Nelsonville city, OH

Athens County, OH

2022 population: 4,269 ( 1,123 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.7 square miles
Population density: 912.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,756	87.98%	25.3%
Black:	187	4.38%	25.5%
Indian:	3	0.07%	88.0%
Asian:	2	0.05%	90.0%
2+ races:	173	4.05%	98.9%
Hispanic:	148	3.47%	100.0%

Total non-White:	513	12.02%	41.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,274	-28.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	151	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,392
5,030	93.29%
149	2.76%
25	0.46%
20	0.37%
87	1.61%
74	1.37%
362	6.71%

2000
5,096
4,764	93.49%
79	1.55%
89	1.75%
23	0.45%
47	0.92%
94	1.84%
332	6.51%

1990
4,566
4,390	96.15%
130	2.85%
11	0.24%
5	0.11%
n/a
30	0.66%
176	3.85%

1980
4,564
4,433	97.13%
29	0.64%
13	0.28%
56	1.23%
n/a
33	0.72%
131	2.87%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

266	5.2
30	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

374	8.2
156	3.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-43	-0.9
45	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Nelsonville city, OH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
31.6
821	19.2%
3,448	80.8%
514	12.0%

1,497
2.34

764	51.0%
540	70.7%
107	14.0%
733	49.0%

2010
Number	Percent
25.1
940	17.4%
4,452	82.6%
484	9.0%

1,969
2.24

920	46.7%
519	56.4%
172	18.7%
1,049	53.3%

2000
Number	Percent
27.0
898	17.6%
4,198	82.4%
614	12.0%

2,058
2.25

1,087	52.8%
724	66.6%
171	15.7%
971	47.2%

1990
Number	Percent
29.9
1,058	23.2%
3,508	76.8%
705	15.4%

1,867
2.43

1,116	59.8%
737	66.0%
206	18.5%
751	40.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
1,221	26.8%
3,343	73.2%
659	14.4%

1,731
2.63

1,140	65.9%
930	81.6%
88	7.7%
591	34.1%

2022 Housing Data for Nelsonville city, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	154	10.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	224	15.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	101	6.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	75	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	113	7.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	109	7.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	51	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	40	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	111	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	163	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	112	7.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	165	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	37	2.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	27	1.8%

Median Household Income	37,639
Per Capita Income	19,270

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	304	20.3%
Public Assistance	80	5.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	520	34.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,295	44.5%
Unemployed	198	6.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,493	51.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,419	48.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		55.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	550	378	59.3%
Non-Profit	74	121	37.9%
Self-Employed	55	5	91.7%

Local Government	52	55	48.6%
State Government	39	38	50.6%
Federal Government	16	23	41.0%

Total Private + Self	605	383	61.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	181	237	43.3%
Total	786	620	55.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	56	4.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	313	22.3%
Professional, Technical	205	14.6%
Service Occupations	360	25.6%
All others	472	33.6%

White Collar		40.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	260	18.5%
Retail trade	195	13.9%
Transportation and warehousing	155	11.0%
Manufacturing	153	10.9%
Accommodation and food services	130	9.2%
Educational services	115	8.2%
Construction	92	6.5%
Other services	83	5.9%
Public administration	66	4.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	45	3.2%
Wholesale trade	34	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	34	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	15	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	64	1.50%
Puerto Rican	77	1.80%
Cuban	7	0.16%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,922	97.8%
German, other Germanic	25	0.6%
Spanish	20	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	0.4%
Other Indo-European	11	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	9	0.2%
Arabic	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	708	16.6%
English	620	14.5%
American	403	9.4%
Irish	312	7.3%
Polish	108	2.5%
Italian	89	2.1%
European	79	1.9%
Dutch	69	1.6%
French Canadian	64	1.5%
Scottish	51	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	34	0.8%
Slovak	27	0.6%
Hungarian	26	0.6%
Welsh	25	0.6%
British	24	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,269	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	4,267	100.0%
Foreign-born	2	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
199	7.9%	296	11.7%	800	31.6%	901	35.6%	167	6.6%	165	6.5%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	199	7.9%
9-12 Years	296	11.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	800	31.6%
Some College	901	35.6%
Bach. Degree	167	6.6%
Grad Degree	165	6.5%
Average years of education: 12.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +35	D +6	D + 0.5%
D +41
2020 vs. 2012	R +318	R +582	R + 43.7%
D -264
2020 vs. 2008	R +242	R +656	R + 42.3%
D -414

2016 vs. 2008	R +207	R +662	R + 42.8%
D -455
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	38%	Donald Trump* (R)	701	49.0%	Joe Biden (D)	684	47.8%	46	3.2%	1,431	-4	2	0.02%
2016	35%	Donald Trump (R)	666	46.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	643	45.3%	110	7.8%	1,419	-4	1	0.03%
2012	32%	Barack Obama* (D)	948	68.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	383	27.5%	61	4.4%	1,392	-20	-20	0.02%
2008	37%	Barack Obama (D)	1,098	68.0%	John McCain (R)	459	28.4%	58	3.6%	1,615	-18	-17	0.03%
2004	37%	John Kerry (D)	996	63.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	558	35.4%	24	1.5%	1,578	-15	-15	0.03%
2000	33%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	721	51.4%	George W. Bush (R)	494	35.2%	189	13.5%	1,404	-15	-13	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nelsonville city, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	24%	Tim Ryan (D)	480	52.9%	J.D. Vance (R)	428	47.1%	0	0.0%	908	-6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	24%	Mike DeWine* (R)	504	55.6%	Nan Whaley (D)	402	44.4%	0	0.0%	906	-7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	28%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	735	66.0%	Jim Renacci (R)	379	34.0%	0	0.0%	1,114	-13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	28%	Richard Cordray (D)	650	58.7%	Mike DeWine (R)	402	36.3%	56 [+]	5.1%	1,108	-14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 32 (2.9%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 24 (2.2%);
2016	S3	34%	Ted Strickland (D)	682	49.7%	Rob Portman* (R)	585	42.6%	106 [+]	7.7%	1,373	-15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Joseph DeMare (Green) 53 (3.9%); Tom Connors (I) 30 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 23 (1.7%);
2014	G	19%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	454	56.9%	John Kasich* (R)	299	37.5%	45 [+]	5.6%	798	-26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 45 (5.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,913
Median Value	$91,000

Occupied	1,497	78.3%
Vacant	416	21.7%

Owned	641	42.8%
Rented	856	57.2%
Median Rent	$713

Single-Family Units	1,128	59.0%
Detached	1,060	55.4%
Attached	68	3.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	225	11.8%
Mobile Homes	103	5.4%

Nelsonville city, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Nelsonville city, OH

2022 Housing Data for Nelsonville city, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nelsonville city, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Nelsonville city, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nelsonville city, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Nelsonville city, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nelsonville city, OH