About Wellsville

Wellsville is a very small town located in the state of Utah. With a population of 4,560 people and just one neighborhood, Wellsville is the 63rd largest community in Utah.

When you are in Wellsville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.2% of Wellsville's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Wellsville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Wellsville who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.98%), management occupations (7.01%), and teaching (6.00%).

Also of interest is that Wellsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.48% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Wellsville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Wellsville's overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Wellsville is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Wellsville isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.28% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Wellsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Wellsville Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Wellsville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.83% of adults in Wellsville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Wellsville in 2000 was $15,777, which is middle income relative to Utah, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,108 for a family of four.

The people who call Wellsville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wellsville is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Wellsville include English, Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, and Swiss.

The most common language spoken in Wellsville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.