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Wellsboro, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Wellsboro is a Census borough of 3,437 people across 4.90 square miles of land, in Tioga County. Median household income is $66,201, 65.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wellsboro
What Wellsboro is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area4.9 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land701
- County holding the largest share of its areaTioga 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.
Wellsboro
How many people live in Wellsboro
- Population3,437
- Median age40.8
- Population under 18815
- Share under 1823.7 percent
- Population 65 and over793
- Share 65 and over23.1 percent
- Households1,485
- Family households838
- Share of households that are families56.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellsboro
Income and work in Wellsboro
- Median household income$66,201
- Per capita income$40,085
- Civilian labor force1,671
- Employed1,558
- Unemployed113 plus or minus 68
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over2,409
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellsboro
Housing in Wellsboro
- Housing units1,691
- Occupied units1,485
- Vacant units206 plus or minus 102
- Vacancy rate12.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied974
- Renter occupied511
- Ownership rate65.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$225,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$933
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent
- Single family units1,270
- Share single family75.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more386 plus or minus 112
- Share in buildings of two or more22.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellsboro
How Wellsboro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,323
- Commuting under 15 minutes804 plus or minus 211
- Share commuting under 15 minutes60.8 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more189 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Drove alone60.8 percent
- Carpooled14.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked10.2 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Worked from home13.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellsboro
SBA loans in Wellsboro (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$3,899,900
- Average approval$354,536
- Median approval$189,100
- Largest approval$1,788,800
- Jobs supported58
- Jobs per approval5.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.2 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wellsboro, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wellsboro
SBA loans in Wellsboro (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$683,000
- Average approval$341,500
- Median approval$341,500
- Largest approval$452,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off1
- Median term180 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wellsboro, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wellsboro
Flood risk in Wellsboro
- NFIP communityBorough of Wellsboro
- NFIP community number420829
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/15
The Borough of Wellsboro participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420829 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.
Tioga County, not Wellsboro
Tioga County context, not Wellsboro figures
- Establishments in Tioga County868
- Covered employment, Tioga County12,397
- Average annual pay, Tioga County$50,900
- Housing units permitted, Tioga County32
Every figure in this section is published for Tioga County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wellsboro.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Wellsboro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania?
3,437, in 1,485 households. Wellsboro borough covers 4.90 square miles of land, which is 701 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wellsboro in?
Tioga 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 Wellsboro?
$66,201. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $225,200. Median gross rent is $933 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wellsboro businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $3.9 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $189,100, plus 2 504 approvals worth $683,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wellsboro, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wellsboro borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wellsboro. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wellsboro in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wellsboro appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wellsboro, borough of, community 420829, 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 Wellsboro figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tioga 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 Wellsboro.
Is zoning published for Wellsboro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.