Wellsburg, West Virginia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,624
Male Share of the Population	47.7%
Female Share of the Population	52.3%
Senior Citizens	26.2%
Employed Population 16+	1,193
Age of the Population	43

Families

% of people married	41.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10.7%
Median Earnings25+	$31,520
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$30,069
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$19,125

Wealth

Median Family Income	$56,875
% Above Poverty Level	79.2%
% Below Poverty Level	20.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	25 minutes
% Working from Home	3.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	6.6%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	45.8%
Median Gross Rent	$578
Median House Value	$85,900

Ancestry

Italian	16.7%
Irish	12.4%
English	9.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	7%
Belgian	3%
Scottish	2.5%
Welsh	1.9%
French Except Basque	1.6%
Czech	1.6%
Dutch	1.4%
Slovak	1.2%
Swiss	0.8%
Serbian	0.6%
German	0.6%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Greek	0.5%
Polish	0.5%
Norwegian	0.4%
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Wellsburg Almanac

Category	Value
County	Brooke County
Standard Zip Codes	26070
Phone Area Codes	304
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	40.28
Approximate Longitude	-80.6

Wellsburg Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WELLSBURG WTR TRMT PL
Distance	0.9 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 37 F
Apr Temp	38 to 63 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	39.4 inches

Station	STEUBENVILLE
Distance	7.8 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 36 F
Apr Temp	39 to 62 F
Jul Temp	63 to 83 F
Oct Temp	43 to 64 F
Annual Precip	40.5 inches

Station	PIKE ISLAND LOCK AND DAM
Distance	9.7 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 37 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 83 F
Oct Temp	44 to 65 F
Annual Precip	38 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Beech Bottom	645	$42,250
Bethany	1,039	$82,250
Follansbee	2,806	$61,000
Valley Grove	383	$45,000
West Liberty	1,728	$64,000
Windsor Heights	331	$52,891

Wellsburg Public Libraries

Brooke County Public Library
945 MAIN STREET
Wellsburg, West Virginia
(304) 737-1551

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Wellsburg Public Schools

Brooke High School
29 Bruin Drive
ZIP: 26070
(304) 527-1410
Other
Total Enrollment 1038

Franklin Primary School
1305 Washington Pike
ZIP: 26070
(304) 737-1760
Primary
Total Enrollment 176

Wellsburg Middle School
1447 Main Street
ZIP: 26070
(304) 737-2922
Middle
Total Enrollment 396

Wellsburg Primary School
15th & Charles Street
ZIP: 26070
(304) 737-0133
Primary
Total Enrollment 235

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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