Wellsburg, WV Demographic Data
Wellsburg, WV Summary
Wellsburg is located in Brooke County in West Virginia
- Population: 2,791
- Area: 1.34 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.98 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.36 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,084.39 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 667.98 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wellsburg, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,368
50%
50.8
Male
1,352
50%
49.2
Total Population
2,720
323,128,000
Wellsburg, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
134
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
150
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
168
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
68
2.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
172
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
251
9.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
295
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
373
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
197
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
220
8.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
292
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
349
12.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
51
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,233
82.1%
77.2
Female
1,183
53.0%
51.3
Male
1,050
47.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,164
79.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
807
29.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
692
25.4%
15.2
Female
441
63.7%
55.8
Male
251
36.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
Wellsburg, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,715
99.8%
96.8
White
2,715
99.8%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
5
0.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,720
100.0%
82.2
Wellsburg, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
99
4.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
152
7.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
667
32.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
477
23.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
102
5.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
304
15.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
227
11.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
251
12.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,777
87.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
531
26.2%
31.2
Wellsburg, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
513
22.6%
33.7%
Now Married
1,075
47.4%
47.5
Divorced
393
17.3%
11.0%
Separated
62
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
225
9.9
5.8%
Wellsburg, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,556
98.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
30
1.2%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
30
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Wellsburg, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
225
16.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
85
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
221
16.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
180
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
118
8.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
186
13.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
114
8.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
150
11.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
27
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
39
2.9%
6.4
Median household income
32,861
57,617
Per capita income
26,453
31,128
Wellsburg, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
61
5.3%
9.8
Construction
79
6.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
376
32.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
53
4.6%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
112
9.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
52
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
126
10.9%
11.4
Public administration
82
7.1%
4.6
Retail trade
141
12.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
39
3.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
40
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
100
8.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
437
37.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
103
8.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
239
20.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
282
24.3%
18.1%
Wellsburg, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,161
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
962
82.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
88
7.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
83
7.1%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
28
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.3
26.6
Wellsburg, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
300
22.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
538
40.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
332
24.7%
37.1
3 or more
175
13.0%
21.0
Wellsburg, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,345
90.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
837
62.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
508
37.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
137
9.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.6
0.0%
2.5
Wellsburg, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,482
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
120
8.1%
2.7
3 rooms
233
15.7%
9.1
4 rooms
164
11.1%
16.5
5 rooms
248
16.7%
19.8
6 rooms
221
14.9%
17.8
7 rooms
134
9.0%
12.0
8 rooms
136
9.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
226
15.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Wellsburg, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,482
1-unit, detached
1,008
68.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
82
5.5%
5.9
2-units
121
8.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
43
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
161
10.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
54
3.6%
9.0
Mobile home
13
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wellsburg, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
657
44.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
191
12.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
200
13.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
222
15.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
155
10.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
0
0.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
34
2.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
23
1.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wellsburg, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
982
73.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
13
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
350
26.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Wellsburg, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
444
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
8
1.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
61
13.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
111
25.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
264
59.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
267
60.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
102
23.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
15
3.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
60
13.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wellsburg, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
494
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
13
2.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
216
43.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
265
53.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
14
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
529
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
45
9.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
17
3.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
24
5.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
62
13.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
30
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
297
62.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
33
0.0%
0.0%
Wellsburg, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
837
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
133
15.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
448
53.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
138
16.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
54
6.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
51
6.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
13
1.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
84,600
205,000
