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Wellston is a Census CDP of 353 people across 0.97 square miles of land, in Manistee County. Median household income is $53,333, 89.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wellston
What Wellston is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.97 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land362 plus or minus 169
- County holding the largest share of its areaManistee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellston
How many people live in Wellston
- Population353 plus or minus 165
- Median age34.6
- Population under 1858 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1816.4 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Population 65 and over42 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over11.9 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Households102 plus or minus 29
- Family households57 plus or minus 25
- Share of households that are families55.9 percent plus or minus 18.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellston
Income and work in Wellston
- Median household income$53,333 plus or minus $25,020
- Per capita income$18,592 plus or minus $5,086
- Civilian labor force104 plus or minus 49
- Employed82 plus or minus 36
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate21.2 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Adults 25 and over233 plus or minus 99
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher68.2 percent plus or minus 35.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellston
Housing in Wellston
- Housing units250 plus or minus 58
- Occupied units102 plus or minus 29
- Vacant units148 plus or minus 57
- Vacancy rate59.2 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Owner occupied91 plus or minus 27
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate89.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$108,200 plus or minus $31,970
- Median gross rent, monthly$769 plus or minus $177
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Single family units217 plus or minus 60
- Share single family86.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more1.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes30 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellston
How Wellston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute65 plus or minus 31
- Commuting under 15 minutes25 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.5 percent plus or minus 32.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.3 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Drove alone79.3 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home20.7 percent plus or minus 20.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manistee County, not Wellston
Manistee County context, not Wellston figures
- Establishments in Manistee County574
- Covered employment, Manistee County7,281
- Average annual pay, Manistee County$51,233
- Housing units permitted, Manistee County248
Every figure in this section is published for Manistee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wellston.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wellston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wellston, Michigan?
353, in 102 households. Wellston CDP covers 0.97 square miles of land, which is 362 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wellston in?
Manistee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wellston?
$53,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $108,200. Median gross rent is $769 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Wellston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Manistee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wellston.
Is zoning published for Wellston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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