Grafton vs Wellington

A side-by-side comparison of Grafton and Wellington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Grafton has the higher population (5,665 vs 4,514 in Wellington). Grafton has the higher median household income ($88,352 vs $68,510 in Wellington). Grafton has the higher median home value ($198,500 vs $181,400 in Wellington).

Population, income & housing

	Grafton	Wellington
Population	5,665	4,514
Median age	42.5 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$88,352	$68,510
Median home value	$198,500	$181,400
Median gross rent	$1,048	$757
Housing units	982	1,878
Homeownership rate	79.3%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grafton	Wellington
Population	5,996 → 5,665 (-5.5%)	5,135 → 4,514 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$61,042 → $88,352 (+44.7%)	$48,333 → $68,510 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$145,300 → $198,500 (+36.6%)	$120,800 → $181,400 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,048 (+42.0%)	$603 → $757 (+25.5%)

Grafton

Population

5,9965,665

Median household income

$61,042$88,352

Median home value

$145,300$198,500

Median gross rent

$738$1,048

Wellington

Population

5,1354,514

Median household income

$48,333$68,510

Median home value

$120,800$181,400

Median gross rent

$603$757

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grafton	Wellington
Under 5	1.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	10.0%	17.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	10.7%
25 to 34	16.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	22.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	18.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.7%
75 and over	2.8%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grafton	Wellington
White (non-Hispanic)	61.0%	93.6%
Black or African American	20.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grafton	Wellington
No high school diploma	15.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	41.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grafton	Wellington
Drove alone	79.9%	88.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	4.3%
Public transit	1.8%	1.1%
Walked	0.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	4.8%
Other means	2.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grafton	Wellington
1-unit, detached	85.9%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	18.5%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Grafton	Wellington
Poverty rate	8.4%	13.3%
Average household size	2.91	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1977	1970