COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wells vs Waseca
PLACE A
Wells, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Waseca, Minnesota
Wells is 90% smaller than Waseca. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Wells has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -2%).
WELLSWASECADIFFERENCE
Total population8939,035−90% vs Waseca
Population density4662,104−1,637
Population growth8.0%-1.9%+9.9 pts
Median age31.138.0−6.9
Male53.1%44.9%+8.2 pts
Female46.9%55.1%−8.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.8%84.5%−15.7 pts
Black15.7%1.7%+14.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%8.6%−7.3 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other14.3%2.2%+12.1 pts
Median household income$64,250$64,074+$176
Per capita income$22,944$30,270−$7,326
Poverty rate42.1%9.5%+32.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5080.397+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%17.2%−12.7 pts
Graduate degree1.4%3.8%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%2.8%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation30.9%58.8%−27.9 pts
Median home value$140,600$189,200−$48,600
Median gross rent$510$903−$393
Owner-occupied45.4%71.9%−26.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%3.7%+22.3 pts
Rent-burdened households16.9%40.6%−23.7 pts
Average commute22.119.1+3.0
Worked from home0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured26.3%3.3%+23.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025