What kinds of homes are in Wellsboro, PA?

Name: Types of homes in Wellsboro, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Wellsboro, PA has 1,691 (±120) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 345 homes per square mile of land.

69.5% are detached single-family houses.

17.8% are in buildings of two to four units.

5.0% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 1,691 (±120)
Detached houses: 69.5%
2–4 unit buildings: 17.8%
5+ unit buildings: 5.0%

Homes in Wellsboro by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Wellsboro	Tioga County	Pennsylvania	United States
Single-family, detached	69.5% (±6.0 points)	72.0%	56.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	5.6% (±3.2 points)	1.0%	18.8%	6.2%
2 units	14.3% (±4.6 points)	3.8%	4.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	3.5% (±3.0 points)	2.5%	4.0%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.0% (±2.9 points)	1.2%	3.1%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.9% (±1.0 points)	1.0%	2.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.1% (±1.6 points)	1.7%	7.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	1.1% (±1.5 points)	16.6%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.9% (±1.2 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%

In Wellsboro, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Tioga County (3.9%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (12.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Wellsboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wellsboro
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Wellsboro	—	5.0% (±3.5 points)	—
Delmar Township	3.1 mi	0.0% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Charleston Township	4.2 mi	4.7% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Duncan Township	7.0 mi	0.0% (±38.6 points)	Not measurably different
Shippen Township (Tioga County)	7.8 mi	0.0% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Middlebury Township	8.3 mi	0.0% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Morris Township (Tioga County)	9.9 mi	0.0% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bloss Township	9.9 mi	0.0% (±25.1 points)	Not measurably different
Chatham Township	10 mi	0.0% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Tioga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Mansfield	29.3% (±7.9 points)
2	Westfield	15.8% (±8.1 points)
3	Liberty (Tioga County)	10.6% (±27.1 points)
4	Blossburg	8.6% (±4.2 points)
5	Elkland	8.0% (±7.3 points)
6	Wellsboro	5.0% (±3.5 points)
7	Roseville	4.9% (±32.5 points)
8	Charleston Township	4.7% (±5.0 points)
9	Richmond Township (Tioga County)	4.6% (±4.8 points)
10 (tie)	Tioga	2.3% (±13.4 points)
10 (tie)	Covington Township (Tioga County)	2.3% (±6.9 points)
12	Rutland Township	1.9% (±12.3 points)

Showing 12 of 39 places in Tioga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Wellsboro

How many homes are in Wellsboro?

Wellsboro, PA has an estimated 1,691 (±120) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Wellsboro houses or apartments?

69.5% are detached houses and 5.6% attached houses, while 22.8% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Wellsboro?

17.8% of homes in Wellsboro are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wellsboro borough, Pennsylvania

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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