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43968

Wellsville, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
6,623
Median household income
$59,200
People below poverty
19.4%
Median home value
$102,500

Income

The median income of households in 43968 was $59,200. An estimated 5.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 43968 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.2
$10,000 to $14,999 7
$15,000 to $24,999 12.3
$25,000 to $34,999 13.8
$35,000 to $49,999 5.1
$50,000 to $74,999 17.1
$75,000 to $99,999 11.2
$100,000 to $149,999 21.1
$150,000 to $199,999 5.1
$200,000 or more 2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 43968 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 82974
Female 43462

An estimated 69.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,822. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 43968 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.6
Social Security 32.6
Retirement income 27.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 12.5
Cash public assistance income 4.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 36.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 43968 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 36.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.4

In 2020-2024, 20.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 53.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 43968 in 2020-2024, 96.1% had health insurance coverage and 3.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 61.8% and public coverage was 44.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.8%.


In 2020-2024, 43968 had a total population of 6,623 - 3,914 (59.1%) females and 2,709 (40.9%) males. The median age was 40.8 years. An estimated 19.5% of the population was under 18 years, 33.6% was 19 to 44 years, 24.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 43968 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 41 258
5 to 9 107 311
10 to 14 95 322
15 to 19 109 156
20 to 24 102 416
25 to 29 261 188
30 to 34 196 341
35 to 39 90 212
40 to 44 284 133
45 to 49 239 190
50 to 54 256 105
55 to 59 125 188
60 to 64 206 308
65 to 69 302 373
70 to 74 162 162
75 to 79 55 103
80 to 84 49 124
85 and over 30 24

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.1% were White; 5.8% were Black or African American; 14.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.4% of the people in 43968 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.1% of the people in 43968 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,077 households in 43968. The average household size was 2.15 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.2% of the households in 43968 while cohabiting couple households made up 14.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.1% of all households, while 21.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 16% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.7% of all households.

In 43968, 29.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 43968 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.2
Cohabiting Couples 14.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 40.9% of males and 34.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.4 34.1
Now married, except separated 40.9 34.9
Separated 1.7 1.4
Widowed 3.4 16.8
Divorced 19.5 12.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 43968, 86 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 31.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 100% of the people living in 43968 were U.S. natives. 85.6% of the 43968 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0% of 43968 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. NaN% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated NaN % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 43968 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 43968.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 43968 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America NaN
Asia NaN
Europe NaN
Africa NaN
Northern America NaN
Oceania NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Language

Among people at least five years old living in 43968 in 2020-2024, 0.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.5% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 43968 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 43968 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 43968 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.2
Different house, same county 7
Different county, same state 0.6
Different state 1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 43968 was 1,208 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 987. College or graduate school enrollment was 221.

Educational Attainment of People in 43968 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8
High school diploma or equivalency 48
Some college, no degree 19.7
Associate's degree 10.9
Bachelor's degree 3.9
Graduate or professional degree 9.6

Disability

In 43968, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.1% of people under 18 years old, to 21.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 43968, 59.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 88.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,874 88.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 265 8.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 112 3.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 43968 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 43968 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 3
Manufacturing 15.8
Wholesale trade 4.6
Retail trade 6.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 12.8
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.5
Other Services, except public administration 7.5
Public administration 0.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 43968 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 573 17.6
Service occupations 804 24.7
Sales and office occupations 694 21.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 411 12.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 769 23.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.6% of 43968 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 43968 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.2
Other means 0
Worked from home 6.7

In 2020-2024, 43968 had a total of 3,360 housing units. Of these housing units, 67.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 16.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 16.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 43968 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 67.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 16.4
Mobile homes 16.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 33.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 43968 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 55% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 43968 had 3,077 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 283 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.9% while renters occupied 36.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.2 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.07.

1.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 21.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.6% and another 23.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 43968:

House Heating Fuel Used in 43968 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 55.2
Electricity 33.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 7.6
All other fuels 3.6
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 43968 was $102,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.7 % had a mortgage. 48.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,108 and for owners without a mortgage it was $418.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 43968 was $865. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.