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Wellsburg, NY Demographics

A map of Wellsburg's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
43388.4%
Multiracial
275.5%
Hispanic
204.1%
Black
51.0%
Asian
40.8%
Native American/Other
10.2%

Wellsburg, New York had a population of 490 in 2020. It was 88.4% White, 1.0% Black, 0.8% Asian, 4.1% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American/Other, and 5.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Wellsburg, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 1,293 places in New York, Wellsburg is the 1067th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Wellsburg's White Population

433 residents of Wellsburg identify as White, or 88.4%. This makes the White share of the population of Wellsburg considerably larger than the White share of the population of New York (52.5% White). Of the 1,293 places in New York, Wellsburg is ranked #530 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Wellsburg is more White than neighboring Southport (87.7% White), Elmira (70.4% White), West Elmira (88.1% White), Elmira Heights (86.7% White), and Breesport (87.8% White).

Wellsburg's Black Population

5 residents of Wellsburg identify as Black, or 1.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Wellsburg less than the Black share of the population of New York (13.7% Black). Of the 1,293 places in New York, Wellsburg is ranked #764 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Wellsburg is less Black than neighboring Southport (3.4% Black), Elmira (14.1% Black), West Elmira (2.9% Black), Elmira Heights (3.4% Black), and Breesport (1.1% Black).

Wellsburg's Asian Population

4 residents of Wellsburg identify as Asian, or 0.8%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Wellsburg slightly less than the Asian share of the population of New York (9.5% Asian). Of the 1,293 places in New York, Wellsburg is ranked #819 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Wellsburg is more Asian than neighboring Southport (0.6% Asian). Wellsburg is less Asian than neighboring West Elmira (1.3% Asian), Elmira Heights (1% Asian), and Breesport (1.1% Asian).

Wellsburg's Hispanic Population

20 residents of Wellsburg identify as Hispanic, or 4.1%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Wellsburg less than the Hispanic share of the population of New York (19.5% Hispanic). Of the 1,293 places in New York, Wellsburg is ranked #723 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Wellsburg is more Hispanic than neighboring Southport (2.3% Hispanic), West Elmira (2.2% Hispanic), Elmira Heights (2.9% Hispanic), and Breesport (3.2% Hispanic). Wellsburg is less Hispanic than neighboring Elmira (6% Hispanic).

Wellsburg's Native American/Other Population

1 residents of Wellsburg identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.2%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Wellsburg roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of New York (1.3% Native American/Other). Of the 1,293 places in New York, Wellsburg is ranked #1062 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Wellsburg is less Native American/Other than neighboring Southport (0.5% Native American/Other), Elmira (0.7% Native American/Other), West Elmira (0.5% Native American/Other), Elmira Heights (0.3% Native American/Other), and Breesport (0.5% Native American/Other).

Wellsburg's Multiracial Population

27 residents of Wellsburg identify as Multiracial, or 5.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Wellsburg roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of New York (3.6% Multiracial). Of the 1,293 places in New York, Wellsburg is ranked #146 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Wellsburg is more Multiracial than neighboring West Elmira (5% Multiracial). Wellsburg is less Multiracial than neighboring Southport (5.6% Multiracial), Elmira (8% Multiracial), Elmira Heights (5.6% Multiracial), and Breesport (6.4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.