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Wellston city, Jackson County, OH

5,452 Population
7 square miles 782.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±4.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Jackson County: 40 ±0.7
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 39.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,095 ±$6,379 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Jackson County: $30,379 † ±$3,229
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Ohio: $40,552 ±$167
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,193 ±$19,350 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Jackson County: $57,106 ±$5,476
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Ohio: $71,389 ±$321
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25% ±12.8% (1,290  ±661) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jackson County: 18.5% † 5,923 (±3.8% / ±1,211)
  • nearly double the rate in Ohio: 13.3% 1,529,692 (±0.2% / ±18,999)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

36 minutes ±9.3 (81,080  ±27,789) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Jackson County: 29.4 377,725 (±2.8 / ±43,347)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Ohio: 23.4 114,422,230 (±0.1 / ±513,925)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,030 ±215 Number of households
  • Jackson County: 12,933 ±355
  • Ohio: 4,863,191 ±8,557
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (5,347  ±15) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Jackson County: 2.5 32,322 (±0.1 / ±6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,519,651
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.9% ±5.3% (55  ±60) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Jackson County: 4.3% † 307 (±1.8% / ±130)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 5.4% 144,308 (±0.1% / ±3,283)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,325 ±218 Number of housing units
  • Jackson County: 14,548 ±30
  • Ohio: 5,292,391 ±464
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$124,000 ±$39,938 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jackson County: $150,700 ±$10,580
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Ohio: $214,800 ±$742
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.9% ±3.3% (320  ±181.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Jackson County: 6% † 1,938 (±1.6% / ±507.8)
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 12% 1,396,093 (±0.1% / ±15,825.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.1% ±11.1% (3,275  ±465.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jackson County: 86.5% 19,326 (±4.6% / ±1,028.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 91.8% 7,495,699 (±0.3% / ±21,141.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12% ±4.2% (457  ±163.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Jackson County: 15.9% † 3,553 (±2.2% / ±480.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 31.5% 2,570,052 (±0.2% / ±13,133.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

8.4% ±3.4% (354  ±145) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jackson County: 9.6% † 2,397 (±1.5% / ±379)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 6.6% 605,840 (±0.1% / ±5,765)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
354 Total veterans ±145 252 Male ±133 102 Female ±100

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