Metro area · CBSA 48540
Wheeling
The Wheeling, WV metro area has 136,920 people. Median rent is $812, 17.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Marshall County at $1,009. Of the 24 places we track here, Wolfhurst has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$57,418
Median home value
$156,600
Unemployment
5.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,009
HUD, Marshall County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling | 26,350 | $794 | 19.6% |
| Moundsville | 7,869 | $834 | 20.4% |
| Martins Ferry | 6,140 | $800 | 25.6% |
| St. Clairsville | 5,003 | $927 | 14.5% |
| Barnesville | 3,945 | $767 | 21.7% |
| Bellaire | 3,800 | $759 | 23.8% |
| Shadyside | 3,387 | $815 | 18.1% |
| Bethlehem | 2,592 | $1,339 | 19.3% |
| McMechen | 1,826 | $625 | 18.5% |
| West Liberty | 1,481 | $821 | 22.5% |
| Glen Dale | 1,461 | $839 | 12.2% |
| Bridgeport | 1,453 | $689 | 15.3% |
| Powhatan Point | 1,420 | $453 | 11.2% |
| Bethesda | 1,239 | $696 | 23.3% |
| Benwood | 1,230 | $677 | 18.6% |
| Flushing | 1,149 | $1,036 | 18.6% |
| Wolfhurst | 1,058 | $271 | 5.7% |
| Neffs | 921 | $660 | 25.3% |
| Yorkville | 908 | $682 | 16.6% |
| Triadelphia | 825 | $714 | 17.7% |
| Brookside | 610 | $817 | 13.4% |
| Cameron | 609 | $439 | 12.0% |
| Lansing | 523 | $793 | 16.7% |
| Clearview | 500 | $917 | 13.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.