	34,726	2,045	5.56%	56
Jul 2008	36,612	34,925	1,687	4.61%	46
Aug 2008	36,108	34,648	1,460	4.04%	40
Sep 2008	36,182	34,742	1,440	3.98%	40
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Wheeling Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	3,690	10.02%
2.	Metal Manufactuing	2,530	6.87%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,292	6.23%
4.	Educational Services	2,252	6.12%
5.	Health Care	2,150	5.84%
6.	Public Administration	1,978	5.37%
7.	Mining	1,624	4.41%
8.	Chemical Manufacturing	1,496	4.06%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,252	3.40%
10.	Utilities	1,250	3.40%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,062	2.88%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,034	2.81%
13.	Truck Transportation	972	2.64%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	900	2.44%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	870	2.36%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	824	2.24%
17.	Finance and Insurance	734	1.99%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	602	1.64%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	566	1.54%
20.	Other Transportation	548	1.49%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	7,952	23.82%
2.	Educational Services	4,372	13.10%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,056	9.16%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,600	4.79%
5.	Finance and Insurance	1,556	4.66%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,214	3.64%
7.	Social Assistance	1,134	3.40%
8.	Public Administration	1,026	3.07%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,022	3.06%
10.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	986	2.95%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	796	2.38%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	742	2.22%
13.	Department and Other General Stores	742	2.22%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	416	1.25%
15.	Construction	398	1.19%
16.	Chemical Manufacturing	376	1.13%
17.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	350	1.05%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	342	1.02%
19.	Private Household Services	332	0.99%
20.	Metal Manufactuing	314	0.94%

Wheeling Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,212	6.01%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,778	4.83%
3.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,738	4.72%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,542	4.19%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,496	4.06%
6.	Other Production Occupations	1,390	3.78%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,368	3.72%
8.	Other Management Occupations	1,240	3.37%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,152	3.13%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,040	2.83%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	942	2.56%
12.	Extraction Workers	864	2.35%
13.	Other Construction Trades	830	2.25%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	818	2.22%
15.	Law Enforcement Workers	800	2.17%
16.	Top Executives	710	1.93%
17.	Carpenters	634	1.72%
18.	Electricians	610	1.66%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	594	1.61%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	588	1.60%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	2,572	7.71%
2.	Registered Nurses	2,056	6.16%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,764	5.28%
4.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,468	4.40%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,458	4.37%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,330	3.98%
7.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,234	3.70%
8.	Cashiers	1,220	3.66%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,214	3.64%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,100	3.30%
11.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,084	3.25%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	958	2.87%
13.	Other Management Occupations	852	2.55%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	814	2.44%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	778	2.33%
16.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	684	2.05%
17.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	636	1.91%
18.	Customer Service Representatives	624	1.87%
19.	Other Production Occupations	612	1.83%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	608	1.82%

Wheeling Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	62,166	46.20%
15-35 hours	16,560	12.31%
1-14 hours	3,756	2.79%
No regular hours	52,075	38.70%

Wheeling Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,813	2.70%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,725	2.57%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,616	3.89%
6 AM-6:29 AM	5,494	8.18%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	6,812	10.14%
7 AM-7:29 AM	8,829	13.14%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	10,003	14.89%
8 AM-8:29 AM	8,114	12.07%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	3,772	5.61%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	3,538	5.27%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,635	2.43%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	822	1.22%
Noon-3:59 PM	6,028	8.97%
4 PM-11:59 PM	5,997	8.92%

Wheeling Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	3,150	4.69%
5-9	9,328	13.88%
10-14	12,647	18.82%
15-19	12,430	18.50%
20-24	9,886	14.71%
25-29	3,395	5.05%
30-34	5,842	8.69%
35-39	1,157	1.72%
40-44	2,010	2.99%
45-59	3,138	4.67%
60-89	2,380	3.54%
At least 90	1,835	2.73%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	442	0.66%	50,394	74.99%
30-44	170	0.25%	8,839	13.15%
45-59	26	0.04%	3,112	4.63%
At least 60	102	0.15%	4,113	6.12%

Wheeling Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	60	0.09%
Car / truck / van, carpool	7,564	10.95%
Car / truck / van, solo	55,206	79.90%
Motorcycle	12	0.02%
Other	480	0.69%
Public transportation	740	1.07%
Walked	3,136	4.54%
Worked at home	1,893	2.74%

Wheeling Metro Area 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 Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 67,968 (158,780 people)
: 44,758 (130,154 people)
: 15,798
: 103,215
Wheeling Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	10,140	14.84%
$10,000-$14,999	7,099	10.39%
$15,000-$19,999	5,569	8.15%
$20,000-$24,999	5,390	7.89%
$25,000-$29,999	5,029	7.36%
$30,000-$34,999	4,545	6.65%
$35,000-$39,999	3,755	5.49%
$40,000-$44,999	3,989	5.84%
$45,000-$49,999	3,300	4.83%
$50,000-$59,999	5,843	8.55%
$60,000-$74,999	5,353	7.83%
$75,000-$99,999	4,713	6.90%
$100,000-$124,999	1,602	2.34%
$125,000-$149,999	596	0.87%
$150,000-$199,999	640	0.94%
$200,000 or more	778	1.14%

