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Wellsburg, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Wellsburg is a Census city of 673 people across 1.10 square miles of land, in Grundy County. Median household income is $64,375, 90.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wellsburg
What Wellsburg is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.1 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land613
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrundy County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Wellsburg
- Population673
- Median age47.1
- Population under 18110 plus or minus 40
- Share under 1816.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over196 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over29.1 percent
- Households323
- Family households177 plus or minus 37
- Share of households that are families54.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wellsburg
- Median household income$64,375
- Per capita income$36,919
- Civilian labor force358
- Employed337
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over534
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.7 percent plus or minus 25.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wellsburg
- Housing units374
- Occupied units323
- Vacant units51 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate13.6 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Owner occupied293
- Renter occupied30 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate90.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$584
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.9 percent
- Single family units346
- Share single family92.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more4.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wellsburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute288 plus or minus 59
- Commuting under 15 minutes92 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.9 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more121 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.0 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone71.1 percent
- Carpooled13.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home12.5 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Wellsburg
- NFIP communityCity of Wellsburg
- NFIP community number190680
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/20/19
The City of Wellsburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190680 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Grundy County, not Wellsburg
Grundy County context, not Wellsburg figures
- Establishments in Grundy County299
- Covered employment, Grundy County4,147
- Average annual pay, Grundy County$58,116
- Housing units permitted, Grundy County11
Every figure in this section is published for Grundy County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wellsburg.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wellsburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wellsburg, Iowa?
673, in 323 households. Wellsburg city covers 1.10 square miles of land, which is 613 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wellsburg in?
Grundy County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wellsburg?
$64,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,500. Median gross rent is $584 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wellsburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wellsburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wellsburg, city of, community 190680, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wellsburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grundy County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wellsburg.
Is zoning published for Wellsburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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