Wheeling, West Virginia metropolitan area
Demographics
As of the census 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% White, 2.87% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races.

Wheeling, West Virginia metropolitan area

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census 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% White, 2.87% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1970	182,712	—

1980	185,566	1.6%

1990	159,301	−14.2%

2000	153,172	−3.8%

2010	147,950	−3.4%

Est. 2015	144,198	−2.5%

U.S. Decennial Census

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In the 2000 census, the population of Wheeling was 153,172.

final_sentence: In the 2000 census, the population of Wheeling was 153,172.