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Wellston is a city in Jackson County, in southeastern Ohio, United States. Founded in 1873 as an iron and coal producing center, the town was named after founder Harvey Wells, a member of the Ohio Constitutional Convention. The city was incorporated in 1876. The population was 6,078 as of the 2000 census. For more information on Wellston, visit this independent website. Wellston is served by the Sylvester Memorial Public Library. In 2005, the library loaned more than 70,000 items to its 10,000 cardholders. Total holdings as of 2005 were over 31,000 volumes with over 90 periodical subscriptions.

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Among the most common occupations in Wellston are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 28%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 18%. and Sales and office occupations, 17%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Wellston, Ohio work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Wellston Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, director of nursing jobs, manager trainee jobs, nursing assistant job jobs, assistant store manager jobs and management trainee intern jobs.

The leading industries in Wellston, Ohio are Manufacturing, 23%; Educational, health and social services, 16%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Wellston job listings indicate that the following industries in Wellston are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Commercial Banking and Cable & Other Distribution.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Wellston, Ohio is $24,740, and the median income of households in Wellston was $30,021.

Wellston has an unemployment rate of 8.5%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Wellston Trends data, the number of Wellston, Ohio jobs has decreased by 37% since March 2008.

Population of Wellston Total population 6,078 Male 46.97% Female 53.03% Median age 35.5     Wellston Housing Owner-occupied homes 66.5% Median cost of a home $58,500 Median mortgage payment $435 Renter-occupied homes 33.5% Vacant housing 9.8% Median monthly rent $390     Average Income Median for all male full-time $28,514 Median for all female full-time $20,967     Household Income Less than $10,000 19% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 19% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 1% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 21% High school graduate 46% Some college, no degree 14% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 6% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 21% Currently married 50% Separated 3% Widowed 12% Divorced 14%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 0%     Wellston Commute Carpool 16.1% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 31 minutes

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