Ohio · Census place 82712
Wellston city, OH
Quick answer
Wellston city has 5,426 residents, ranking #279 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $55,159, the median home is worth $107,900 and median gross rent runs $749 a month.
- Population
- 5,426Wellston city residents
- Median household income
- $55,159Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $107,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $749Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wellston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wellston city median would spend about 16.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.1% of residents and 68.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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