Wellsburg

Population: 710
Median household income: $63,125
Median home value: $110,800

Wellsburg, a community in Grundy County, Iowa, has 710 residents. Its median household income of $63,125 runs below the Grundy County figure of $83,617.

From 2019 to 2023, Wellsburg's population declined 3.7% from 737 to 710, while its median home value rose 33.7% from $82,900 to $110,800.

The median resident is 47.5 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 16.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 710
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $63,125
Median home value: $110,800
Median gross rent: $625
Housing units: 362
Homeownership rate: 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

737710

Median household income

$54,091$63,125

Median home value

$82,900$110,800

Median gross rent

$513$625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	737	$54,091	$82,900	$513
2020	725	$46,667	$82,900	$538
2021	755	$52,500	$86,100	$542
2022	730	$60,750	$102,000	$575
2023	710	$63,125	$110,800	$625

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 242.4%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over14.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	5.1%
5 to 17	103	14.5%
18 to 24	17	2.4%
25 to 34	111	15.6%
35 to 44	56	7.9%
45 to 54	118	16.6%
55 to 64	79	11.1%
65 to 74	88	12.4%
75 and over	102	14.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	696	98.0%
Black or African American	5	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's41.3%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	2.5%
High school graduate	216	39.0%
Some college or associate's	229	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	81	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	264	79.3%
Carpooled	26	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	10.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	100	33.6%
15 to 29 min	63	21.1%
30 to 44 min	84	28.2%
45 to 59 min	26	8.7%
60+ min	25	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 7.2% (51 of 710)

	Count	Share
Family households	188	57.5%
Nonfamily households	139	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	327	90.3%
Vacant	35	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	293	89.6%
Renter-occupied	34	10.4%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	328	90.6%
1-unit, attached	5	1.4%
2 to 4 units	16	4.4%
5 to 19 units	3	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1983325
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4339, -92.9266