Wellsburg is a city of 448 people in New York. This skews young, with a median age of 30.1. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The typical home is worth $97,900, having more than doubled since 2000. 0% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wellsburg
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.6 → 30.1(−7.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate7.4% → 19.6%(+12.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants75.6% → 89.1%(+13.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.7%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 18 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wellsburg, decade by decade
Wellsburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
608
$66,602
$106,803
6.6%
0.8
2000
631
$62,182
$94,726
6.3%
4.3
2010
580
$54,666
$105,447
6.5%
5.9
2020
490
$74,995
$102,054
12.3%
27.2
2024
448
$63,750
$97,900
14.1%
18.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
