COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wells vs Salina
PLACE A
Wells, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Salina, Oklahoma
Wells is 21% smaller than Salina. Wells earns more, with a median household income $21,654 higher. Wells has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -22%).
WELLSSALINADIFFERENCE
Total population8931,127−21% vs Salina
Population density4661,050−584
Population growth8.0%-22.3%+30.3 pts
Median age31.134.6−3.5
Male53.1%46.3%+6.8 pts
Female46.9%53.7%−6.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.8%45.5%+23.3 pts
Black15.7%0.1%+15.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%3.7%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other14.3%50.7%−36.4 pts
Median household income$64,250$42,596+$21,654
Per capita income$22,944$23,320−$376
Poverty rate42.1%32.6%+9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5080.469+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%13.3%−8.8 pts
Graduate degree1.4%5.2%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%9.7%−7.9 pts
Labor force participation30.9%52.2%−21.3 pts
Median home value$140,600$98,300+$42,300
Median gross rent$510$746−$236
Owner-occupied45.4%53.0%−7.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%16.6%+9.4 pts
Rent-burdened households16.9%48.0%−31.0 pts
Average commute22.126.1−4.1
Worked from home0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured26.3%24.7%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025