Editing Nelsonville, Ohio (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 73
|1860= 741
|1870= 1080
|1880= 3095
|1890= 4558
|1900= 5421
|1910= 6082
|1920= 6440
|1930= 5322
|1940= 5368
|1950= 4845
|1960= 4834
|1970= 4812
|1980= 4567
|1990= 4563
|2000= 5230
|2010= 5392
|2020= 5373
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name=Census1870>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-08.pdf|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Ninth Census|date=1870|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=Census1880>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-11.pdf|date=1880|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1910>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch3.pdf|work=1910 U.S. Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1930>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=1930 US Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref>
}}
At the 2020 census, Nelsonville's population was initially counted as 4,612. This would cause the community to adopt a [[Administrative divisions of Ohio|village]] form of government per section 703.01(A) of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. However, the count was revised to 5,373 after being challenged by city administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/10/12/nelsonville-rejects-census-fights-retain-city-status/6096571001/ |title=Nelsonville rejects census population loss, finds 700 more residents in recount to regain city status |author=Doyle, Céilí |website=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] |date=October 12, 2021 |access-date=April 28, 2023 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211012152155/https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/10/12/nelsonville-rejects-census-fights-retain-city-status/6096571001/ | archive-date = October 12, 2021 }}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2013-01-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 5,392 people, 1,969 households, and 920 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1102.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,257 housing units at an average density of {{convert|461.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 1,969 households, of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 53.3% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the city was 25.1 years. 17.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 32.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 16.7% were from 45 to 64; and 9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 54.8% male and 45.2% female.