Wells County, IN Demographic Data
Wells County, IN Summary
Wells County is located in Indiana
- Population: 27,671
- Area: 370.25 sq. miles
- Land Area: 368.09 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.16 sq. miles
- Population Density: 74.73 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 833.33 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Wells County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,076
51%
50.8
Male
13,760
49%
49.2
Total Population
27,836
323,128,000
Wells County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,783
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,784
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,125
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,836
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,573
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,116
11.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,098
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,784
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,145
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,758
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,637
9.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,321
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
876
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
21,001
75.4%
77.2
Female
10,761
51.2%
51.3
Male
10,240
48.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
20,017
71.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,733
20.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,834
17.4%
15.2
Female
2,737
56.6%
55.8
Male
2,097
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Wells County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
27,707
99.5%
96.8
White
26,968
96.9%
72.6
Black or African American
201
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
89
0.3%
0.8
Asian
193
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
9
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
38
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
35
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
10
0.0%
0.2
Korean
56
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
43
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
2
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
256
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
129
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
721
2.6%
17.8
Mexican
501
1.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
27
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
193
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
27,115
97.4%
82.2
Wells County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
366
2.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,285
6.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,565
40.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,145
22.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,115
11.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,219
11.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,040
5.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,651
8.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,084
91.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,259
17.4%
31.2
Wells County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,870
22.0%
33.7%
Now Married
12,808
57.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,532
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
250
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,684
7.6
5.8%
Wells County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
25,163
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
890
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
473
1.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
303
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
110
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.0%
1.1%
Wells County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
519
4.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
674
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,044
9.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,245
11.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,636
15.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,529
23.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,512
14.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,211
11.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
305
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
153
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
51,568
57,617
Per capita income
24,544
31,128
Wells County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
406
3.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
931
6.9%
9.8
Construction
652
4.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,415
17.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
731
5.4%
6.6
Information
213
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,245
24.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
875
6.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
655
4.9%
11.4
Public administration
375
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
1,503
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
971
7.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
527
3.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,471
10.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,550
26.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,100
23.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,114
23.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,264
16.8%
18.1%
Wells County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
13,392
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
11,740
87.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
663
5.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
10
0.1%
5.1
Walked
308
2.3%
2.7
Other means
159
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
512
3.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.7
26.6
Wells County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
446
4.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,155
29.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,961
36.6%
37.1
3 or more
3,266
30.2%
21.0
Wells County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,828
92.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,714
80.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,114
19.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
864
7.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Wells County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,692
1 room
163
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
111
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
617
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
988
8.5%
16.5
5 rooms
1,969
16.8%
19.8
6 rooms
2,496
21.3%
17.8
7 rooms
2,125
18.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,417
12.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,806
15.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wells County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,692
1-unit, detached
9,435
80.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
170
1.5%
5.9
2-units
230
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
293
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
339
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
187
1.6%
4.4
20 or more units
339
2.9%
9.0
Mobile home
699
6.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wells County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,718
31.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
427
3.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
847
7.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
987
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,745
14.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,051
9.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,439
12.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,309
11.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
132
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
37
0.3%
1.4%
Wells County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,361
49.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,515
14.0%
4.7
Electricity
3,059
28.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
284
2.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
24
0.2%
0.1
Wood
329
3.0%
1.9
Solar energy
28
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
159
1.5%
0.5
No fuel used
69
0.6%
1.1
Wells County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,767
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
25
0.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
61
1.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
143
2.5%
11.8%
Less than $500
356
6.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
638
11.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,870
32.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,674
46.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,338
57.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
850
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
391
6.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
329
5.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
859
14.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wells County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,986
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
16
0.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
23
1.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
131
6.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
638
32.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,178
59.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
128
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
629
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
373
19.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
285
14.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
195
10.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
263
13.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
196
10.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
640
32.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
162
0.0%
0.0%
Wells County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,714
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
853
9.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,505
28.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,504
28.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,394
16.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,021
11.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
387
4.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
38
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
12
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
118,800
205,000
