Latest news about poverty in Wheeling, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.2% of Wheeling, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 15.8% of high school graduates and 36.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 54.3%. For comparison, it was 19.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wheeling, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wheeling:
18.2%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wheeling:
6.7%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wheeling:
30.9%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wheeling:
28.7%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
54.3%
Residents above poverty level:
19.0%
Poverty by age in Wheeling, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wheeling,WV (percentage below poverty level)
9.3%Under 5 years
21.4%5 years
36.8%6 to 11 years
26.7%12 to 14 years
5.5%15 years
21.3%16 and 17 years
9.5%18 to 24 years
21.3%25 to 34 years
13.1%35 to 44 years
17.0%45 to 54 years
19.1%55 to 64 years
13.4%65 to 74 years
9.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wheeling,WV (percentage below poverty level)
39.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
22.3%6 to 11 years
23.8%12 to 14 years
2.8%15 years
20.3%16 and 17 years
33.1%18 to 24 years
32.8%25 to 34 years
12.6%35 to 44 years
21.4%45 to 54 years
17.5%55 to 64 years
11.8%65 to 74 years
28.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wheeling,WV (% below half of poverty level)
11.1%Under 6 years
7.0%6 to 11 years
6.4%12 to 17 years
12.3%18 to 24 years
12.6%25 to 34 years
2.4%35 to 44 years
6.3%45 to 54 years
4.9%55 to 64 years
2.8%65 to 74 years
6.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wheeling, WV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wheeling, WV (%)
18.3%White
28.4%Black
89.0%American Indian
4.3%Asian
3.4%Other race
30.7%2+ races
39.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wheeling, WV (absolute numbers)
4,154White
293Black
38American Indian
6Asian
4Other race
4402+ races
105Hispanic
19.3%Below poverty level
80.7%Above poverty level
26.1%Below poverty level
73.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wheeling, WV
Children below poverty level:
Wheeling, West Virginia:
24.0%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wheeling:
15.8%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wheeling:
36.6%
West Virginia:
33.6%
34.6%Married-couple family
13.7%Male, no wife present
51.7%Female, no husband present
4.3%Worked full-time, year-round
23.6%Worked part-time
72.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
3.5%One full-time, other part-time
25.9%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
23.9%One part-time, other didn't work
46.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
1.9%1980 to 1989
4.9%1970 to 1979
4.9%1960 to 1969
11.3%1950 to 1959
9.7%1940 to 1949
65.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
1.2%1995 to 1998
1.0%1990 to 1994
3.4%1980 to 1989
6.5%1970 to 1979
9.2%1960 to 1969
16.0%1950 to 1959
10.2%1940 to 1949
51.7%1939 or earlier
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