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Wellston, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Wellston is a Census city of 5,452 people across 6.97 square miles of land, in Jackson County. Median household income is $56,193, 70.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wellston
What Wellston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.97 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land783
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson 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
- Population5,452
- Median age40.1
- Population under 181,239 plus or minus 301
- Share under 1822.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over974 plus or minus 229
- Share 65 and over17.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households2,030
- Family households1,457
- Share of households that are families71.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellston
Income and work in Wellston
- Median household income$56,193 plus or minus $19,350
- Per capita income$29,095 plus or minus $6,379
- Civilian labor force2,374 plus or minus 501
- Employed2,292 plus or minus 507
- Unemployed82 plus or minus 78
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over3,804
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellston
Housing in Wellston
- Housing units2,325
- Occupied units2,030
- Vacant units295 plus or minus 129
- Vacancy rate12.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied1,436
- Renter occupied594 plus or minus 259
- Ownership rate70.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$124,000 plus or minus $39,938
- Median gross rent, monthly$534 plus or minus $330
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Single family units1,713
- Share single family73.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more329 plus or minus 187
- Share in buildings of two or more14.2 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes283 plus or minus 167
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wellston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,250 plus or minus 491
- Commuting under 15 minutes398 plus or minus 151
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more963 plus or minus 348
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.8 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Drove alone79.8 percent
- Carpooled13.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home1.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellston
SBA loans in Wellston (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$5,000,000
- Average approval$5,000,000
- Median approval$5,000,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported21
- Jobs per approval21.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wellston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wellston
Flood risk in Wellston
- NFIP communityCity of Wellston
- NFIP community number390293
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/18/09(M)
The City of Wellston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390293 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jackson County, not Wellston
Jackson County context, not Wellston figures
- Establishments in Jackson County596
- Covered employment, Jackson County10,126
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$45,877
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County33
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson 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.
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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, Ohio?
5,452, in 2,030 households. Wellston city covers 6.97 square miles of land, which is 783 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?
Jackson 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?
$56,193. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $124,000. Median gross rent is $534 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wellston businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $5.0 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $5,000,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wellston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wellston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wellston. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wellston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wellston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wellston, city of, community 390293, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Jackson 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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