With 147 people, Wellersburg is a city in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 50.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 0%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $156,300. Renters pay $617 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wellersburg
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.0 → 50.0(+15.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population232 → 147(−37%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants83.9% → 72.9%(−11.1 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5 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
Wellersburg, decade by decade
Wellersburg 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
232
$40,127
$80,162
1.3%
0.0
2000
176
$38,457
$120,776
5.1%
2.8
2010
181
$66,534
$123,717
13.7%
4.1
2020
214
$58,437
$124,719
20.9%
11.4
2024
147
$57,500
$156,300
18.3%
1.7
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.
