Wellsburg is a very small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,302 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wellsburg is the 90th largest community in West Virginia. Wellsburg has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.When you are in Wellsburg, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.32% of Wellsburg’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Wellsburg is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wellsburg who work in maintenance occupations (14.98%), management occupations (11.56%), and teaching (8.73%). Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Wellsburg is worth considering. Wellsburg is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Wellsburg who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.09% of the adults in Wellsburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Wellsburg in 2022 was $27,721, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,884 for a family of four. However, Wellsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Wellsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wellsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wellsburg include Italian, German, English, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Wellsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
