Nelsonville is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Nelsonville enrolled in college, Nelsonville has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Being a small city, Nelsonville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Nelsonville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.13% of adults in Nelsonville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Nelsonville in 2022 was $19,270, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,080 for a family of four. However, Nelsonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Nelsonville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Nelsonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nelsonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Nelsonville include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Nelsonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
