Median Household Income
$42,868 ± $3,900
Median Home Value
$104,500 ± $16,876
Median Gross Rent
$624 ± $21/mo
Per Capita Income
$31,688
Poverty Rate
20.3%
Unemployment Rate
13.3%
Homeownership Rate
80.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
17.2%
Median Age
55.6
Average Commute
19 min
Households
1,012
Veterans
163
Population Over Time
Wellsburg shrank 20.3% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
2,763
2016
2,720
2018
2,624
2020
2,090
2022
2,180
2024
2,203
Population by Race & Ethnicity
White
94.6%
Hispanic or Latino
2.3%
Black or African American
0.5%
Asian
0.0%
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024. Estimates carry a margin of error (shown as ±) inherent to ACS's sample-based methodology.