Wheeling migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 2,880 people moved into the Wheeling metro and 3,144 moved out, a net of −264. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Weirton, WV-OH leads both directions, with 359 people in and 345 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 32% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from gain to loss over the last three years, from +2 in 2020–21 to −264 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
134,089
▼ 0.7% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2000
152,914
12.3% below the 2000 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population shrank in 2025: domestic migration −18, births minus deaths −896, international migration −16.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 152,914 in 2000. The 2025 estimate of 134,089 is 12.3% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$22M
▼ $88M arrived · $111M left
Avg household income · movers
$52k in · $57k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 10%
Wheeling wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Wheeling metro in 2022–23 reported $88M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $111M with them, a net loss of $22M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $52k of income, vs $57k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 10%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 32% of inbound and 32% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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