West Liberty vs Wheeling

A side-by-side comparison of West Liberty and Wheeling: population, income, housing, and more.

West Liberty and Wheeling are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wheeling has the higher population (26,670 vs 1,568 in West Liberty). Wheeling has the higher median household income ($48,498 vs $43,333 in West Liberty). Wheeling has the higher median home value ($142,500 vs $120,000 in West Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	West Liberty	Wheeling
Population	1,568	26,670
Median age	20.5 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,333	$48,498
Median home value	$120,000	$142,500
Median gross rent	$1,750	$795
Housing units	300	14,560
Homeownership rate	49.5%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.3%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Liberty	Wheeling
Population	1,655 → 1,568 (-5.3%)	27,062 → 26,670 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $43,333 (+19.5%)	$44,119 → $48,498 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$107,900 → $120,000 (+11.2%)	$110,100 → $142,500 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $1,750 (+189.7%)	$658 → $795 (+20.8%)

West Liberty

Population

1,6551,568

Median household income

$36,250$43,333

Median home value

$107,900$120,000

Median gross rent

$604$1,750

Wheeling

Population

27,06226,670

Median household income

$44,119$48,498

Median home value

$110,100$142,500

Median gross rent

$658$795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Liberty	Wheeling
Under 5	0.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	3.2%	14.3%
18 to 24	79.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	3.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	2.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	2.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	2.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	3.3%	13.7%
75 and over	2.0%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Liberty	Wheeling
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	88.6%
Black or African American	3.5%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Liberty	Wheeling
No high school diploma	6.2%	7.7%
High school graduate	37.6%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Liberty	Wheeling
Drove alone	60.3%	77.1%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.9%
Public transit	4.4%	2.4%
Walked	23.8%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	2.9%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Liberty	Wheeling
1-unit, detached	47.7%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	40.3%	14.2%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	West Liberty	Wheeling
Poverty rate	39.1%	19.3%
Average household size	2.32	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1973	1950