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Wheeling Population and Demographics

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Wheeling Population: 31419 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 14353 45.68%
Female 17066 54.32%

Under 5 years 1543 4.91%
5 to 9 years 1762 5.61%
10 to 14 years 1931 6.15%
15 to 19 years 2158 6.87%
20 to 24 years 1928 6.14%
25 to 34 years 3308 10.53%
35 to 44 years 4321 13.75%
45 to 54 years 4599 14.64%
55 to 59 years 1577 5.02%
60 to 64 years 1506 4.79%
65 to 74 years 3186 10.14%
75 to 84 years 2663 8.48%
85 years and over 937 2.98%

Median age (years) 42.4

18 years and over 24947 79.4%
Male 11053 35.18%
Female 13894 44.22%
21 years and over 23558 74.98%
62 years and over 7693 24.49%
65 years and over 6786 21.6%
Male 2458 7.82%
Female 4328 13.78%

Race
One race 31078 98.91%
White 29133 92.72%
Black or African American 1567 4.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native 31 0.1%
Asian 287 0.91%
Asian indian 117 0.37%
Chinese 46 0.15%
Filipino 46 0.15%
Japanese 25 0.08%
Korean 17 0.05%
Vietnamese 10 0.03%
Other Asian 26 0.08%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.03%
Native Hawaiian 1 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0%
Samoan 3 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 4 0.01%
Some other race 51 0.16%
Two or more races 341 1.09%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 31419 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 181 0.58%
Mexican 56 0.18%
Puerto Rican 30 0.1%
Cuban 11 0.04%
Other Hispanic or Latino 84 0.27%
Not Hispanic or Latino 31238 99.42%
White alone 28988 92.26%

Relationship
Total Population 31419 100.00%
In households 29797 94.84%
Householder 13719 43.66%
Spouse 5731 18.24%
Child 7916 25.19%
Own child under 18 years 5859 18.65%
Other relatives 1134 3.61%
Under 18 years 429 1.37%
Nonrelatives 1297 4.13%
Unmarried partner 656 2.09%
In group quarters 1622 5.16%
Institutionalized population 584 1.86%
Non-Institutionalized population 1038 3.3%

Households by Type
Total Households 13719 100.0 %
Family households (families) 7808 56.91%
With own children under 18 years 3214 23.43%
Married-couple family 5731 41.77%
With own children under 18 years 2126 15.5%
Female householder, no husband present 1667 12.15%
With own children under 18 years 881 6.42%
Non Family households 5911 43.09%
Householder living alone 5248 38.25%
Householder 65 years and over 2558 18.65%

Households with individuals under 18 years 3513 25.61%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 4821 35.14%

Average Household size 2.17
Average family size 2.89

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 15706 100.00%
Occupied housing units 13719 87.35%
Vacant housing units 1987 12.65%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 52 0.33%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 14.7

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 13719 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 8605 62.72%
Renter-occupied housing units. 5114 37.28%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.36
Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.85

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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