Wheeling metropolitan area

Greater Wheeling
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Wheeling, WV–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Wheeling
Map of Wheeling, WV–OH MSA   City of Wheeling   Wheeling, WV–OH MSA
Country	United States
State	West Virginia Ohio
Largest city	Wheeling
Population [1]
• Total	141,254
• Rank	290th in the U.S.
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

The Wheeling, WV–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and one in eastern Ohio, anchored by the city of Wheeling. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 147,950. This represents a decline of 3.4% from the 2000 census population of 153,172.^[2]

Greater Wheeling is generally considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State area, as the area is heavily influenced by Pittsburgh media and transportation (notably Pittsburgh International Airport), as well as some Ohio media and sports influence.

Counties

• Marshall County, West Virginia
• Ohio County, West Virginia
• Belmont County, Ohio

Communities

• Places with more than 25,000 inhabitants
  • Wheeling, West Virginia (Principal city)
• Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
  • Martins Ferry, Ohio
  • Moundsville, West Virginia
  • St. Clairsville, Ohio

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants Barnesville, Ohio Bellaire, Ohio Benwood, West Virginia Bethesda, Ohio Bethlehem, West Virginia Bridgeport, Ohio Glen Dale, West Virginia McMechen, West Virginia Powhatan Point, Ohio Shadyside, Ohio West Liberty, West Virginia

• Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  • Brookside, Ohio
  • Cameron, West Virginia
  • Flushing, Ohio
  • Neffs, Ohio (census-designated place)
  • Triadelphia, West Virginia
  • Yorkville, Ohio (partial
• Places with less than 500 inhabitants
  • Belmont, Ohio
  • Clearview, West Virginia
  • Fairview, Ohio
  • Holloway, Ohio
  • Morristown, Ohio
  • Valley Grove, West Virginia
  • Wilson, Ohio

Unincorporated places Alledonia, Ohio Bannock, Ohio Barton, Ohio Betty Zane, West Virginia Blaine, Ohio Clinton, West Virginia Colerain, Ohio Eden, West Virginia Elm Grove, West Virginia Fairpoint, Ohio Glencoe, Ohio Greggsville, West Virginia

Jacobsburg, Ohio Lafferty, Ohio Lansing, Ohio Maynard, Ohio Mount Echo, West Virginia Mount Olivet, West Virginia Mozart, West Virginia Natrium, West Virginia Overbrook, West Virginia Point Mills, West Virginia Riverview, Ohio Roneys Point, West Virginia Sherrard, West Virginia Warnock, Ohio Warwood, West Virginia

• Townships (Belmont County, Ohio)
  • Colerain
  • Flushing
  • Goshen
  • Kirkwood
  • Mead
  • Pease
  • Pultney
  • Richland
  • Smith
  • Somerset
  • Union
  • Warren
  • Washington
  • Wayne
  • Wheeling
  • York

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	182,712		—
1980	185,566		1.6%
1990	159,301		−14.2%
2000	153,172		−3.8%
2010	147,950		−3.4%
2020	139,513		−5.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[3][4][5]

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 153,172 people, 62,249 households, and 41,506 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 95.62% White, 2.87% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $30,513, and the median income for a family was $39,284. Males had a median income of $31,388 versus $20,307 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,942.

See also

• West Virginia census statistical areas
• Ohio census statistical areas

References

1. United States Census
2. "CPH-T-5. Population Change for Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico (February 2013 Delineations): 2000 to 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census Population and Housing Tables. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
3. United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved June 7, 2016.
4. "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Marshall County, West Virginia; Ohio County, West Virginia; Belmont County, Ohio". Census Bureau QuickFacts. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
6. "US Census QuickFacts". Retrieved June 7, 2016.
7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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