Wellsburg

Population: 471
Median household income: $60,694
Median home value: $91,000

Wellsburg is a community in Chemung County, New York, home to 471 residents. The median household income of $60,694 is below the Chemung County median ($63,469).

Between 2019 and 2023, Wellsburg's population grew 2.8% from 458 to 471, while its median home value rose 8.2% from $84,100 to $91,000.

19.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 471
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,694
Median home value: $91,000
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 215
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 12.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

458471

Median household income

$41,250$60,694

Median home value

$84,100$91,000

Median gross rent

$1,018$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	458	$41,250	$84,100	$1,018
2020	386	$61,875	$84,200	$1,089
2021	421	$63,750	$83,800	$1,081
2022	440	$65,536	$101,800	$1,050
2023	471	$60,694	$91,000	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 513.6%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3422.5%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 647.0%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	13.6%
5 to 17	54	11.5%
18 to 24	44	9.3%
25 to 34	106	22.5%
35 to 44	51	10.8%
45 to 54	53	11.3%
55 to 64	33	7.0%
65 to 74	43	9.1%
75 and over	23	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	435	92.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	28	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate50.8%

Some college or associate's20.7%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	8.7%
High school graduate	157	50.8%
Some college or associate's	64	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	44	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	171	79.2%
Carpooled	24	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	2.8%
Other means	11	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38	18.1%
15 to 29 min	118	56.2%
30 to 44 min	29	13.8%
45 to 59 min	20	9.5%
60+ min	5	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 20.2% (95 of 471)

	Count	Share
Family households	127	64.5%
Nonfamily households	70	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	197	91.6%
Vacant	18	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	161	81.7%
Renter-occupied	36	18.3%

1-unit, detached63.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	136	63.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	70	32.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3679081
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.0133, -76.7300