People QuickFacts Nelsonville Ohio Population, 2012 estimate 5,349 11,544,225 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 5,392 11,536,502 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -0.8% 0.1% Population, 2010 5,392 11,536,504 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 4.7% 6.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 17.4% 23.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 9.0% 14.1% Female persons, percent, 2010 45.2% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 94.2% 82.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.8% 12.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.7% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 1.4% 3.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 93.3% 81.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 59.9% 85.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 2.3% 3.9% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 2.1% 6.5% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 80.5% 87.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 10.2% 24.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 334 914,971 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 22.3 22.9  Housing units, 2010 2,257 5,127,508 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 43.1% 68.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 31.2% 22.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $62,600 $135,600 Households, 2007-2011 1,921 4,554,007 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.44 2.46 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $12,271 $25,618 Median household income, 2007-2011 $20,263 $48,071 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 38.3% 14.8%     Business QuickFacts Nelsonville Ohio Total number of firms, 2007 212 897,939 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 5.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 27.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 295,890,890 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 737 135,575,279 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 94,963 138,816,008 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,482 $12,049 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 12,004 17,779,905     Geography QuickFacts Nelsonville Ohio Land area in square miles, 2010 4.89 40,860.69 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,102.2 282.3 FIPS Code 53886 39 Counties Athens County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts