Jackson vs Wellston

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson and Wellston: population, income, housing, and more.

Jackson and Wellston are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jackson has the higher population (6,222 vs 5,426 in Wellston). Wellston has the higher median household income ($55,159 vs $53,609 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median home value ($128,300 vs $107,900 in Wellston).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Wellston
Population	6,222	5,426
Median age	33.3 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,609	$55,159
Median home value	$128,300	$107,900
Median gross rent	$784	$749
Housing units	2,889	2,578
Homeownership rate	54.8%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Wellston
Population	6,239 → 6,222 (-0.3%)	5,520 → 5,426 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$43,312 → $53,609 (+23.8%)	$39,318 → $55,159 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$95,100 → $128,300 (+34.9%)	$88,800 → $107,900 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $784 (-3.0%)	$577 → $749 (+29.8%)

Jackson

Population

6,2396,222

Median household income

$43,312$53,609

Median home value

$95,100$128,300

Median gross rent

$808$784

Wellston

Population

5,5205,426

Median household income

$39,318$55,159

Median home value

$88,800$107,900

Median gross rent

$577$749

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Wellston
Under 5	9.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	20.1%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	13.5%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.4%
75 and over	6.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Wellston
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	98.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Wellston
No high school diploma	7.7%	13.4%
High school graduate	50.3%	58.2%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Wellston
Drove alone	78.3%	81.5%
Carpooled	8.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.1%	2.0%
Other means	1.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Wellston
1-unit, detached	76.2%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	6.6%
20 or more units	3.5%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Wellston
Poverty rate	22.9%	23.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	16	30
Median year structure built	1955	1973