Wellston

Population: 908
Median household income: $57,717
Median home value: $103,800

Located in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, Wellston is a community with a population of 908. At $57,717, its median household income sits in line with Lincoln County's $59,425.

From 2019 to 2023, Wellston's population grew 14.5% from 793 to 908, while its median home value rose 16.2% from $89,300 to $103,800.

16.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 908
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $57,717
Median home value: $103,800
Median gross rent: $790
Housing units: 464
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

793908

Median household income

$47,917$57,717

Median home value

$89,300$103,800

Median gross rent

$721$790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	793	$47,917	$89,300	$721
2020	858	$50,864	$69,100	$763
2021	796	$53,305	$75,200	$775
2022	794	$55,665	$90,300	$794
2023	908	$57,717	$103,800	$790

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7427.1%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	7.8%
5 to 17	141	15.5%
18 to 24	58	6.4%
25 to 34	109	12.0%
35 to 44	83	9.1%
45 to 54	81	8.9%
55 to 64	94	10.4%
65 to 74	246	27.1%
75 and over	25	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	784	86.3%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	2.2%
Asian	4	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	55	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's41.4%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	9.2%
High school graduate	207	32.4%
Some college or associate's	264	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	94	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	230	76.2%
Carpooled	32	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	8.6%
Other means	6	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	69	25.0%
15 to 29 min	42	15.2%
30 to 44 min	74	26.8%
45 to 59 min	48	17.4%
60+ min	43	15.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 25.7% (232 of 901)

	Count	Share
Family households	165	40.0%
Nonfamily households	247	60.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	412	88.8%
Vacant	52	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	345	83.7%
Renter-occupied	67	16.3%

1-unit, detached89.9%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	417	89.9%
1-unit, attached	3	0.6%
2 to 4 units	13	2.8%
5 to 19 units	6	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25	5.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4079900
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.6839, -97.0634