Demographics of Wellston city, Ohio

Wellston city, Ohio had 5,488 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +70 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wellston city, in four figures

5,488
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,452 ±15.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +70 people.; 40.1 ±4.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,193 ±$19,350
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Wellston city, Ohio's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wellston city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Wellston city, Ohio's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wellston city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,418	100.0	100.0
2021	5,406	99.8	100.2
2022	5,432	100.3	100.7
2023	5,454	100.7	101.6
2024	5,476	101.1	102.5
2025	5,488	101.3	103.1

Population of Wellston city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,418	—
2021	5,406	−12
2022	5,432	+26
2023	5,454	+22
2024	5,476	+22
2025	5,488	+12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±4.9: for men 37.5 ±4.8 and for women 42.8 ±4.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wellston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	340 ±149	6.2% ±2.7	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	899 ±262	16.5% ±4.8	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	409 ±158	7.5% ±2.9	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,456 ±358	26.7% ±6.6	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,374 ±340	25.2% ±6.2	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	974 ±229	17.9% ±4.2	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,193 ±$19,350, and income per person $29,095 ±$6,379, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wellston city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	506 ±205	24.9% ±9.7	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	426 ±209	21.0% ±10.1	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	260 ±111	12.8% ±5.3	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	165 to 607	8.3% to 29.7%	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	66 to 312	3.4% to 15.3%	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	11 to 185	0.6% to 9.1%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	35 to 295	1.8% to 14.5%	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wellston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	629 to 1,951	12.2% to 37.8%	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	69 to 387	7.9% to 35.3%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	193 to 1,355	8.7% to 48.3%	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	131 to 445	20.7% ±10.1	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wellston city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wellston city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	2,325 ±218	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.3% ±4.3	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.7% ±5.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.7% ±8.8	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.3% ±12.4	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$124,000 ±$39,938	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$204 to $864	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±5	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wellston city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,328 ±95	97.7% ±1.7	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.6%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	20 to 208	0.4% to 3.8%	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wellston city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	4,843 ±261	88.8% ±4.8	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	609 ±260	11.2% ±4.8	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Wellston city among the places of Ohio

279th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Wellston city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Grafton village	5,657 ±21
Pleasant Run CDP	5,629 ±1,191
Apple Valley CDP	5,548 ±339
New Carlisle city	5,544 ±45
Carlisle city	5,543 ±78
Wellston city	5,452 ±15
New Burlington CDP	5,426 ±1,341
Reminderville city	5,387 ±18
Deer Park city	5,384 ±19
Canal Fulton city	5,337 ±18
Toronto city	5,293 ±218

Rankings this appears in

No. 17 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 46 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 103 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 145 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 175 Places in Ohio by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026