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Population (year 2000): 716. Estimated
population in July 2005: 681 (-4.9% change)
Males: 324 (45.3%), Females: 392 (54.7%)
Grundy County
Zip code:
50680
Median resident age: 46.0 years
Median household income: $30,417 (year 2000)
Median house value: $37,600 (year 2000)
Races in Wellsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (64.2%), Irish (5.4%),
Norwegian (5.3%), United States (4.7%), Dutch (4.1%), English
(3.6%).
Elevation: 1098 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wellsburg
- High school or higher: 81.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 1.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wellsburg city
- Never married: 16.4%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 16.6%
- Divorced: 4.0%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+5.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wellsburg:
- GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
GRUNDY CENTER, IA)
- ELLSWORTH MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; IOWA
FALLS, IA)
- MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL & SURGICAL CENTER (about 27
miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wellsburg:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 38 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 57 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 80 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wellsburg:
- GRUNDY CENTER MUNI (about 9 miles; GRUNDY CENTER,
IA; ID: 6K7)
- ACKLEY MUNI (about 10 miles; ACKLEY, IA; ID: 4C7)
- ELDORA MUNI (about 15 miles; ELDORA, IA; ID: 6C0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wellsburg:
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 43 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
Public primary/middle schools in Wellsburg:
- AGWSR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 166; Location:
609 S MONROE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WELLSBURG-STEAMBOAT ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 98; Location: 609 S MONROE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Wellsburg:
- TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 59;
Location: 18000 AVE. D; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Wellsburg:
- WELLSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$44,230; Location: 515 N ADAMS; 8,503 books; 112 audio
materials; 660 video materials; 46 serial subscriptions)
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