2020 census As of the
2020 census, Wellsville had a population of 1,953. The median age was 36.5 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.6 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 760 households in Wellsville, of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.0% were married-couple households, 19.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,857 people, 722 households, and 500 families living in the city. The
population density was . There were 780 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.6%
white, 0.7%
African American, 0.6%
Native American, 0.2%
Asian, 0.6% from
other races, and 2.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population. There were 722 households, of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were
married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age in the city was 35.4 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.3% were from 25 to 44; 22.6% were from 45 to 64; and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,606 people, 636 households, and 435 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 666 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.13%
white, 0.19%
African American, 0.50%
Native American, 0.06%
Asian, 0.06% from
other races, and 1.06% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population. There were 636 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were
married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $38,456, and the median income for a family was $47,102. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $25,250 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $18,215. About 7.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==