The Wheeling, WV–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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

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and one in eastern

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

, anchored by the city of Wheeling. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 147,950. This represents a decline of 3.4% from the 2000 census population of 153,172. Greater Wheeling is generally considered part of the

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area, as the area is heavily influenced by

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media and transportation (notably Pittsburgh International Airport), as well as some

media and sports influence.

Counties

Marshall County, West Virginia Marshall County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 30,591. Its county seat is Moundsville. With its southern border at what would be a continuation of the Mason-Dixon line to the Ohio River ...

Ohio County, West Virginia Ohio County is a county located in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia, and forms part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,425. Its county seat is Wheeling. The county was f ...

Belmont County, Ohio Belmont County is a County (United States), county located in the eastern end of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 66,497. Its county seat is St. Clairsville, Ohio, St. Clairsville, while its larges ...

Communities

*Places with more than 25,000 inhabitants **

Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling is a city in Ohio County, West Virginia, Ohio and Marshall County, West Virginia, Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The county seat of Ohio County, it lies along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mo ...

(Principal city) *Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants **

Martins Ferry, Ohio Martins Ferry is the most populous city in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,260 as of the 2020 census. Located along the Ohio River across from Wheeling, West Virginia, it is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. Hist ...

Moundsville, West Virginia Moundsville is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 8,122 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. The city w ...

** St. Clairsville, Ohio *Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants **

Barnesville, Ohio Barnesville is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the central portion of Warren Township in Belmont County and is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. The population was 4,008 at the 2020 census. History The ...

Bellaire, Ohio Bellaire is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,870 at the 2020 census, having peaked in 1920. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. The Bellaire Brid ...

Benwood, West Virginia Benwood is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. The population was 1,269 at the 2020 census. History Benwood was chartered in 1853 and incorporated in 1 ...

Bethesda, Ohio Bethesda () is a village in west-central Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,211 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. History Bethesda has had three names: Burrs Mills, Fairmount, and Bethesd ...

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 2,499 at the 2010 census. Geography Bethlehem is located at (40.048761, -80.6936 ...

Bridgeport, Ohio Bridgeport is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in eastern Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It lies across the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, at the mouth of Wheeling Creek (Ohio), Wheeling Creek and is connected by two bridg ...

** Glen Dale, West Virginia ** McMechen, West Virginia ** Powhatan Point, Ohio ** Shadyside, Ohio ** West Liberty, West Virginia *Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants ** Brookside, Ohio ** Cameron, West Virginia ** Flushing, Ohio ** Neffs, Ohio (

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) ** Triadelphia, West Virginia **

Yorkville, Ohio Yorkville is a village in Belmont and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 968 at the 2020 census. Yorkville lies within two Metropolitan Statistical Areas; the Belmont County portion is part of the Wheeling metr ...

(partial *Places with less than 500 inhabitants ** Belmont, Ohio ** Clearview, West Virginia ** Fairview, Ohio ** Holloway, Ohio ** Morristown, Ohio ** Valley Grove, West Virginia **

Wilson, Ohio Wilson is a village in Belmont and Monroe counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 129 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a ...

*Unincorporated places ** Alledonia, Ohio ** Bannock, Ohio ** Barton, Ohio ** Betty Zane, West Virginia ** Blaine, Ohio ** Clinton, West Virginia ** Colerain, Ohio ** Eden, West Virginia ** Elm Grove, West Virginia ** Fairpoint, Ohio ** Glencoe, Ohio ** Greggsville, West Virginia ** Jacobsburg, Ohio ** Lafferty, Ohio ** Lansing, Ohio ** Maynard, Ohio ** Mount Echo, West Virginia ** Mount Olivet, West Virginia ** Mozart, West Virginia ** Natrium, West Virginia ** Overbrook, West Virginia ** Point Mills, West Virginia ** Riverview, Ohio ** Roneys Point, West Virginia ** Sherrard, West Virginia ** Warnock, Ohio ** Warwood, West Virginia *Townships (Belmont County, Ohio) ** Colerain ** Flushing ** Goshen ** Kirkwood **

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** Pease ** Pultney ** Richland ** Smith **

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** Union ** Warren ** Washington ** Wayne ** Wheeling **

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Demographics

As of the

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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%

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, 2.87%

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, 0.12% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.14% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races.

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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 (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...

for the MSA was $16,942.

References

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Counties

Communities

Demographics

See also

References