2020 census As of the
2020 census, Wellston had a population of 5,412. The median age was 40.1 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.3 males age 18 and over. There were 2,188 households in Wellston, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.4% were married-couple households, 16.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 5,663 people, 2,250 households, and 1,459 families living in the city. The
population density was . There were 2,535 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.7%
White, 0.2%
African American, 0.4%
Native American, 0.2%
Asian, 0.1% from
other races, and 1.3% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population. There were 2,250 households, of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were
married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.03. The median age in the city was 36.5 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 6,078 people, 2,359 households, and 1,644 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,615 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.08%
White, 0.36%
African American, 0.28%
Native American, 0.16%
Asian, 0.21% from
other races, and 0.90% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population. There were 2,359 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were
married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02. In the city the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,021, and the median income for a family was $34,488. Males had a median income of $28,514 versus $20,967 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $13,476. About 15.8% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 24.7% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==