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Wellsburg, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Wellsburg is a Census city of 2,203 people across 0.97 square miles of land, in Brooke County. Median household income is $42,868, 80.0 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 area0.97 sq mi
- Water area0.36 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,271
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrooke 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
- Population2,203
- Median age55.6
- Population under 18264 plus or minus 144
- Share under 1812.0 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over819 plus or minus 183
- Share 65 and over37.2 percent
- Households1,012
- Family households598 plus or minus 138
- Share of households that are families59.1 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$42,868
- Per capita income$31,688
- Civilian labor force911 plus or minus 225
- Employed790 plus or minus 178
- Unemployed121 plus or minus 91
- Unemployment rate13.3 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Adults 25 and over1,809
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.2 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wellsburg
- Housing units1,142
- Occupied units1,012
- Vacant units130 plus or minus 85
- Vacancy rate11.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Owner occupied810
- Renter occupied202 plus or minus 90
- Ownership rate80.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$104,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$624
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent
- Single family units918
- Share single family80.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more198 plus or minus 90
- Share in buildings of two or more17.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes26 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1938
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 commute726 plus or minus 187
- Commuting under 15 minutes292 plus or minus 105
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.2 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more200 plus or minus 106
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.5 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Drove alone87.6 percent
- Carpooled9.3 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home1.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
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 number540015
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/10
The City of Wellsburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540015 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.
Brooke County, not Wellsburg
Brooke County context, not Wellsburg figures
- Establishments in Brooke County366
- Covered employment, Brooke County7,062
- Average annual pay, Brooke County$52,534
- Housing units permitted, Brooke County0
Every figure in this section is published for Brooke 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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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
Wellsburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wellsburg, West Virginia?
2,203, in 1,012 households. Wellsburg city covers 0.97 square miles of land, which is 2,271 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?
Brooke 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?
$42,868. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $104,500. Median gross rent is $624 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 540015, 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 Brooke 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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