Elkland vs Wellsboro

A side-by-side comparison of Elkland and Wellsboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Elkland and Wellsboro are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wellsboro has the higher population (3,445 vs 1,571 in Elkland). Wellsboro has the higher median household income ($64,297 vs $61,731 in Elkland). Wellsboro has the higher median home value ($195,400 vs $133,000 in Elkland).

Population, income & housing

	Elkland	Wellsboro
Population	1,571	3,445
Median age	45.1 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,731	$64,297
Median home value	$133,000	$195,400
Median gross rent	$859	$901
Housing units	802	1,680
Homeownership rate	72.3%	61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkland	Wellsboro
Population	1,831 → 1,571 (-14.2%)	3,256 → 3,445 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $61,731 (+45.2%)	$46,875 → $64,297 (+37.2%)
Median home value	$80,900 → $133,000 (+64.4%)	$157,500 → $195,400 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $859 (+22.0%)	$705 → $901 (+27.8%)

Elkland

Population

1,8311,571

Median household income

$42,500$61,731

Median home value

$80,900$133,000

Median gross rent

$704$859

Wellsboro

Population

3,2563,445

Median household income

$46,875$64,297

Median home value

$157,500$195,400

Median gross rent

$705$901

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkland	Wellsboro
Under 5	7.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	13.6%	19.4%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.2%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	17.4%
45 to 54	14.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	8.1%
65 to 74	12.8%	14.0%
75 and over	9.8%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkland	Wellsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkland	Wellsboro
No high school diploma	3.8%	8.0%
High school graduate	47.9%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	21.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkland	Wellsboro
Drove alone	82.0%	59.3%
Carpooled	8.4%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	4.7%	16.1%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	10.6%
Other means	0.7%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkland	Wellsboro
1-unit, detached	67.6%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	17.5%	20.7%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.1%
20 or more units	7.6%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Elkland	Wellsboro
Poverty rate	13.2%	10.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1950	1942