South Amherst vs Wellington

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

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

Wellington has the higher population (4,514 vs 1,771 in South Amherst). South Amherst has the higher median household income ($83,654 vs $68,510 in Wellington). South Amherst has the higher median home value ($186,000 vs $181,400 in Wellington).

Population, income & housing

	South Amherst	Wellington
Population	1,771	4,514
Median age	46.3 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,654	$68,510
Median home value	$186,000	$181,400
Median gross rent	$893	$757
Housing units	767	1,878
Homeownership rate	84.5%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Amherst	Wellington
Population	1,820 → 1,771 (-2.7%)	5,135 → 4,514 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$58,641 → $83,654 (+42.7%)	$48,333 → $68,510 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$137,700 → $186,000 (+35.1%)	$120,800 → $181,400 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $893 (+11.3%)	$603 → $757 (+25.5%)

South Amherst

Population

1,8201,771

Median household income

$58,641$83,654

Median home value

$137,700$186,000

Median gross rent

$802$893

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)

	South Amherst	Wellington
Under 5	2.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	17.7%
18 to 24	12.7%	10.7%
25 to 34	9.5%	11.6%
35 to 44	10.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	15.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	8.7%
75 and over	8.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Amherst	Wellington
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Amherst	Wellington
No high school diploma	5.7%	9.6%
High school graduate	37.8%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Amherst	Wellington
Drove alone	79.9%	88.0%
Carpooled	9.2%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	4.8%
Other means	2.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Amherst	Wellington
1-unit, detached	97.0%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	18.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	South Amherst	Wellington
Poverty rate	5.2%	13.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1954	1970