Wheeling Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	10,283	30.30%
Family, 2 people	10,427	30.72%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,199	3.53%
Family, 3 people	5,447	16.05%
Nonfamily, 3 people	138	0.41%
Family, 4 people	4,074	12.00%
Nonfamily, 4 people	44	0.13%
Family, 5 people	1,622	4.78%
Nonfamily, 5 people	17	0.05%
Family, 6 people	477	1.41%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	208	0.61%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Wheeling Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	48,285	27.00%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	24,597	13.75%
Public Assistance	2,138	1.20%
Retirement	15,330	8.57%
Self Employment	5,073	2.84%
Social Security	23,748	13.28%
Supplemental Security	3,290	1.84%
Wage / Salary	46,930	26.24%
Other	9,436	5.28%

Wheeling Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	21,281	60.21%
With children under 18	14,062	39.79%

Wheeling Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,032	9.41%
Married	38,744	60.43%
Never Married	16,701	26.05%
Widowed	2,633	4.11%

Wheeling Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	7,615	10.47%
Married	38,811	53.34%
Never Married	15,441	21.22%
Widowed	10,890	14.97%

Wheeling Metro Area 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 Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Wheeling Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	7,996	6.14%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	15,957	12.26%
High school diploma or equivalent	50,892	39.09%
Some college, no degree	27,562	21.17%
Associate degree	6,694	5.14%
Bachelors degree	12,800	9.83%
Graduate or professional degree	8,297	6.37%

Wheeling Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,108	1.34%	1,088	1.31%	2,196	2.65%
Kindergarten	1,734	2.09%	388	0.47%	2,122	2.56%
Grades 1-4	7,527	9.07%	1,222	1.47%	8,749	10.55%
Grades 5-8	7,233	8.72%	1,294	1.56%	8,527	10.28%
Grades 9-12	7,996	9.64%	1,126	1.36%	9,122	11.00%
Undergrad college	6,728	8.11%	2,088	2.52%	8,816	10.63%
Graduate or professional school	934	1.13%	506	0.61%	1,440	1.74%
Total	33,260	40.10%	7,712	9.30%	40,972	49.40%

Wheeling Metro Area 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 Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Wheeling Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	290	307
2002	246	313
2003	254	217
2004	237	296

Wheeling Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wheeling Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Wheeling Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	134,658	83.93%
Below Poverty Level	25,779	16.07%

Wheeling Metro Area 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 Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 428
Wheeling Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2005	1.150	0.214	0.007	0.267	1.638	4.171	10.823	1.237	16.230
2006	0.961	0.222	0.007	0.269	1.458	3.501	9.104	1.142	13.747
2007	0.986	0.212	0.014	0.288	1.500	3.473	10.076	1.034	14.583

Wheeling Metro Area 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 Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Wheeling Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	9,439	11.38%
10-19 Years	11,215	13.52%
20-29 Years	9,633	11.61%
30-39 Years	10,499	12.66%
40-49 Years	13,255	15.98%
50-59 Years	10,311	12.43%
60-69 Years	7,505	9.05%
70-79 Years	7,241	8.73%
80-89 Years	3,299	3.98%
90+ Years	549	0.66%

Wheeling Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	39,465	47.58%
Female	43,481	52.42%

Wheeling Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	79,395	95.72%
African-American	1,831	2.21%
Multiracial	632	0.76%
Hispanic/Latino	466	0.56%
Asian	454	0.55%
Amerindian	76	0.09%
Other Race	71	0.09%
Pacific Islander	21	0.03%

Wheeling Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	43,664	26.59%
2.	Irish	29,783	18.14%
3.	English	19,591	11.93%
4.	United States Or American	16,888	10.28%
5.	Polish	10,895	6.63%
6.	Italian	10,770	6.56%
7.	Scotch Irish	5,340	3.25%
8.	Dutch	3,926	2.39%
9.	Scottish	3,122	1.90%
10.	French Non-Basque	2,649	1.61%

Wheeling Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	153,162	96.88%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,941	1.23%
3.	German	622	0.39%
4.	Italian	443	0.28%
5.	Polish	352	0.22%
6.	French	306	0.19%
7.	Greek	230	0.15%
8.	Hindi	174	0.11%
9.	Chinese	104	0.07%
10.	Japanese	100	0.06%

Wheeling Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	164,999	98.92%
Naturalized immigrant	1,134	0.68%
Not a citizen	668	0.40%

Wheeling Metro Area 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 Metro Area 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 Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Marshall County

Ohio County

Wheeling Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Benwood	Glen Dale	Triadelphia
Bethlehem	Glen Easton	Valley Grove
Cameron	Mcmechen	West Liberty
Clearview	Moundsville	Wheeling
Dallas	Proctor

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

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