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Wellsburg, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $102,336 (it was $64,100 in 2000)
Wellsburg:

$102,336
West Virginia:

$155,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,442 - $131,059

Total population: 2,725 (All urban)

Houses: 1,246 (1,119 occupied: 922 owner occupied, 225 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

20%
State:

26%

Housing density: 1,338 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $76,236.

Median contract rent in 2022: $410 (lower quartile is $368, upper quartile is $436)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $371


Median gross rent in Wellsburg, WV in 2022: $547

Housing units in Wellsburg with a mortgage: 283 (25 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $70,863

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $36,419

Median monthly housing costs: $535

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Wellsburg, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1967

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,158
  • Male householders: 445 (136 living alone), Female householders: 659 (247 living alone)
  • 423 spouses (423 opposite-sex spouses), 117 unmarried partners, (117 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 368 children (368 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 77 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 foster children, 44 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 454 2-persons, 166 3-persons, 52 4-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 397 1-person, 80 2-persons.

45 married couples with children.
106 single-parent households (87 men, 19 women).

100.1% of residents of Wellsburg speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.8
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wellsburg, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wellsburg, West Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 481 bedroom
  • 3262 bedrooms
  • 3783 bedrooms
  • 1704 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wellsburg, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wellsburg, West Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1361 bedroom
  • 892 bedrooms
  • 03 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wellsburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wellsburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 79no vehicle
  • 3931 vehicle
  • 3122 vehicles
  • 1213 vehicles
  • 174 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wellsburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wellsburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • 43no vehicle
  • 1461 vehicle
  • 362 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wellsburg, West Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wellsburg, West Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 303 rooms
  • 164 rooms
  • 1985 rooms
  • 3616 rooms
  • 1197 rooms
  • 1198 rooms
  • 789+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wellsburg, West Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wellsburg, West Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 352 rooms
  • 363 rooms
  • 204 rooms
  • 825 rooms
  • 266 rooms
  • 277 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Wellsburg, WV
  • Wellsburg, WV household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wellsburg, WV in 2022
  • 77Less than $10,000
  • 122$10,000 to $19,999
  • 236$20,000 to $29,999
  • 192$30,000 to $39,999
  • 140$40,000 to $49,999
  • 31$50,000 to $59,999
  • 79$60,000 to $74,999
  • 166$75,000 to $99,999
  • 7$100,000 to $124,999
  • 57$125,000 to $149,999
  • 53$150,000 to $199,999
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Wellsburg, WV

  • Distribution of house value in Wellsburg, WV in 2022
  • 32$10,000 to $14,999
  • 36$25,000 to $29,999
  • 17$35,000 to $39,999
  • 81$40,000 to $49,999
  • 12$50,000 to $59,999
  • 130$60,000 to $69,999
  • 62$80,000 to $89,999
  • 101$90,000 to $99,999
  • 168$100,000 to $124,999
  • 49$125,000 to $149,999
  • 61$150,000 to $174,999
  • 62$175,000 to $199,999
  • 36$200,000 to $249,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Wellsburg, WV

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wellsburg, WV in 2022
  • 5$250 to $299
  • 13$300 to $349
  • 53$350 to $399
  • 109$400 to $449
  • 29$550 to $599
  • 8$700 to $749
  • 18No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.2%
Number of people working at home: 30 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 35
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 198
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 75
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 61
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 147
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 16
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 82
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 33
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 41
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 30
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 0
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wellsburg

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,658 (88.4%)
  • Carpooled: 115 (6.1%)
  • Taxi: 37 (2.0%)
  • Walked: 2 (0.1%)
  • Worked at home: 30 (1.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 14.4%Males
  • 7.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wellsburg, West Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wellsburg, West Virginia
  • 01995 to March 2000
  • 01990 to 1994
  • 01985 to 1989
  • 01980 to 1984
  • 01975 to 1979
  • 01970 to 1974
  • 01965 to 1969
  • 13Before 1965
Ancestries in Wellsburg, WV

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 348 (39.8%)
  • German: 183 (20.9%)
  • American: 132 (15.1%)
  • English: 75 (8.6%)
  • European: 22 (2.5%)
  • Greek: 22 (2.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 21 (2.4%)
  • Belgian: 18 (2.1%)
  • Slovene: 16 (1.8%)
  • Irish: 15 (1.7%)
  • Slovak: 7 (0.8%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Italy
Wellsburg:

100.0% (13)
West Virginia:

4.9% (956)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,579
  • Other state: 542
  • Northeast: 79
  • Midwest: 330
  • South: 105
  • West: 23

91.2% of Wellsburg residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36.0% lived in West Virginia.


Wellsburg:

91.2%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 12
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 18
  • 7th and 8th grade: 6
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 56
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 9
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 486
  • Less than 1 year of college: 84
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 104
  • Associate degree: 16
  • Bachelor's degree: 75
  • Master's degree: 95
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 6
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 17
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 9
  • 7th and 8th grade: 6
  • 9th grade: 24
  • 10th grade: 17
  • 11th grade: 10
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 405
  • Less than 1 year of college: 87
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 60
  • Associate degree: 82
  • Bachelor's degree: 122
  • Master's degree: 64
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Wellsburg marital status for males
Wellsburg marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 965
  • One, attached: 19
  • Two: 95
  • 3 or 4: 8
  • 5 to 9: 98
  • 20 to 49: 34
  • Mobile homes: 26
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Wellsburg
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wellsburg, WV
  • 87.6%Utility gas
  • 11.5%Electricity
  • 0.9%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wellsburg, WV
  • 55.7%Electricity
  • 44.3%Utility gas
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
West Virginia:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
West Virginia:

17.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability