Nelsonville, OH Demographic Data
Nelsonville, OH Summary
Nelsonville is located in Athens County in Ohio
- Population: 5,372
- Area: 5.00 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.89 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.11 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,073.75 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 846.13 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Nelsonville, OH Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,562
49%
50.8
Male
2,687
51%
49.2
Total Population
5,249
323,128,000
Nelsonville, OH Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
228
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
209
4.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
285
5.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
953
18.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
722
13.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
783
14.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
681
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
474
9.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
269
5.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
198
3.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
333
6.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
98
1.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
16
0.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,289
81.7%
77.2
Female
2,128
49.6%
51.3
Male
2,161
50.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,311
63.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
545
10.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
447
8.5%
15.2
Female
238
53.2%
55.8
Male
209
46.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
28
0.0%
0.0
Nelsonville, OH Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,094
97.0%
96.8
White
4,815
91.7%
72.6
Black or African American
222
4.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
22
0.4%
0.8
Asian
30
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
8
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
14
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
5
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
155
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
62
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
21
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
24
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
17
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,187
98.8%
82.2
Nelsonville, OH Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
45
1.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
368
12.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
985
34.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
725
25.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
418
14.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
252
8.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
59
2.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
413
14.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,439
85.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
311
10.9%
31.2
Nelsonville, OH Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,489
55.0%
33.7%
Now Married
1,064
23.5%
47.5
Divorced
531
11.7%
11.0%
Separated
194
4.3%
2.0
Widowed
249
5.5
5.8%
Nelsonville, OH Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,914
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
107
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
49
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
28
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
14
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
16
0.3%
1.1%
Nelsonville, OH Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
399
22.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
150
8.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
318
17.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
321
17.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
173
9.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
247
13.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
104
5.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
82
4.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
25,735
57,617
Per capita income
13,218
31,128
Nelsonville, OH Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
5
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
252
13.8%
9.8
Construction
77
4.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
476
26.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
30
1.6%
6.6
Information
28
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
204
11.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
127
6.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
73
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
57
3.1%
4.6
Retail trade
374
20.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
88
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
39
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
107
5.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
332
18.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
275
15.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
573
31.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
543
29.7%
18.1%
Nelsonville, OH Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,793
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,454
81.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
113
6.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5
0.3%
5.1
Walked
162
9.0%
2.7
Other means
7
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
52
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.9
26.6
Nelsonville, OH Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
185
10.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
888
49.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
511
28.5%
37.1
3 or more
210
11.7%
21.0
Nelsonville, OH Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,794
79.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
759
42.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,035
57.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
476
21.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
19
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Nelsonville, OH Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,270
1 room
103
4.5%
2.4
2 rooms
83
3.7%
2.7
3 rooms
242
10.7%
9.1
4 rooms
327
14.4%
16.5
5 rooms
624
27.5%
19.8
6 rooms
351
15.5%
17.8
7 rooms
127
5.6%
12.0
8 rooms
182
8.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
231
10.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Nelsonville, OH Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,270
1-unit, detached
1,204
53.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
28
1.2%
5.9
2-units
233
10.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
264
11.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
235
10.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
33
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
15
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
258
11.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Nelsonville, OH Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
886
39.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
60
2.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
107
4.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
240
10.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
200
8.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
443
19.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
192
8.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
142
6.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Nelsonville, OH Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
951
53.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
30
1.7%
4.7
Electricity
813
45.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Nelsonville, OH Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
392
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
2.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
8
2.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
16
4.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
25
6.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
139
35.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
196
50.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
169
43.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
36
9.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
35
8.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
152
38.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Nelsonville, OH Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,011
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
164
16.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
254
25.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
593
58.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
24
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
653
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
109
11.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
44
4.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
138
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
116
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
105
10.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
471
47.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
52
0.0%
0.0%
Nelsonville, OH Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
759
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
174
22.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
335
44.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
95
12.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
79
10.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
44
5.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
26
3.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
77,700
205,000
