ZIP 26003 · Wheeling
Who lives in ZIP code 26003 (Wheeling, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wheeling, WV · Ohio County
uszips 2026
People39,982
Median age44.7
Household income$57,703
Home value$165,634
Median rent$818/mo
Poverty17.0%
College degree+34.1%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wheeling, WV-OH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 170 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,151
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.2% are 65 or older; 80.7% are adults.
Household income
28.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,678.
Education (adults 25+)
44.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.0%
- Never married
- 31.3%
- Divorced
- 13.3%
- Widowed
- 8.4%
- Family size
- 2.80
- Dual-income families
- 48.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.5%
- Rent burden
- 36.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Self-employed
- 9.4%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.2%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 17.6%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.