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Wells County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Wells County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Wells County, IN is a small manufacturing-oriented county of 28,261 residents with a 66.7% labor force participation rate and an unemployment rate of just 2.1%, signaling a tight, active workforce. Educational attainment skews toward vocational and trade credentials rather than four-year degrees, with only 18.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 93.3% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are relatively low—median home value of $180,000 and median gross rent of $837/month—and median household income of $71,957 sits above the poverty rate of 7.2%, with modest population growth of 1.1% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

28,261

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,957

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

Wells County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,309 (92.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone748 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races509 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race475 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone283 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone64 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish480
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic87
  3. 3.Other Indo-European51
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)28
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,229

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,784

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,280

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,361
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,235
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,910
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,073
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,032

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,489
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,439
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,013
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,905
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,540

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.32×)3,322
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.47×)998
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.40×)323
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.30×)2,042
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.97×)3,281

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$180,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$837/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,448 (16.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,126 (12.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999873 (10.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999798 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999726 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999679 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,944

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,987 (84.7%)
  • Carpooled882 (6.2%)
  • Worked At Home840 (5.9%)
  • Walked214 (1.5%)
  • Motorcycle67 (0.5%)
  • Other67 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.