Oklahoma · Census place 79900
Wellston town, OK
Quick answer
Wellston town has 908 residents, ranking #253 of 846 places in Oklahoma. Median household income is $57,717, the median home is worth $103,800 and median gross rent runs $790 a month.
- Population
- 908Wellston town residents
- Median household income
- $57,717Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $103,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $790Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wellston town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wellston town median would spend about 16.4% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.7% of residents and 83.7% 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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