The Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in the Northern Panhandle

Northern Panhandle of West Virginia

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 of West Virginia

West Virginia

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 and one in Ohio

Ohio

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, anchored by the city of Wheeling

Wheeling, West Virginia

Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 153,172 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 144,637).

The Wheeling MSA is generally considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State area. The metro--although self-contained in many ways--is heavily influenced by Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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 media and transportation (notably Pittsburgh International Airport

Pittsburgh International Airport

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, as well as some Ohio

Ohio

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 media and sports influence.

Counties

• Marshall County, West Virginia
  Marshall County, West Virginia
  As of the census of 2000, there were 35,519 people, 14,207 households, and 10,101 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 15,814 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...
  
  
• Ohio County, West Virginia
  Ohio County, West Virginia
  As of the census of 2000, there were 47,427 people, 19,733 households, and 12,155 families residing in the county. The population density was 447 people per square mile . There were 22,166 housing units at an average density of 209 per square mile...
  
  
• Belmont County, Ohio
  Belmont County, Ohio
  Belmont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 70,400. Its county seat is St. Clairsville...
  
  

Communities

• Places with more than 25,000 inhabitants
  • Wheeling, West Virginia
    Wheeling, West Virginia
    Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
     (Principal city)

• Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
  • Martins Ferry, Ohio
    Martins Ferry, Ohio
    During the census of 2000, there were 7,226 people, 3,202 households, and 1,959 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,345.1 people per square mile . There were 3,680 housing units at an average density of 1,703.6 per square mile...
    
    
  • Moundsville, West Virginia
    Moundsville, West Virginia
    Moundsville is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,998 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. The city was named for the Grave Creek Mound. Moundsville was settled in...
    
    
  • St. Clairsville, Ohio
    St. Clairsville, Ohio
    St. Clairsville is a city in Belmont County, Ohio in the United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,057 at the 2000 census. This county seat of Belmont County has been nicknamed "Paradise on the Hill." St. Clairsville was named after...
    
    

• Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
  • Barnesville, Ohio
    Barnesville, Ohio
    Barnesville is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,225 at the 2000 census...
    
    
  • Bellaire, Ohio
    Bellaire, Ohio
    Bellaire is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,278 at the 2010 census. The village is located along the Ohio River...
    
    
  • Benwood, West Virginia
    Benwood, West Virginia
    Benwood is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,585 at the 2000 census.Benwood was chartered in 1853 and incorporated in 1895...
    
    
  • Bethesda, Ohio
    Bethesda, Ohio
    Bethesda is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,413 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bethesda is located at ....
    
    
  • Bethlehem, West Virginia
    Bethlehem, West Virginia
    Bethlehem is a village in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,651 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bethlehem is located at ....
    
    
  • Bridgeport, Ohio
    Bridgeport, Ohio
    Bridgeport is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,831 at the 2010 census...
    
    
  • Cameron, West Virginia
    Cameron, West Virginia
    Cameron is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,212 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cameron is located at ....
    
    

• • Glen Dale, West Virginia
    Glen Dale, West Virginia
    Glen Dale is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,552 at the 2000 census...
    
    
  • McMechen, West Virginia
    McMechen, West Virginia
    McMechen is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,937 at the 2000 census.-History:...
    
    
  • Neffs, Ohio
    Neffs, Ohio
    Neffs is a census-designated place in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
     (census-designated place
    Census-designated place
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    )
  • Powhatan Point, Ohio
    Powhatan Point, Ohio
    Powhatan Point is one of several small villages in Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,744 at the 2000 census...
    
    
  • Shadyside, Ohio
    Shadyside, Ohio
    Shadyside is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • West Liberty, West Virginia
    West Liberty, West Virginia
    West Liberty is a town in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,220 at the 2000 census. It is the home of West Liberty University...
    
    
  • Yorkville, Ohio
    Yorkville, Ohio
    Yorkville is a village in Belmont and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,230 at the 2000 census.Yorkville lies within two Metropolitan Statistical Areas – the Belmont County portion is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area, while the Jefferson County portion...
    
     (partial)

• Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  • Belmont, Ohio
    Belmont, Ohio
    Belmont is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 532 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Belmont is located at ....
    
    
  • Brookside, Ohio
    Brookside, Ohio
    Brookside is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 644 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brookside is located at ....
    
    
  • Clearview, West Virginia
    Clearview, West Virginia
    Clearview is a village in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 590 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Clearview is located at ....
    
    
  • Flushing, Ohio
    Flushing, Ohio
    Flushing is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 900 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Flushing is located at ....
    
    
  • Triadelphia, West Virginia
    Triadelphia, West Virginia
    Triadelphia is a town in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 817 at the 2000 census.Triadelphia was originally chartered in 1829...
    
    

• Places with less than 500 inhabitants
  • Fairview, Ohio
    Fairview, Ohio
    Fairview is a village in Belmont and Guernsey counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • Holloway, Ohio
    Holloway, Ohio
    Holloway is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 345 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Holloway is located at ....
    
    
  • Morristown, Ohio
    Morristown, Ohio
    Morristown is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 299 at the 2000 census.-History:The community's name has also been spelled "Morris Town" in the past....
    
