With 2,203 people, Wellsburg is a city in West Virginia. The median age is 55.6, about 17 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The typical home is worth $104,500, having risen by half since 2000. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,868, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 11%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wellsburg
What changed most since 1990
Median age41.0 → 55.6(+14.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share97.9% → 94.1%(−3.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population3,385 → 2,203(−35%)US over the same years: +35%
Wellsburg's population equals 10% of Brooke County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.1% of the county's.
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)6.1%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.7%(24)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era71.8%(117)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 163 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
3,385
$58,002
$93,363
16.1%
5.2
2000
2,891
$49,728
$116,768
14.6%
8.6
2010
2,805
$47,601
$116,812
17.9%
10.9
2020
2,450
$52,302
$106,417
26.0%
20.6
2024
2,203
$42,868
$104,500
17.2%
14.1
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.
