COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wells vs Nacogdoches
PLACE A
Wells, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Nacogdoches, Texas
Wells is 97% smaller than Nacogdoches. Wells earns more, with a median household income $24,969 higher. Wells has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -3%).
WELLSNACOGDOCHESDIFFERENCE
Total population89332,500−97% vs Nacogdoches
Population density4661,177−711
Population growth8.0%-2.6%+10.5 pts
Median age31.125.6+5.5
Male53.1%46.5%+6.6 pts
Female46.9%53.5%−6.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.6%−6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.8%49.4%+19.4 pts
Black15.7%24.7%−9.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%20.7%−19.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other14.3%4.3%+10.0 pts
Median household income$64,250$39,281+$24,969
Per capita income$22,944$25,159−$2,215
Poverty rate42.1%31.5%+10.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5080.562−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%31.2%−26.7 pts
Graduate degree1.4%12.1%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%8.2%−6.4 pts
Labor force participation30.9%63.3%−32.4 pts
Median home value$140,600$186,000−$45,400
Median gross rent$510$964−$454
Owner-occupied45.4%38.3%+7.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%11.4%+14.6 pts
Rent-burdened households16.9%54.2%−37.2 pts
Average commute22.115.7+6.3
Worked from home0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured26.3%14.0%+12.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025