Health · Wheeling

Wheeling, WV health

On every measure CDC estimates, Wheeling looks like West Virginia as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Wheeling

Report card

How Wheeling compares with West Virginia

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wheeling adults…

45 of every 100 Wheeling adults have high blood pressure

West Virginia: 44 in 100 · too close to call · margin 40.5–48.9%

Bars show Wheeling; the black tick is West Virginia. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wheeling, betterWheeling, worseToo close to callWest Virginia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.5% Wheeling
WV 32.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.7% Wheeling
WV 40.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.3% Wheeling
WV 14.1%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.5% Wheeling
WV 19.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wheeling adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks West Virginia.

Yearly checkup

WV 81%

Dentist visit

WV 56%

Cholesterol check

WV 87%

Colon screening

WV 67%

Mammogram

WV 76%

Taking BP meds

WV 80%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Wheeling 8.3% · West Virginia 1 in 12 (8.5%)

Mind & connection

How Wheeling adults are doing

1 in 3Wheeling adults feel lonely

33.6% · West Virginia 33.8% · too close to call

1 in 3Wheeling adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.8% · West Virginia 30.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Wheeling adults lack social or emotional support

21.9% · West Virginia 23% · too close to call

1 in 5Wheeling adults are in frequent mental distress

20.7% · West Virginia 21.1% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 6

Wheeling adults worry about having enough food

16.7% · WV 16.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Wheeling adults worry about keeping their housing

12.6% · WV 12.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Wheeling adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.8% · WV 11% · about the same

1 in 11

Wheeling adults lack reliable transportation

9.4% · WV 8.9% · about the same

19.5% of Wheeling adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 17.8% across West Virginia.

Disability

Living with a disability

40%

of Wheeling adults live with a disability (West Virginia 39.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs19.6%

Thinking or memory18.4%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone11.3%

Vision6.3%

Dressing or bathing5%

Black tick: West Virginia. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Wheeling

Wheeling and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

36%47%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Bethlehem36%

Clearview37.6%

Triadelphia39.5%

Wheeling41%

Benwood41.1%

Bridgeport41.5%

Yorkville41.9%

Pease42.6%

Pultney43.5%

Martins Ferry44.2%

Bellaire47%

Care nearby

Wheeling HospitalWheeling · 0.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

East Ohio Regional HospitalMartins Ferry · 2.2 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Reynolds Memorial HospitalGlen Dale · 9.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Harrison Community HospitalCadiz · 19.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Southeast, Inc. - Martins Ferry Health CenterMartins Ferry · 2.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Wheeling Health Right CenterWheeling · 2.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWheeling's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Marshall County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careWheeling's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ohio County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthWheeling's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Marshall County · need score 17 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Wheeling. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Wheeling

Measure	Wheeling	Margin	West Virginia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	44.7%	40.5–48.9%	44%	about the same
High cholesterol	42.4%	38–46.8%	42.7%	about the same
Obesity	41%	33.7–48.4%	40.6%	about the same
Arthritis	39.5%	36–43.2%	37.7%	about the same
Depression	29.8%	25.8–33.9%	30.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.2%	16.9–23.8%	19.5%	about the same
Asthma	12.3%	10.9–13.8%	12.2%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.3–11.2%	9.6%	about the same
Diabetes	16.6%	14.6–18.7%	15.9%	about the same
COPD	10.9%	9.8–12.2%	10.6%	about the same
Heart disease	9.1%	8.2–10%	8.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–4.8%	4.2%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.5%	16.2–21%	19.3%	about the same
Binge drink	14.3%	11.7–17.2%	14.1%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.5%	28–37.3%	32.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	41.7%	35.1–48%	40.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.3%	78.1–84.3%	81%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.6%	51.9–59.2%	55.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.2%	85.5–88.8%	86.8%	about the same
Colon screening	67.9%	62.8–72.4%	66.5%	about the same
Mammogram	76.3%	68.5–82.5%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	78.3–83.2%	79.5%	about the same
No health insurance	8.3%	7.1–9.7%	8.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.6%	28.6–38.8%	33.8%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.9%	18.6–25.4%	23%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.7%	18.5–23.1%	21.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.7%	22.9–28.8%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.7%	15.8–19.8%	17.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.7%	14.5–19.1%	16.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.6%	11–14.5%	12.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.8%	10.4–13.3%	11%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.4%	8.3–10.6%	8.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	19.5%	17.3–21.8%	17.8%
Disability
Any disability	40%	35.7–44.5%	39.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.6%	17.4–22%	18.7%
Thinking or memory	18.4%	16.5–20.5%	18.6%
Hearing	9.3%	8.4–10.4%	9%
Vision	6.3%	5.8–6.9%	5.7%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.6–5.5%	4.6%
Errands alone	11.3%	10.2–12.6%	10.9%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Wheeling door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the West Virginia figure falls inside it, we don't call Wheeling better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Wheeling directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The West Virginia figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.