Wellston

Population: 425
Median household income: $48,125
Median home value: $109,800

Wellston is a community in Manistee County, Michigan, home to 425 residents. At $48,125, its median household income sits below Manistee County's $60,879.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wellston's population grew 72.8% from 246 to 425, while its median home value rose 85.2% from $59,300 to $109,800.

The typical home was built around 1960. 9.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 425
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $48,125
Median home value: $109,800
Median gross rent: $642
Housing units: 251
Homeownership rate: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.5%
Unemployment rate: 20.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

246425

Median household income

$32,143$48,125

Median home value

$59,300$109,800

Median gross rent

$522$642

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	246	$32,143	$59,300	$522
2020	262	$40,114	$68,800	$525
2021	229	$35,833	$88,500	$531
2022	224	$35,156	$100,500	$575
2023	425	$48,125	$109,800	$642

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 179.2%

18 to 2417.9%

25 to 3423.8%

35 to 441.6%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	7.5%
5 to 17	39	9.2%
18 to 24	76	17.9%
25 to 34	101	23.8%
35 to 44	7	1.6%
45 to 54	69	16.2%
55 to 64	50	11.8%
65 to 74	40	9.4%
75 and over	11	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	391	92.0%
Black or African American	23	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	1.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.4%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree1.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	90	32.4%
High school graduate	103	37.1%
Some college or associate's	78	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	3	1.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83	83.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	17.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33	39.8%
15 to 29 min	33	39.8%
30 to 44 min	16	19.3%
45 to 59 min	1	1.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.63
Poverty rate: 9.2% (39 of 425)

	Count	Share
Family households	59	50.4%
Nonfamily households	58	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	117	46.6%
Vacant	134	53.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	101	86.3%
Renter-occupied	16	13.7%

1-unit, detached82.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	206	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	16.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2685300
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 44.2227, -85.9681