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Wellsburg, NY map Population in July 2007: 604. Population change since 2000: -3.8%
 

Males: 317  (50.2%)
Females: 314  (49.8%)

Chemung County

Median resident age:  37.9 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 14894.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,100 (it was $34,135 in 2000)
Wellsburg  $35,100
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $66,300 (it was $56,700 in 2000)
Wellsburg  $66,300
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Wellsburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Wellsburg: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (19.8%), German (17.0%), English (16.5%), United States (7.6%), Dutch (5.1%), Welsh (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1872

Elevation: 824 feet

Land area: 0.57 square miles.

Population density: 1061 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Wellsburg

  • High school or higher: 76.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wellsburg village

  • Never married: 26.0%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

10 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.6%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Wellsburg:  2.7% ($1,514)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (49.0 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (100.3 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (176.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Ashland, NY (1.1 miles ), Southport, NY (6.5 miles ), Chemung, NY (7.1 miles ), Baldwin, NY (7.2 miles ), Elmira, NY (7.8 miles ), Southport, NY (8.3 miles ), Elmira, NY (9.2 miles ), West Elmira, NY (9.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $35,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $55,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $55,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $77,300
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.01 N, Longitude: 76.73 W


8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

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Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+2.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (40%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (3%)


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Wellsburg-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 53% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.5 miles away from the Wellsburg village center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 13.6 miles away from the village center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wellsburg:
  • ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; ELMIRA, NY)
  • ELMIRA PSYCH CENTER (about 8 miles; ELMIRA, NY)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ELMIRA, NY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wellsburg:
  • ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 15 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; ID: ELM)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 38 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 55 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wellsburg:
  • BLUE SWAN (about 13 miles; SAYRE, PA; ID: N32)
  • CORNING-PAINTED POST (about 28 miles; CORNING, NY; ID: 7N1)
  • BRADFORD COUNTY (about 28 miles; TOWANDA, PA; ID: N27)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wellsburg:
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CORNING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,797)
  • MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; FT enrollment: 2,831)
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 35 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 35 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
  • PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 54 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 59 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.6 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  67.9%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  8.6%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  13.7%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  4.1%
Whole state:  7.4%

Wellsburg compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Chemung County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 0$0 2$256
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$333
Financial Administration 0$0 2$508
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$467
Judicial and Legal 0$0 3$1,083
Totals for Government 0$0 12$2,647



Wellsburg government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $42,000
    Solid Waste Management: $33,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $17,000
    Fire Protection: $17,000
    General Public Buildings: $16,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $94,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $266,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $259,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $268,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $43,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000
    General Support: $4,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $54,000
    Public Utilities: $3,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $23,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000

4.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,045 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.34%
New York average:  5.41%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($194 average AGI)
Chemung County:  0.07%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Steuben County, NY  0.71% ($34,693 average AGI)
from Bradford County, PA  0.30% ($26,245)
from Schuyler County, NY  0.26% ($31,464)


5.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,600 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.01%
New York average:  6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($268 average AGI)
Chemung County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Steuben County, NY  0.60% ($35,168 average AGI)
to Tioga County, NY  0.29% ($26,806)
to Schuyler County, NY  0.27% ($31,562)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wellsburg:
  • WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
  • WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WEHH (1590 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA HTS/HORSEHEAD, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WENY (1230 AM; 1 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WEBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; OWEGO, NY; Owner: TIOGA MEDIA, INC.)
  • WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wellsburg:
  • WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W201CO (88.1 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WREQ (96.9 FM; RIDGEBURY, PA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • W205BR (88.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WCIH (90.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WHGL-FM (100.3 FM; CANTON, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAVR (102.3 FM; WAVERLY, NY; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCBA-FM (98.7 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGMM (97.7 FM; BIG FLATS, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNGZ (104.9 FM; MONTOUR FALLS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WNBQ (92.3 FM; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNKI (106.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPGI (100.9 FM; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WDKC (101.5 FM; COVINGTON, PA; Owner: MID-ATLANTIC BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Wellsburg:
  • W59DG (Channel 59; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W21BW (Channel 21; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK INC.)
  • W52CE (Channel 52; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • WYDC (Channel 48; CORNING, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
  • W26BF (Channel 26; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)

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