Nelsonville, OH Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Nelsonville home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

5,130
Population Estimate
$83,241
Median Home Value
87.8%
Employment Rate
11.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$140
Median Listing Price$239,900
Median Days on Market80
Active Listings16
New Listings6
Total Listings (Active + Pending)21
Avg Listing Price$317,292
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-7%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY17%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.11
Family Dual Income41.8
Median Household Income$28,886
Median Individual Income$13,294
Home Ownership42.3%
Home Value$83,241
Median Rent$750
Rent Burden44.2%
Poverty39.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED12.3%
  • Highschool Education36.3%
  • Some College39.7%
  • Bachelors Degree8.9%
  • Graduate Degree2.8%
  • Total College or Above11.7%
  • Stem Degree46.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male53.0%
  • Female47.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married28.1%
  • Divorced16.7%
  • Never Married49.9%
  • Widowed5.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityNelsonville
State IDOH
Population5,130

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1828.3%
19–2918.7%
30–3910.6%
40–4914.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.0%
60–6912.4%
70–794.0%
80+0.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation48.3%
Unemployment Rate12.2%
Disabled19.3%

ETHNICITY

White88.9%
Black3.6%
Asian0.7%
Native American0.9%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.3%
Multiple5.6%

OTHER

Hispanic2.1%
Limited English2.0%
Health Uninsured11.2%
Veteran6.0%

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Neighborhoods in Nelsonville, OH

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