Overview
5,408
Total Population
37.5
Median age
55.21%
Female population %
81.1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
78.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
44
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Wellston's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Wellston is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Wellston's population under 18 was 28.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Wellston's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Wellston, 24.54% were under the age of 15, 19.75% aged 15 to 29, 36.37% aged 30 to 64, 16.42% aged 65 to 84, and 2.92% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 564 more females than males in Wellston:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.21% females and 44.79% males in Wellston, OH.
- The Wellston, OH gender ratio is 81.1:100 i.e. 81.1 men to 100 women (0.811).
- For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 337.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 297.
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Race / Ethnicity
Wellston's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Wellston population: 95.91% are White, 0.07% are Black or African American and 4.01% are multiracial.
- Wellston's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 44 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,364 (99.19% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Wellston is White with a population of 5,187 (95.91% of the total population).
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Year by year
Wellston's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 6,025 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Wellston's population decreased by 362 (6.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Wellston's population decreased by 244 (4.31%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wellston's population was lowest in year 2021 at 5,410.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)