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Population (year 2000): 31,419. Estimated
population in July 2005: 29,639 (-5.7% change)
Males: 14,353 (45.7%), Females: 17,066 (54.3%)
Ohio County
Zip code:
26003
Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $27,388 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,100 (year 2000)
Races in Wheeling:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
- Black (5.0%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (28.5%), Irish (19.1%),
English (11.9%), Italian (7.5%), Polish (6.5%), United States
(6.3%).
Elevation: 672 feet
Land area: 13.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wheeling
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wheeling city
- Never married: 27.0%
- Now married: 48.4%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 11.5%
- Divorced: 11.5%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -3,959 (-11.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Wheeling:
- OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (2000 EOFF STREET)
- PETERSON REHAB HOSP AND GER C (OHIO COUNTY)
- WHEELING HOSPITAL (MEDICAL PARK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wheeling:
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 44 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 58 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
ID: AGC)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 63
miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wheeling:
- WHEELING OHIO CO (about 9 miles; WHEELING, WV; ID:
HLG)
- MARSHALL COUNTY (about 15 miles; MOUNDSVILLE, WV;
ID: 74D)
- ALDERMAN (about 18 miles; ST CLAIRSVILLE, OH; ID:
2P7)
Amtrak station:
WHEELING (70 12TH ST.) - Bus Station
Colleges/Universities in Wheeling:
- WEST VIRGINIA NORTHERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(Full-time enrollment: 1,456; Location: 1704 MARKET ST;
Public; Website: www.northern.wvnet.edu)
- WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment:
1,278; Location: 316 WASHINGTON AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Offers Master's degree)
- SCOTT COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOGY (FT enrollment:
30; Location: 1502 MARKET ST; Private, for-profit)
- OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CTR PROGRAM OF RADIOLOGIC
TECH (Location: 2000 EOFF ST; Public)
- WHEELING HOSPITAL PROGRAM OF RADIOLOGIC
TECHNOLOGY (Location: 1 MEDICAL PK; Private,
not-for-profit)
- WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESS COLLEGE (Location:
1052 MAIN ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wheeling:
- WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 10 miles; WEST
LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
- ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MOON
TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 53
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 8,199)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 54
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
- GENEVA COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,059)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 56 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,189)
Public high school in Wheeling:
- WHEELING PARK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,807;
Location: 1976 PARK VIEW RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Wheeling:
- LINSLY SCHOOL (Students: 411; Location: 60
KNOX LANE; Grades: 5 - 12)
- CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 368;
Location: 75 14TH ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
- MT DE CHANTAL VISITATION ACAD (Students: 184;
Location: 410 WASHINGTON AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Wheeling:
- WARWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 538;
Location: 150 VIKING DRIVE; Grades: KG - 08)
- TRIADELPHIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 471;
Location: 1636 NATIONAL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SHERRARD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 351;
Location: 1000 FAIRMONT PIKE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- ELM GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 336;
Location: RR 2 BOX 444; Grades: PK - 05)
- SHERRARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 335;
Location: RR 3 BOX 505; Grades: KG - 06)
- WOODSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 310;
Location: 1 BETHANY PIKE; Grades: KG - 05)
- MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 299;
Location: 91 ZANE ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- STEENROD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 261;
Location: 100 CLARKS LN; Grades: KG - 05)
- RITCHIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 244;
Location: 3700 WOOD ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- WHEELING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 228;
Location: 3500 CHAPLINE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Wheeling:
- ST MICHAEL PARISH SCHOOL (Students: 503;
Location: 1221 NATIONAL ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST VINCENT DE PAUL SCHOOL (Students: 263;
Location: 127 KEY AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY OF PEACE SCHOOL (Students: 239;
Location: 640 OLD FAIRMONT PK; Grades: PK - 8)
- CORPUS CHRISTI ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 234;
Location: 1512 WARWOOD AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- WHEELING COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 107;
Location: 8 PARK ROAD; Grades: PK - 5)
- MONTESSORI CHILDRENS CENTER (Students: 78;
Location: 16 RIDGECREST RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- WHEELING CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY (Students: 75;
Location: 14TH AND BYRON ST; Grades: KG - 8)
- SALOMI'S MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 20;
Location: 35 G C EP RD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Wheeling:
- OHIO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$964,985; Location: 52 16TH ST.; 107,417 books; 1,978
audio materials; 2,160 video materials; 304 serial
subscriptions)
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