Wells County, Indiana Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Wells County is 14th in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Wells County is 20th in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Female residents

Main Cities Within Wells County, Indiana

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Wells County Rank Indiana US
Current population (2012) 27,652 58th 6,537,334 313,914,040
Size in square miles 368.1 66th 35,826.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 75.1 56th 181 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Wells County Rank Indiana US
Residents younger than 5 6.4% 28th 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.1% 37th 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.4% 28th 13.6% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Wells County Rank Indiana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.2% 14th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 14.4% 54th 22.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Wells County Rank Indiana US
Race - White 97.9% 21st 86.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.5% 70th 9.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 36th 0.4% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 43rd 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 67th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.8% 82nd 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.3% 51st 6.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.8% 31st 81.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Wells County Rank Indiana US
Female residents 50.8% 20th 50.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.0% 74th 4.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Wells County Rank Indiana US
Housing units 11,649 61st 2,800,614 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 12.3% 37th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 10,767 57th 2,472,870 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 78.3% 37th 71.1% 66.1%
Home median value $108,900 49th $123,300 $186,200
People per household 2.5 44th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 25 56th 13,781 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Wells County Rank Indiana US
Income per capita $23,618 32nd $24,497 $27,915
Income per household $48,154 35th $48,393 $52,762
Income below poverty line 9.0% 80th 14.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Wells County Rank Indiana US
Non-farm private establishments 628 54th 143,479 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 9,514 52nd 2,440,507 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,311 55th 482,847 27,092,908
Retail sales $221,300 63rd $78,745,589 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $7,969 65th $12,408 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $19,285 58th $11,669,759 $613,795,732

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