Wellsville is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 298 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wellsville is the 1056th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Wellsville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country. Wellsville real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Wellsville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Wellsville is a blue-collar town, with 38.71% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Wellsville is a borough of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wellsville who work in office and administrative support (16.13%), management occupations (7.74%), and business and financial occupations (7.10%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.68% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Overall, Wellsville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Being a small borough, Wellsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Wellsville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.15% of adults 25 and older in Wellsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Wellsville in 2022 was $42,700, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,800 for a family of four. The people who call Wellsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wellsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wellsville include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Wellsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
