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Wheeling, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Wheeling is a Census city of 26,350 people across 13.60 square miles of land, in Ohio County. Median household income is $48,590, 59.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 28 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wheeling
What Wheeling is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.6 sq mi
- Water area2.28 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,938
- County holding the largest share of its areaOhio County, 99.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wheeling
How many people live in Wheeling
- Population26,350
- Median age45.4
- Population under 184,763
- Share under 1818.1 percent
- Population 65 and over6,812
- Share 65 and over25.9 percent
- Households12,614
- Family households6,325
- Share of households that are families50.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wheeling
Income and work in Wheeling
- Median household income$48,590
- Per capita income$36,509
- Civilian labor force12,344
- Employed11,545
- Unemployed799 plus or minus 193
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over19,401
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wheeling
Housing in Wheeling
- Housing units14,569
- Occupied units12,614
- Vacant units1,955
- Vacancy rate13.4 percent
- Owner occupied7,546
- Renter occupied5,068
- Ownership rate59.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$146,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$794
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent
- Single family units10,092
- Share single family69.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,417
- Share in buildings of two or more30.3 percent
- Mobile homes60 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1949
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wheeling
How Wheeling gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,490
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,898
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,089
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.9 percent
- Drove alone78.3 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport2.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked4.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home6.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wheeling
SBA loans in Wheeling (7(a))
- Approvals28
- Gross approval$11,168,100
- Average approval$398,861
- Median approval$146,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$803,250
- Largest approval$4,920,000
- Jobs supported246
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.1 percent
- Share to franchises10.7 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS21
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wheeling, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wheeling
SBA loans in Wheeling (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,947,000
- Average approval$486,750
- Median approval$389,500
- Largest approval$966,000
- Jobs supported24
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off1
- Median term180 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wheeling, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wheeling
Flood risk in Wheeling
- NFIP communityCity of Wheeling
- NFIP community number540152
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/17/06
The City of Wheeling participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540152 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ohio County, not Wheeling
Ohio County context, not Wheeling figures
- Establishments in Ohio County1,320
- Covered employment, Ohio County27,100
- Average annual pay, Ohio County$55,864
- Housing units permitted, Ohio County0
Every figure in this section is published for Ohio County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wheeling.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wheeling questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wheeling, West Virginia?
26,350, in 12,614 households. Wheeling city covers 13.60 square miles of land, which is 1,938 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wheeling in?
Ohio County, which holds 99.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wheeling?
$48,590. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $146,500. Median gross rent is $794 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wheeling businesses?
28 7(a) approvals totaling $11.2 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $146,500, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wheeling, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wheeling borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wheeling. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wheeling in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wheeling appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wheeling, city of, community 540152, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wheeling figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ohio County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wheeling.
Is zoning published for Wheeling?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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