Wellsville, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

4,157

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.1

8.52% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.06%

50.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$104,351

5.6% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$455,500

Population & Diversity

Wellsville, UT is home to a population of 4.16k people, from which 99% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.47% of Wellsville, UT residents were born outside of the country (61 people).

In 2024, there were 20.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.81k people) in Wellsville, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 189 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 81 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Wellsville, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wellsville, UT was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wellsville, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wellsville, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.81k ± 175
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
189 ± 128
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
81 ± 88

1.37%

Hispanic Population

57 people

1.37% of the people in Wellsville, UT are hispanic (57 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wellsville, UT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

1.47%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

61 people

3.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

132 people

As of 2024, 1.47% of Wellsville, UT residents (61 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wellsville, UT was 3.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wellsville, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
59 ± 51
Gulf War (2001-)
14 ± 19
Korea
6 ± 16

Wellsville, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.21 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wellsville, UT.

Economy

The economy of Wellsville, UT employs 2.01k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wellsville, UT were Manufacturing (465 people), Educational Services (449 people), and Retail Trade (203 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($166,005), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,074), and Manufacturing ($72,524).

Employment

Occupations

2.01k

2024 Value

± 314

−2.48%

1 Year decline

± 20.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wellsville, UT declined at a rate of −2.48%, from 2.06k employees to 2.01k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wellsville, UT, are Management Occupations (329 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (177 people), and Production Occupations (161 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wellsville, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.01k

2024 Value

± 314

−2.48%

1 Year decline

± 20.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wellsville, UT declined at a rate of −2.48%, from 2.06k employees to 2.01k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wellsville, UT, are Manufacturing (465 people), Educational Services (449 people), and Retail Trade (203 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wellsville, UT, though some of these residents may live in Wellsville, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,135

Median earning men ± $9,343

$33,750

Median earning women ± $12,315

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($166,005), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,056), and Manufacturing ($73,568).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($65,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,095), and Retail Trade ($42,813).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wellsville, UT was $455,500 in 2024, which is 1.37 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $403,500 to $455,500, a 12.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Wellsville, UT is 90.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wellsville, UT have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wellsville, UT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$455,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$53,230

$1,119

Median Property Taxes

±$235

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wellsville, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wellsville, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

90.9%

Homeownership

2024

71.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.9% of the housing units in Wellsville, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 89.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wellsville, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$104,351

Median Household Income

± $19,340

1.23k

Number of Households

± 254

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.23k households in Wellsville, UT declined from $104,351 from the previous year's value of $110,543.

The following chart displays the households in Wellsville, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wellsville, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70%)
Worked At Home (15%)
Carpooled (12.4%)

In 2024, 70% of workers in Wellsville, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15%) and those who carpooled to work (12.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wellsville, UT have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.421% of the workforce in Wellsville, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wellsville, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wellsville, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wellsville, UT have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wellsville, UT (127 out of 4.16k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wellsville, UT is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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