Wheeling City, West Virginia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent 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 % 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 % 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

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