Because there are quite a few people attending college in Nelsonville, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Nelsonville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Nelsonville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Nelsonville rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.13% of adults 25 and older in Nelsonville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Nelsonville in 2018 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.
