Wellsville town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,045 ( 352 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.6 square miles
Population density: 192.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,662	94.56%	6.8%
Black:	53	0.75%	55.9%
Indian:	11	0.16%	26.7%
Asian:	37	0.53%	33.9%
2+ races:	270	3.83%	264.9%
Hispanic:	12	0.17%	81.8%

Total non-White:	383	5.44%	52.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-484	-7.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	132	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,397
7,146	96.61%
34	0.46%
15	0.20%
56	0.76%
74	1.00%
66	0.89%
251	3.39%

2000
7,677
7,374	96.05%
36	0.47%
24	0.31%
111	1.45%
70	0.91%
62	0.81%
303	3.95%

1990
8,117
8,003	98.60%
6	0.07%
0	0.00%
41	0.51%
n/a
67	0.83%
114	1.40%

1980
8,537
8,433	98.78%
3	0.04%
18	0.21%
55	0.64%
n/a
28	0.33%
104	1.22%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-228	-3.0
-52	-0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-629	-7.7
189	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-430	-5.0
10	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Wellsville town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
49.4
1,147	16.3%
5,898	83.7%
1,833	26.0%

3,061
2.19

1,642	53.6%
1,295	78.9%
164	10.0%
1,419	46.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
1,631	22.0%
5,766	78.0%
1,533	20.7%

3,239
2.21

1,823	56.3%
1,309	71.8%
227	12.5%
1,416	43.7%

2000
Number	Percent
41.3
1,747	22.8%
5,930	77.2%
1,626	21.2%

3,182
2.29

1,927	60.6%
1,545	80.2%
198	10.3%
1,255	39.4%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
2,092	25.8%
6,025	74.2%
1,604	19.8%

3,271
2.40

2,154	65.9%
1,767	82.0%
156	7.2%
1,117	34.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.5
2,176	25.5%
6,361	74.5%
1,468	17.2%

3,302
2.53

2,273	68.8%
1,970	86.7%
148	6.5%
1,029	31.2%

2022 Housing Data for Wellsville town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	287	9.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	181	5.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	196	6.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	115	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	136	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	136	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	161	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	116	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	100	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	230	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	292	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	440	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	203	6.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	210	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	140	4.6%
$200,000 or more	118	3.9%

Median Household Income	54,089
Per Capita Income	37,920

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	359	11.7%
Public Assistance	271	8.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	651	21.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,738	64.9%
Unemployed	134	3.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,872	68.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,345	31.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	961	539	64.1%
Non-Profit	127	260	32.8%
Self-Employed	99	274	26.5%

Local Government	182	256	41.6%
State Government	90	67	57.3%
Federal Government	22	15	59.5%

Total Private + Self	1,060	813	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	421	598	41.3%
Total	1,481	1,411	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	21.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	470	16.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	551	19.0%
Professional, Technical	694	23.9%
Service Occupations	514	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	25	0.9%
All others	676	23.3%

White Collar		59.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	452	15.6%
Health care and social assistance	399	13.7%
Educational services	380	13.1%
Retail trade	316	10.9%
Manufacturing	268	9.2%
Other services	255	8.8%
Construction	239	8.2%
Public administration	150	5.2%
Finance and insurance	87	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	79	2.7%
Information	76	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	63	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	60	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	31	1.1%
Utilities	25	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	25	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.09%
Puerto Rican	6	0.09%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	30	0.43%
Laotian	7	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,560	98.5%
Spanish	36	0.5%
German, other Germanic	17	0.3%
Other Asian	15	0.2%
Tagalog	15	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.2%
Arabic	3	0.0%
Other Indo-European	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,713	24.3%
Irish	1,604	22.8%
English	1,388	19.7%
Italian	393	5.6%
American	281	4.0%
European	273	3.9%
Polish	192	2.7%
Russian	181	2.6%
Scottish	143	2.0%
Dutch	107	1.5%
French	84	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	66	0.9%
French Canadian	65	0.9%
Swedish	63	0.9%
Hungarian	49	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,010	99.5%
Not a citizen	35	0.5%

Native	6,953	98.7%
Foreign-born	92	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
57	1.1%	202	3.9%	1,540	29.7%	1,847	35.7%	907	17.5%	625	12.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	57	1.1%
9-12 Years	202	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,540	29.7%
Some College	1,847	35.7%
Bach. Degree	907	17.5%
Grad Degree	625	12.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +235	R +101	D + 0.4%
D +134
2020 vs. 2012	R +646	R +651	R + 18.1%
D -5
2020 vs. 2008	R +449	R +699	R + 21.6%
D -250

2016 vs. 2008	R +214	R +598	R + 22.0%
D -384
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,062	63.2%	Joe Biden (D)	1,099	33.7%	102	3.1%	3,263	26	16	0.04%
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	1,827	61.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	965	32.5%	179	6.0%	2,971	25	16	0.04%
2012	45%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,416	55.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,104	43.0%	49	1.9%	2,569	20	8	0.04%
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	1,613	53.5%	Barack Obama (D)	1,349	44.7%	54	1.8%	3,016	17	8	0.04%
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,768	56.7%	John Kerry (D)	1,288	41.3%	60	1.9%	3,116	17	6	0.04%
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	1,666	53.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,306	41.8%	149	4.8%	3,121	18	5	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wellsville village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,099

33.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,062

63.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,263

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Wellsville village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

965

32.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,827

61.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

124

4.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,971

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Wellsville town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,104

43.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,416

55.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,569

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Wellsville town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,349

44.7%

John McCain (R)

1,613

53.5%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

3,016

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Wellsville town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,768

56.7%

John Kerry (D)

1,288

41.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,116

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Wellsville town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,666

53.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,306

41.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.0%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,121

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wellsville town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	42%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,284	55.3%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	1,037	44.7%	0	0.0%	2,321	22	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	42%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,504	64.3%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	694	29.7%	142 [+]	6.1%	2,340	28	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 110 (4.7%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 16 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 16 (0.7%);
2016	S3	51%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,508	52.9%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,293	45.4%	49 [+]	1.7%	2,850	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 35 (1.2%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 13 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	30%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,093	63.5%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	585	34.0%	44 [+]	2.6%	1,722	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 35 (2.0%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 7 (0.4%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,524
Median Value	$85,200

Occupied	3,061	86.9%
Vacant	463	13.1%

Owned	2,170	70.9%
Rented	891	29.1%
Median Rent	$621

Single-Family Units	2,430	69.0%
Detached	2,403	68.2%
Attached	27	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	463	13.1%
Mobile Homes	175	5.0%

Wellsville town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wellsville town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Wellsville town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wellsville town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wellsville town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wellsville town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wellsville town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wellsville town, NY