Wellston city, OH

Jackson County, OH

2022 population: 5,420 ( 243 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.0 square miles
Population density: 777.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,290	97.60%	4.0%
Black:	2	0.04%	81.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	93	1.72%	45.3%
Hispanic:	35	0.65%	12.5%

Total non-White:	130	2.40%	13.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-222	-4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-21	-0.4

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
5,663
5,512	97.33%
11	0.19%
21	0.37%
14	0.25%
64	1.13%
40	0.71%
151	2.67%

2000
6,115
5,982	97.83%
23	0.38%
0	0.00%
19	0.31%
45	0.74%
46	0.75%
133	2.17%

1990
6,049
5,959	98.51%
41	0.68%
35	0.58%
14	0.23%
n/a
0	0.00%
90	1.49%

1980
6,016
5,908	98.20%
5	0.08%
4	0.07%
0	0.00%
n/a
99	1.65%
108	1.80%

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

-470	-7.7
18	0.3

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

23	0.4
43	0.7

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

51	0.8
-18	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Wellston 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
38.8
1,395	25.7%
4,025	74.3%
1,045	19.3%

2,211
2.40

1,464	66.2%
789	53.9%
290	19.8%
747	33.8%

2010
Number	Percent
36.5
1,450	25.6%
4,213	74.4%
840	14.8%

2,250
2.47

1,459	64.8%
943	64.6%
222	15.2%
791	35.2%

2000
Number	Percent
34.9
1,640	26.8%
4,475	73.2%
874	14.3%

2,402
2.50

1,664	69.3%
1,112	66.8%
220	13.2%
738	30.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
1,698	28.1%
4,351	71.9%
923	15.3%

2,271
2.62

1,638	72.1%
1,212	74.0%
210	12.8%
633	27.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
1,684	28.0%
4,332	72.0%
890	14.8%

2,259
2.64

1,701	75.3%
1,381	81.2%
148	8.7%
558	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Wellston city, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	151	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	112	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	335	15.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	102	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	156	7.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	35	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	28	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	92	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	83	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	181	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	326	14.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	314	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	64	2.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	122	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	19	0.9%
$200,000 or more	91	4.1%

Median Household Income	51,597
Per Capita Income	25,489

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	243	11.0%
Public Assistance	94	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	581	26.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,016	62.5%
Unemployed	122	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,138	66.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,087	33.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	853	666	56.2%
Non-Profit	41	142	22.4%
Self-Employed	56	24	70.0%

Local Government	21	51	29.2%
State Government	23	25	47.9%
Federal Government	38	135	22.0%

Total Private + Self	909	690	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	123	353	25.8%
Total	1,032	1,043	49.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	451	21.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	296	14.3%
Professional, Technical	275	13.3%
Service Occupations	427	20.6%
All others	626	30.2%

White Collar		49.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	439	21.2%
Health care and social assistance	397	19.1%
Accommodation and food services	274	13.2%
Retail trade	265	12.8%
Finance and insurance	187	9.0%
Construction	116	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	101	4.9%
Educational services	83	4.0%
Utilities	61	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	42	2.0%
Other services	40	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	0.9%
Information	14	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	0.7%
Wholesale trade	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
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	35	0.65%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,145	99.2%
Spanish	39	0.8%
German, other Germanic	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	689	12.7%
English	467	8.6%
Irish	405	7.5%
American	372	6.9%
European	142	2.6%
Italian	122	2.3%
Polish	118	2.2%
Welsh	110	2.0%
Swedish	68	1.3%
Dutch	64	1.2%
Scottish	57	1.1%
Norwegian	21	0.4%
French	15	0.3%
Finnish	10	0.2%
Northern European	6	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,385	99.4%
Not a citizen	35	0.6%

Native	5,385	99.4%
Foreign-born	35	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
153	4.2%	398	10.8%	2,093	57.0%	771	21.0%	156	4.2%	102	2.8%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	153	4.2%
9-12 Years	398	10.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,093	57.0%
Some College	771	21.0%
Bach. Degree	156	4.2%
Grad Degree	102	2.8%
Average years of education: 12.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +215	R +216	R + 5.9%
D -1
2020 vs. 2012	R +470	R +761	R + 33.9%
D -291
2020 vs. 2008	R +401	R +769	R + 35.2%
D -368

2016 vs. 2008	R +186	R +553	R + 29.3%
D -367
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,601	72.7%	Joe Biden (D)	573	26.0%	29	1.3%	2,203	19	26	0.04%
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	1,386	68.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	574	28.2%	77	3.8%	2,037	17	22	0.04%
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,131	54.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	864	41.7%	75	3.6%	2,070	7	7	0.04%
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	1,200	54.1%	Barack Obama (D)	941	42.4%	78	3.5%	2,219	7	8	0.04%
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,299	56.3%	John Kerry (D)	999	43.3%	10	0.4%	2,308	5	6	0.04%
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	1,021	49.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	975	47.3%	64	3.1%	2,060	0	2	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wellston city, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	31%	J.D. Vance (R)	882	68.8%	Tim Ryan (D)	400	31.2%	0	0.0%	1,282	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	31%	Mike DeWine* (R)	958	75.8%	Nan Whaley (D)	306	24.2%	0	0.0%	1,264	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	35%	Jim Renacci (R)	882	60.9%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	567	39.1%	0	0.0%	1,449	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	36%	Mike DeWine (R)	948	64.5%	Richard Cordray (D)	487	33.1%	35 [+]	2.4%	1,470	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 20 (1.4%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 15 (1.0%);
2016	S3	49%	Rob Portman* (R)	1,314	65.0%	Ted Strickland (D)	601	29.8%	105 [+]	5.2%	2,020	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 58 (2.9%); Tom Connors (I) 24 (1.2%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 23 (1.1%);
2014	G	26%	John Kasich* (R)	666	62.1%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	364	34.0%	42 [+]	3.9%	1,072	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 42 (3.9%);

*: 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	2,518
Median Value	$111,000

Occupied	2,211	87.8%
Vacant	307	12.2%

Owned	1,526	69.0%
Rented	685	31.0%
Median Rent	$708

Single-Family Units	1,843	73.2%
Detached	1,760	69.9%
Attached	83	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	244	9.7%
Mobile Homes	319	12.7%

Wellston city, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wellston city, OH

2022 Housing Data for Wellston city, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wellston city, OH

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wellston city, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wellston city, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wellston city, OH