CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wells

Texas · 727 residents · 1.92 sq mi

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Wells is home to 727 people in Texas. The poverty rate is 35.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Texas median by roughly 51%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $23,800. The median household earns $13,229, about 56% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

727

−5%vs 2000

vs 769 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.92 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024484

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(58)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(52)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(59)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(40)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.2%(89)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.1%(81)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(54)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(74)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.8%(86)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(52)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.8%(35)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,229

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,518 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2023

Per capita income

$6,559

−38%vs 2000

vs $10,639 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.5%

+7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,800

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$228

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.6% in 2000

39.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.4%(541)

Black18.7%(144)

Hispanic / Latino9.1%(70)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.6%(615)

Black15.4%(112)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(3)

Ancestry

German22.3%(108)

English20.2%(98)

Irish11.6%(56)

American3.9%(19)

Scottish3.9%(19)

French3.7%(18)

Finnish2.9%(14)

Scotch-Irish1%(5)

Danish0.8%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

40.8%

−15.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.2 min

+61%vs 2000

vs 16.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.9%(79)

Married39.1%(72)

Widowed5.4%(10)

Divorced12.5%(23)

Women 15+

Never married47.7%(82)

Married23.8%(41)

Widowed9.9%(17)

Divorced18.6%(32)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

26.3%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 27.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.8%

+22.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.4%

−13.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.1%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.3%

+24.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.6%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 56.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.9%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(14)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era57.6%(34)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 59 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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