Wells, MN Demographic Data
Wells, MN Summary
Wells is located in Faribault County in Minnesota
- Population: 2,428
- Area: 1.99 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.99 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,220.10 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,161.42 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wells, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,279
54%
50.8
Male
1,109
46%
49.2
Total Population
2,388
323,128,000
Wells, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
199
8.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
183
7.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
138
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
100
4.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
53
2.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
222
9.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
279
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
306
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
220
9.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
164
6.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
230
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
119
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
175
7.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,807
75.7%
77.2
Female
1,016
56.2%
51.3
Male
791
43.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,768
74.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
640
26.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
524
21.9%
15.2
Female
365
69.7%
55.8
Male
159
30.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Wells, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,315
96.9%
96.8
White
2,275
95.3%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
12
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
4
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
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
28
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
73
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
291
12.2%
17.8
Mexican
187
7.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
104
4.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,097
87.8%
82.2
Wells, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
162
9.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
157
9.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
607
35.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
336
19.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
175
10.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
226
13.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
52
3.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
319
18.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,396
81.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
278
16.2%
31.2
Wells, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
408
21.8%
33.7%
Now Married
1,069
57.2%
47.5
Divorced
138
7.4%
11.0%
Separated
21
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
232
12.4
5.8%
Wells, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,942
88.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
247
11.3%
21.6%
Spanish
217
9.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
12
0.5%
1.1%
Wells, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
146
13.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
82
7.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
128
11.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
104
9.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
138
12.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
196
18.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
145
13.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
109
10.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7
0.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
21
2.0%
6.4
Median household income
42,500
57,617
Per capita income
23,423
31,128
Wells, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
49
4.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
53
4.7%
9.8
Construction
69
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
278
24.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
67
5.9%
6.6
Information
60
5.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
231
20.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
45
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
33
2.9%
11.4
Public administration
18
1.6%
4.6
Retail trade
117
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
82
7.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
31
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
176
15.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
333
29.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
247
21.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
210
18.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
167
14.7%
18.1%
Wells, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,129
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
952
84.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
45
4.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
64
5.7%
2.7
Other means
10
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
58
5.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.6
26.6
Wells, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
115
10.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
327
30.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
446
41.4%
37.1
3 or more
188
17.5%
21.0
Wells, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,076
95.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
764
71.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
312
29.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
53
4.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Wells, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,129
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
101
8.9%
9.1
4 rooms
144
12.8%
16.5
5 rooms
162
14.3%
19.8
6 rooms
277
24.5%
17.8
7 rooms
198
17.5%
12.0
8 rooms
92
8.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
155
13.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wells, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,129
1-unit, detached
896
79.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
14
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5
0.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
100
8.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
44
3.9%
4.4
20 or more units
56
5.0%
9.0
Mobile home
14
1.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wells, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
304
26.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
120
10.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
214
19.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
94
8.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
240
21.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
91
8.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
48
4.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
18
1.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wells, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
910
84.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
135
12.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
14
1.3%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.4%
1.1
Wells, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
388
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
13
3.4%
20.1%
Less than $500
47
12.1%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
83
21.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
245
63.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
260
67.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
47
12.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
25
6.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
1.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
48
12.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
4
0.0%
0.0%
Wells, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
297
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
21
7.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
124
41.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
152
51.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
15
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
560
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
25
10.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
62
25.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
5.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
20
8.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
1.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
120
49.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
69
0.0%
0.0%
Wells, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
764
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
220
28.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
275
36.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
155
20.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
84
11.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
30
3.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
82,000
205,000