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Wellsburg is a Census village of 448 people across 0.57 square miles of land, in Chemung County. Median household income is $63,750, 89.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wellsburg
What Wellsburg is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.57 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land789 plus or minus 248
- County holding the largest share of its areaChemung 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
- Population448 plus or minus 141
- Median age30.1 plus or minus 8.3
- Population under 18103 plus or minus 52
- Share under 1823.0 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Population 65 and over57 plus or minus 32
- Share 65 and over12.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households192 plus or minus 59
- Family households130 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families67.7 percent plus or minus 16.5
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$63,750 plus or minus $21,751
- Per capita income$35,400 plus or minus $8,526
- Civilian labor force239 plus or minus 80
- Employed214 plus or minus 73
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate10.5 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Adults 25 and over291 plus or minus 91
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.6 percent plus or minus 36.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.1 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wellsburg
- Housing units213 plus or minus 61
- Occupied units192 plus or minus 59
- Vacant units21 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate9.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied171 plus or minus 58
- Renter occupied21 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate89.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,900 plus or minus $34,623
- Median gross rent, monthly$758
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units150 plus or minus 53
- Share single family70.4 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more2.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Mobile homes57 plus or minus 31
- Median year structure built1964
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 commute204 plus or minus 67
- Commuting under 15 minutes47 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.0 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more47 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.0 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Drove alone88.5 percent
- Carpooled1.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.0 percent plus or minus 9.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Wellsburg
- NFIP communityVillage of Wellsburg
- NFIP community number360157
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date06/15/81
The Village of Wellsburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360157 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chemung County, not Wellsburg
Chemung County context, not Wellsburg figures
- Establishments in Chemung County1,647
- Covered employment, Chemung County33,739
- Average annual pay, Chemung County$61,216
- Housing units permitted, Chemung County93
Every figure in this section is published for Chemung 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, New York?
448, in 192 households. Wellsburg village covers 0.57 square miles of land, which is 789 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?
Chemung 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?
$63,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,900. Median gross rent is $758 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, village of, community 360157, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Chemung 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.