COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wells County

Indiana · 25,948 residents · 368 sq mi

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Wells County is home to 25,948 people in Indiana. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $53,300. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.6% of locals. Median rent is $323 a month.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,948

−6%vs 2000

vs 27,600 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

368 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(2,002)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(2,269)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(1,994)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,798)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(1,489)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(4,291)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(3,669)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(2,722)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(2,211)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(1,975)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(1,067)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(461)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,261

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,934 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,765

−33%vs 2000

vs $19,158 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,300

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$323

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $458 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

21.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(26,884)

Black0.1%(41)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(397)

Asian0.2%(56)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(25,786)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(298)

Asian0%(8)

Other0.6%(154)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(607)

Central American0.8%(219)

Nicaraguan0.5%(146)

Puerto Rican0.4%(119)

South American0.2%(53)

Venezuelan0.2%(50)

Honduran0.1%(35)

Salvadoran0.1%(27)

Spaniard0.1%(20)

Panamanian0%(11)

Dominican0%(10)

Colombian0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(25)

Laotian0.1%(23)

Korean0%(7)

Asian Indian0%(6)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Chinese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(30)

Ancestry

German29.8%(8,468)

English13.5%(3,842)

Irish8.4%(2,388)

American7.9%(2,238)

Swiss6.2%(1,775)

French2.1%(600)

Scottish2.1%(599)

Dutch1.7%(476)

Italian1.2%(347)

Polish1.2%(327)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(123)

Swedish0.4%(117)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.4%(113)

Welsh0.4%(105)

Russian0.3%(95)

British0.3%(81)

Lithuanian0.1%(41)

Norwegian0.1%(41)

Portuguese0.1%(29)

French Canadian0.1%(26)

Czech0.1%(24)

Romanian0.1%(24)

Greek0.1%(23)

Croatian0.1%(18)

Israeli0.1%(17)

Ukrainian0.1%(17)

Belgian0%(10)

Danish0%(10)

Finnish0%(10)

Slovak0%(10)

Hungarian0%(3)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

Nigerian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.0%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+61%vs 2000

vs 13.9 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 married28.1%(3,146)

Married57.5%(6,446)

Widowed2.1%(236)

Divorced12.3%(1,383)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(2,375)

Married55.6%(6,327)

Widowed9.6%(1,098)

Divorced13.9%(1,585)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.9%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 62.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.9%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.7%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 76.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% 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)24%(295)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(176)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.6%(462)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.6%(167)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,229 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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