11.7% of Wellsburg, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 54.0% less than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 12.1% of high school graduates and 23.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 43.0% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Wellsburg, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wellsburg:
11.7%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wellsburg:
5.7%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wellsburg:
43.0%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wellsburg:
77.2%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Poverty by age in Wellsburg, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wellsburg,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%5 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
24.0%45 to 54 years
4.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
7.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wellsburg,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
46.7%45 to 54 years
15.7%55 to 64 years
2.7%65 to 74 years
43.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wellsburg,WV (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
25.2%45 to 54 years
8.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
4.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wellsburg, WV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wellsburg, WV (%)
12.9%White
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wellsburg, WV (absolute numbers)
266White
12.5%Below poverty level
87.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wellsburg, WV
Children below poverty level:
Wellsburg, West Virginia:
0.0%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wellsburg:
12.1%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wellsburg:
23.7%
West Virginia:
33.6%
61.4%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
38.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
5.4%Worked part-time
94.6%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
8.6%1960 to 1969
8.6%1950 to 1959
8.6%1940 to 1949
74.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.6%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
2.2%1980 to 1989
3.8%1970 to 1979
6.1%1960 to 1969
10.1%1950 to 1959
11.0%1940 to 1949
65.2%1939 or earlier
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