    
  • Valley Grove, West Virginia
    Valley Grove, West Virginia
    Valley Grove is a village in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • Wilson, Ohio
    Wilson, Ohio
    Wilson is a village in Belmont and Monroe counties in the US State of Ohio. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Alledonia, Ohio
    Alledonia, Ohio
    Alledonia is an unincorporated community in central Washington Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43902. It lies along State Route 148....
    
    
  • Bannock, Ohio
    Bannock, Ohio
    Bannock is a census-designated place in northwestern Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43972. It lies along State Route 331....
    
    
  • Barton, Ohio
    Barton, Ohio
    Barton is an unincorporated community in southern Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43905....
    
    
  • Betty Zane, West Virginia
    Betty Zane, West Virginia
    Betty Zane is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. It is located to the east of the village of Clearview.The town is named after Betty Zane, who is believed to have saved Fort Henry by fetching gunpowder and ammunition while under siege during the American Revolutionary...
    
    
  • Blaine, Ohio
    Blaine, Ohio
    Blaine is an unincorporated community in northern Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43909....
    
    
  • Clinton, West Virginia
    Clinton, West Virginia
    Clinton is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 968 feet ....
    
    
  • Colerain, Ohio
    Colerain, Ohio
    Colerain is an unincorporated community in eastern Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43916. It lies along U.S. Route 250....
    
    
  • Eden, West Virginia
    Eden, West Virginia
    Eden is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 797 feet ....
    
    
  • Elm Grove, West Virginia
    Elm Grove, West Virginia
    Elm Grove is within Wheeling city limits in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 774 feet ....
    
    
  • Fairpoint, Ohio
    Fairpoint, Ohio
    Fairpoint is an unincorporated community in eastern Wheeling Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43927. It lies along State Route 9....
    
    
  • Glencoe, Ohio
    Glencoe, Ohio
    Glencoe is a census-designated place in southern Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43928.Glencoe is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    
  • Greggsville, West Virginia
    Greggsville, West Virginia
    Greggsville is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 741 feet .-Notable residents:*Retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant Gerald L. Leighton...
    
    

• • Jacobsburg, Ohio
    Jacobsburg, Ohio
    Jacobsburg is an unincorporated community in southeastern Smith Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43933. It lies along State Route 147....
    
    
  • Lafferty, Ohio
    Lafferty, Ohio
    Lafferty is a census-designated place in northeastern Union Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43951...
    
    
  • Lansing, Ohio
    Lansing, Ohio
    Lansing is a census-designated place in northern Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43934....
    
    
  • Maynard, Ohio
    Maynard, Ohio
    Maynard is an unincorporated community in western Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43937....
    
    
  • Mount Echo, West Virginia
    Mount Echo, West Virginia
    Mount Echo is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. Mount Echo is located along Little Wheeling Creek on the National Road near the Pennsylvania state line. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    
  • Mount Olivet, West Virginia
    Mount Olivet, Marshall County, West Virginia
    Mount Olivet is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. Mount Olivet is south of Bethlehem....
    
    
  • Mozart, West Virginia
    Mozart, West Virginia
    Mozart is an unincorporated community in Marshall and Ohio counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It lies at an elevation of 1,260 feet ....
    
    
  • Overbrook, West Virginia
  • Point Mills, West Virginia
    Point Mills, West Virginia
    Point Mills is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. Point Mills lies along the National Road and is incorporated into the Village of Valley Grove. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    
  • Riverview, Ohio
    Riverview, Belmont County, Ohio
    Riverview is an unincorporated area along State Route 7 in southeastern Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, between Martins Ferry and Bellaire. At one time, Riverview was a small unincorporated village, but it was mostly demolished to make way for part of Interstate 470 near its...
    
    
  • Roneys Point, West Virginia
    Roneys Point, West Virginia
    Roneys Point is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. Roneys Point is located along Little Wheeling Creek on the National Road between Point Mills and Valley Camp...
    
    
  • Warnock, Ohio
    Warnock, Ohio
    Warnock is an unincorporated community in northern Smith Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43967. It lies along State Route 9....
    
    
  • Warwood, West Virginia
    Warwood, West Virginia
    Warwood is an unincorporated community within Wheeling city in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 673 feet . It was named for the Warwood Tool Company. Founded by Henry Warwood of Martins Ferry, Ohio in 1854, the company was sold to Daniel L...
    
    

• Townships (Belmont County, Ohio)
  • Colerain
    Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Colerain Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,438 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
    
    
  • Flushing
    Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Flushing Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,990 people in the township, 745 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Goshen
    Goshen Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Goshen Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,252 people in the township, 1,307 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Kirkwood
    Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Kirkwood Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 353 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Flushing Township - north...
    
    
  • Mead
    Mead Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Mead Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,023 people in the township, 2,405 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Pease
    Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Pease Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,961 people in the township, 4,367 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Pultney
    Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Pultney Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,700 people in the township, 4,751 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Richland
    Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Richland Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,571 people in the township, 8,514 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Smith
    Smith Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Smith Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,445 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Richland Township - north...
    
    
  • Somerset
    Somerset Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Somerset Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,186 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
    
    
  • Union
    Union Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,151 people in the township, 1,852 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Warren
    Warren Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Warren Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,870 people in the township, 1,645 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Washington
    Washington Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Washington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 537 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Smith Township - north...
    
    
  • Wayne
    Wayne Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Wayne Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 624 people in the township, 587 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Wheeling
    Wheeling Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Wheeling Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,477 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
    
    
  • York
    York Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    York Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,648 people in the township, 904 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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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

Race (United States Census)

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, 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

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the MSA was $16,942.