COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wells vs Junction City
PLACE A
Wells, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Junction City, Oregon
Wells is 88% smaller than Junction City. Junction City earns more, with a median household income $21,345 higher. Junction City has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 8%).
WELLSJUNCTION CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population8937,224−88% vs Junction City
Population density4662,184−1,717
Population growth8.0%25.9%−17.9 pts
Median age31.140.6−9.5
Male53.1%51.2%+1.9 pts
Female46.9%48.8%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.8%84.3%−15.5 pts
Black15.7%0.3%+15.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%8.1%−6.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other14.3%7.0%+7.3 pts
Median household income$64,250$85,595−$21,345
Per capita income$22,944$38,699−$15,755
Poverty rate42.1%9.5%+32.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5080.362+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%19.3%−14.8 pts
Graduate degree1.4%8.8%−7.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%5.3%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation30.9%71.6%−40.7 pts
Median home value$140,600$421,900−$281,300
Median gross rent$510$1,316−$806
Owner-occupied45.4%59.3%−13.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%2.2%+23.9 pts
Rent-burdened households16.9%30.6%−13.7 pts
Average commute22.120.9+1.1
Worked from home0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured26.3%2.0%+24.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025