Wellsburg, IA Population

Overview

755

Total Population

49.1

Median age

54.30%

Female population %

84.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

73.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wellsburg's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wellsburg is 49.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wellsburg's population under 18 was 18.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wellsburg's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wellsburg, 14.83% were under the age of 15, 16.82% aged 15 to 29, 40.93% aged 30 to 64, 22.25% aged 65 to 84, and 5.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 65 more females than males in Wellsburg:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.30% females and 45.70% males in Wellsburg, IA.
The Wellsburg, IA gender ratio is 84.1:100 i.e. 84.1 men to 100 women (0.841).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 39.

Wellsburg's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wellsburg population: 97.22% are White, 1.06% are Black or African American, 0.26% are Asian and 1.46% are multiracial.
Wellsburg's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 753 (99.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wellsburg is White with a population of 734 (97.22% of the total population).

Wellsburg's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 722 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Wellsburg's population decreased by 5 (0.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wellsburg's population increased by 14 (1.98%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wellsburg's population was lowest in year 2008 at 673.