Fairpoint School, Belmont County, Ohio, 2016
Wheeling Township’s story
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Wheeling TownshipOH
A town of 1,541.
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,541
2025 Census estimate · −3.3% since 2020
Median home value
$171K
Census ACS
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
38.7
years
Jobs based here
143
A commuter town
Is Wheeling Township a good place to live?
Wheeling Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for civic life and history; its weakest is a D for walkability. 12% of residents are under 18 in Wheeling Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 65 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors. Wheeling Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Wheeling Township stand out
Where Wheeling Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Wheeling Township for work
Where Wheeling Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
143jobs based in Wheeling Township
2%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Wheeling Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Wheeling Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.1 of 20; 2.1% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthHarrison Community Hospital 8.6 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$54K median household incomeCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listB+Open →SchoolsBeat 64% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $171K, 3 years of the Wheeling metro’s $57K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryB+Open →Civic life4.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Wheeling Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wheeling Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSt. Clairsville, City of PWS3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Wheeling Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSt. Clairsville-Richland City School DistrictUnion Local School District2 districts serve Wheeling Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Belmont County Board of ElectionsBelmont County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2026
ZIP codes43950, 4397743950 91% · 43977 9%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wheeling Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Wheeling Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Half commute less than 15 miles. Wheeling Township’s mean commuting time stands at 28 minutes, above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most working residents leave Wheeling Township for work: only 2% work in town. It had 143 jobs in 2023, up 23 from 2013.
2%work in town
| Wheeling Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $54,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Wheeling Township2%
Richland Township11%
Wheeling10%
St. Clairsville8%
Union Township5%
15 mi
median commute distance
143
jobs based in Wheeling Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
On CDC estimates, Wheeling Township is less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns
In Wheeling Township, two in five adults have obesity. Wheeling Township: just over two in five adults have high blood pressure.
27%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Wheeling Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Wheeling Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 7.1% |
| More adults with high cholesterol | 40.7% | 36.7% |
Harrison Community Hospital
8.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Natural hazards: low risk in Wheeling Township, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Wheeling Township break down as 72% from inland flooding and 7% from lightning. Wheeling Township’s FEMA risk score comes in at 28 of 100.
28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingLightningTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Wheeling Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
The typical July afternoon high is 83°F.
15″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–39°
Spring39–62°
Summer60–82°
Fall43–64°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nearby attractions
All 76 attractions →Meadowcroft Rockshelter and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wheeling Township. Close and well known come first.
27 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
19 mi Ancient siteGrave Creek Mound
13 mi Stadium & arenaWesBanco Arena
16 mi City parkOglebay Park
39 mi AttractionChester teapot
13 mi MuseumWest Virginia Independence HallSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grave Creek Mound: Shonebrooks, CC0 · WesBanco Arena: Jgera5 at English Wikipedia, CC0 · Oglebay Park: Morganismysheltie (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0 · West Virginia Independence Hall: Nyttend, Public domain
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Wheeling Township
17pages on Wheeling Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Wheeling Township
Belmont CollegeCommunity college · Public · St Clairsville4 mi$4,698 in-state tuitionOhio University-Eastern CampusUniversity or college · Public · Saint Clairsville4.3 mi$6,362 in-state tuitionWest Virginia Northern Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wheeling, WV13.4 mi$4,706 in-state tuition
About 10 of every 100 Wheeling Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Wheeling Township
Township in Ohio, US
Wheeling Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census recorded 1,604 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,217 ft
Wheeling Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Wheeling Township.
Flushing TownshipColerain TownshipRichland TownshipShort Creek TownshipUnion TownshipAthens TownshipWheeling Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | C |
| Flushing Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Colerain Township | #874 | C− | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Richland Township | #509 | B | C+ | — | A− | C |
| Short Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | D |
| Athens Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheeling Township, Flushing Township and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wheeling Township, Flushing Township, Colerain Township, Richland Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Short Creek Township and Athens Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wheeling Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Wheeling Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wheeling Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.