Nelsonville is a very small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 4,555 people and two associated neighborhoods, Nelsonville is the 286th largest community in Ohio. Nelsonville has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

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.

Being a small city, Nelsonville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In Nelsonville, just 12.65% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Nelsonville in 2022 was $22,059, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,236 for a family of four. However, Nelsonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Nelsonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Slavic languages.