Wellsburg

Population: 2,364
Median household income: $40,948
Median home value: $97,200

Wellsburg, a community in Brooke County, West Virginia, has 2,364 residents. The median household income of $40,948 is below the Brooke County median ($52,116).

From 2019 to 2023, Wellsburg's population declined 8.9% from 2,595 to 2,364, while its median home value rose 11.5% from $87,200 to $97,200.

The median resident is 58.0 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 26.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,364
Median age: 58.0 yrs
Median household income: $40,948
Median home value: $97,200
Median gross rent: $569
Housing units: 1,268
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 13.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5952,364

Median household income

$40,136$40,948

Median home value

$87,200$97,200

Median gross rent

$570$569

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,595	$40,136	$87,200	$570
2020	2,090	$43,152	$87,800	$666
2021	2,442	$41,360	$84,600	$671
2022	2,180	$39,000	$96,200	$572
2023	2,364	$40,948	$97,200	$569

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 177.7%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 445.5%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7426.7%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	1.3%
5 to 17	182	7.7%
18 to 24	126	5.3%
25 to 34	291	12.3%
35 to 44	129	5.5%
45 to 54	369	15.6%
55 to 64	351	14.8%
65 to 74	631	26.7%
75 and over	254	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,222	94.0%
Black or African American	10	0.4%
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	71	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate45.7%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	166	8.2%
High school graduate	925	45.7%
Some college or associate's	588	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	169	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	177	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	684	88.6%
Carpooled	77	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	327	43.0%
15 to 29 min	237	31.1%
30 to 44 min	157	20.6%
45 to 59 min	38	5.0%
60+ min	2	0.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 17.3% (409 of 2,364)

	Count	Share
Family households	679	61.7%
Nonfamily households	421	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,100	86.8%
Vacant	168	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	907	82.5%
Renter-occupied	193	17.5%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,022	80.6%
1-unit, attached	16	1.3%
2 to 4 units	96	7.6%
5 to 19 units	85	6.7%
20 or more units	27	2.1%
Mobile home & other	22	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5485324
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.36 sq mi
Center point: 40.2809, -80.6106