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Population (year 2000): 6,471
Males: 2,952 (45.6%), Females: 3,519 (54.4%)
Scioto County
Zip code:
45694
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $33,970 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,500 (year 2000)
Races in Wheelersburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (21.4%), United States
(15.1%), Irish (11.5%), English (7.8%), Welsh (2.1%), Dutch
(1.9%).
Elevation: 550 feet
Land area: 5.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wheelersburg
- High school or higher: 79.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wheelersburg CDP
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 10.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Wheelersburg:
- SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH)
- RIVER VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM-IRONTON CPS (about 18
miles; IRONTON, OH)
- KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
ASHLAND, KY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wheelersburg:
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 33 miles;
HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
- RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 74 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; ID: LCK)
- AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 81 miles; WILMINGTON, OH;
ID: ILN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wheelersburg:
- GREATER PORTSMOUTH REGIONAL (about 7 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH; ID: PMH)
- ASHLAND-BOYD COUNTY (about 15 miles; ASHLAND, KY;
ID: DWU)
- JAMES A RHODES (about 25 miles; JACKSON, OH; ID:
I43)
Amtrak station near Wheelersburg:
- 9 miles: SOUTH PORTSMOUTH (SOUTH SHORE, RTE. 23 AT
MAIN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wheelersburg:
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PORTSMOUTH,
OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV;
FT enrollment: 12,361)
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; MOREHEAD,
KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 66 miles; ATHENS,
OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
- CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT
enrollment: 3,187)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 85 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 2,999)
Public high school in Wheelersburg:
- WHEELERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 423;
Location: 701 PIRATE DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wheelersburg:
- WHEELERSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
601; Location: 1731 DOGWOOD RIDGE RD; Grades: PK - 04)
- WHEELERSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 458;
Location: 1731 DOGWOOD RIDGE RD; Grades: 05 - 08)
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