Alfred vs Wellsville

A side-by-side comparison of Alfred and Wellsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Alfred and Wellsville are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wellsville has the higher population (4,846 vs 4,632 in Alfred). Wellsville has the higher median household income ($51,005 vs $45,357 in Alfred). Alfred has the higher median home value ($169,100 vs $88,100 in Wellsville).

Population, income & housing

	Alfred	Wellsville
Population	4,632	4,846
Median age	20.0 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,357	$51,005
Median home value	$169,100	$88,100
Median gross rent	$807	$635
Housing units	680	2,459
Homeownership rate	52.6%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.1%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alfred	Wellsville
Population	4,293 → 4,632 (+7.9%)	4,437 → 4,846 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $45,357 (+34.4%)	$43,816 → $51,005 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$111,700 → $169,100 (+51.4%)	$61,900 → $88,100 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $807 (+7.9%)	$627 → $635 (+1.3%)

Alfred

Population

4,2934,632

Median household income

$33,750$45,357

Median home value

$111,700$169,100

Median gross rent

$748$807

Wellsville

Population

4,4374,846

Median household income

$43,816$51,005

Median home value

$61,900$88,100

Median gross rent

$627$635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alfred	Wellsville
Under 5	1.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	3.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	78.5%	11.4%
25 to 34	4.6%	6.5%
35 to 44	2.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	2.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	2.9%	17.1%
65 to 74	2.8%	14.1%
75 and over	1.5%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alfred	Wellsville
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	97.1%
Black or African American	10.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.4%
Asian	5.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alfred	Wellsville
No high school diploma	4.6%	5.5%
High school graduate	5.5%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	50.6%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alfred	Wellsville
Drove alone	35.9%	84.8%
Carpooled	2.7%	5.4%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	44.6%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	5.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alfred	Wellsville
1-unit, detached	46.9%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	28.4%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	14.7%	16.7%
20 or more units	9.4%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Alfred	Wellsville
Poverty rate	32.7%	24.1%
Average household size	2.19	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	12	14
Median year structure built	1962	1941