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Wellston city, Jackson County, OH

5,426 Population
7 square miles 778.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±4.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Jackson County: 40.2 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$28,438 ±$5,557 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Jackson County: $29,773 ±$2,677
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Ohio: $39,455 ±$153
$55,159 ±$11,338 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Jackson County: $58,409 ±$3,446
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Ohio: $69,680 ±$287

23.1% ±8.5% (1,201  ±442) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Jackson County: 17.7% † 5,659 (±3.1% / ±984)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Ohio: 13.2% 1,519,610 (±0.2% / ±19,289)

29.9 minutes ±6.5 (66,970  ±18,260) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Jackson County: 27.5 353,890 (±1.8 / ±30,207)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Ohio: 23.6 116,848,390 (±0.1 / ±534,046)

Families

2,185 ±192 Number of households
  • Jackson County: 12,672 ±423
  • Ohio: 4,829,571 ±8,204
2.4 ±0.2 (5,319  ±17) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Jackson County: 2.6 32,255 (±0.1 / ±6)
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,487,883

1% ±1.9% (11  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Jackson County: 2.9% † 208 (±1.4% / ±103)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Ohio: 5.5% 145,745 (±0.1% / ±3,112)

Housing

2,578 ±183 Number of housing units
  • Jackson County: 14,490 ±55
  • Ohio: 5,271,573 ±770

$107,900 ±$34,472 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Jackson County: $140,400 † ±$15,824
  • about half the amount in Ohio: $199,200 ±$485

7.2% ±3.5% (391  ±190) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jackson County: 6.3% † 2,057 (±1.8% / ±586.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 12.4% 1,448,007 (±0.2% / ±16,933.5)

Social

86.6% ±10.2% (3,289  ±430.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jackson County: 87.5% 19,602 (±4.4% / ±1,004.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 91.6% 7,442,790 (±0.3% / ±21,127)
10.7% ±4.2% (406  ±160.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jackson County: 16.6% † 3,724 (±2% / ±450.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in Ohio: 31% 2,514,129 (±0.2% / ±13,218.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

8.4% ±3.7% (353  ±156) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jackson County: 9.1% † 2,257 (±1.4% / ±341)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 6.8% 626,617 (±0.1% / ±5,437)
353 Total veterans ±156 227 Male ±131 126 Female ±112

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