Wheeling is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 31,301 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, Wheeling is the fourth largest community in West Virginia. Wheeling has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities, Wheeling isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wheeling are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wheeling is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wheeling who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.89%), sales jobs (11.80%), and management occupations (8.25%).

One of the benefits of Wheeling is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.46 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Wheeling Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Wheeling is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 23.24% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Wheeling in 2000 was $17,923, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,692 for a family of four.

The people who call Wheeling home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wheeling is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wheeling include German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Wheeling is English.