Wells County, ND Demographic Data
Wells County, ND Summary
Wells County is located in North Dakota
- Population: 4,228
- Area: 1,290.37 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,271.05 sq. miles
- Water Area: 19.33 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,640.42 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wells County, ND Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,096
50%
50.8
Male
2,083
50%
49.2
Total Population
4,179
323,128,000
Wells County, ND Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
201
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
240
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
244
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
136
3.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
221
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
318
7.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
370
8.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
554
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
350
8.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
326
7.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
539
12.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
497
11.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
183
4.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,394
81.2%
77.2
Female
1,743
51.4%
51.3
Male
1,651
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,347
80.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,391
33.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,219
29.2%
15.2
Female
689
56.5%
55.8
Male
530
43.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
52
0.0%
0.0
Wells County, ND Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,118
98.5%
96.8
White
4,095
98.0%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
15
0.4%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
8
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
61
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
37
0.9%
17.8
Mexican
35
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,142
99.1%
82.2
Wells County, ND Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
328
10.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
149
4.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,036
33.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
621
19.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
336
10.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
542
17.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
125
4.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
477
15.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,660
84.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
667
21.3%
31.2
Wells County, ND Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
499
14.3%
33.7%
Now Married
2,315
66.3%
47.5
Divorced
277
7.9%
11.0%
Separated
23
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
380
10.9
5.8%
Wells County, ND Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,902
98.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
76
1.9%
21.6%
Spanish
8
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
68
1.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Wells County, ND Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
127
6.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
129
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
222
11.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
239
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
279
13.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
387
19.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
304
15.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
249
12.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
52
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
38
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
50,685
57,617
Per capita income
30,260
31,128
Wells County, ND Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
385
19.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
45
2.2%
9.8
Construction
167
8.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
393
19.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
138
6.8%
6.6
Information
16
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
79
3.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
130
6.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
102
5.1%
11.4
Public administration
91
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
230
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
174
8.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
68
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
302
15.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
651
32.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
283
14.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
510
25.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
272
13.5%
18.1%
Wells County, ND Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,004
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,404
70.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
176
8.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
160
8.0%
2.7
Other means
23
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
241
12.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.0
26.6
Wells County, ND Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
79
3.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
515
25.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
778
38.4%
37.1
3 or more
654
32.3%
21.0
Wells County, ND Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,026
80.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,629
80.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
397
19.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
490
19.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5
Wells County, ND Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,516
1 room
30
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
41
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
147
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
338
13.4%
16.5
5 rooms
485
19.3%
19.8
6 rooms
412
16.4%
17.8
7 rooms
293
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
282
11.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
488
19.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wells County, ND Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,516
1-unit, detached
1,991
79.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
21
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
73
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
125
5.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
96
3.8%
4.4
20 or more units
14
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
186
7.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
10
0.4%
0.1
Wells County, ND Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
783
31.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
182
7.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
288
11.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
400
15.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
445
17.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
180
7.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
125
5.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
78
3.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
27
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
8
0.3%
1.4%
Wells County, ND Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
55
2.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
965
47.6%
4.7
Electricity
754
37.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
203
10.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.3%
0.1
Wood
25
1.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
8
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
9
0.4%
1.1
Wells County, ND Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
510
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
2
0.4%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
1.2%
7.0%
Less than $500
17
3.3%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
17
3.3%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
30
5.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
136
26.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
302
59.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
309
60.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
60
11.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
45
8.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
69
13.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wells County, ND Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
298
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
9
3.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
89
29.9%
41.0%
Less than $500
200
67.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
99
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
422
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
78
26.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
94
31.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
16
5.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
3.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
18
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
79
26.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
102
0.0%
0.0%
Wells County, ND Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,629
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
413
25.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
635
39.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
220
13.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
222
13.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
73
4.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
48
2.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
16
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
2
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
74,900
205,000
