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Compare Wheeling to Morgantown

This post compares Wheeling, West Virginia to Morgantown, West Virginia across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Wheeling (city) Morgantown (city)
Population 27,521 30,099
Income (median) $38,974 $41,246
Home Value (median) $104,300 $182,500
White 90% 86%
Black 5% 5%
Asian 0% 4%
With Kids 21% 16%
Age (median) 45 24
Rentals 36% 56%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Wheeling or Morgantown?
A: Wheeling has a similar population count than Morgantown: 27521 compared with 30099 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Wheeling or in Morgantown?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Wheeling.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Wheeling or Morgantown?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Wheeling.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Morgantown does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 36% for Wheeling versus 56% for Morgantown.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Wheeling may include: Parkersburg, Huntington, and Charleston.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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