Wells County, North Dakota

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Key figures

Statistic	Wells County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,890	784,841	334,922,499	2973rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,114	$76,657	$80,734	1524th of 3,221
Median Age	46.3	35.9	38.9	555th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.7%	32.7%	35.7%	1703rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$114,500	$249,900	$332,700	2777th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$648	$954	$1,413	2945th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.1%	10.8%	12.5%	2634th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.0%	2.8%	5.2%	2949th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.1	11.4	n/a	2974th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	4.7%	14.1%	2739th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.8	n/a	n/a	301st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.1%	62.9%	65.2%	1152nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.6	17.9	26.4	3109th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.4%	8.1%	15.1%	1103rd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.1%	n/a	n/a	1854th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.0%	45.8%	46.9%	1665th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.8%	n/a	n/a	2060th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wells County, North Dakota

Statistic	Wells County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	81.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.6%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	9.5	32.5	61.4

Age in Wells County, North Dakota

Statistic	Wells County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Median Age	46.3	35.9	38.9
Under 18 %	23.4%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.7%	11.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.8%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	21.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.7%	16.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Wells County, North Dakota

Statistic	Wells County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Households	1,787	331,063	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.3	2.5
Family Households	55.7%	57.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.0%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.8%	11.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.4%	34.7%	28.7%
Never Married	22.8%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wells County, North Dakota

Statistic	Wells County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,681	$43,389	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.4%	14.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.9%	16.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.1%	18.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.7%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.1%	10.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.8%	24.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.5%	6.6%	n/a

Housing in Wells County, North Dakota

Statistic	Wells County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Housing Units	2,209	377,281	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.5%	56.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.6%	25.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.1%	12.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.9%	37.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.9%	25.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,119	$2,468	n/a

Education in Wells County, North Dakota

Statistic	Wells County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Less than High School	7.7%	6.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.1%	25.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.5%	35.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.0%	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.7%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wells County, North Dakota

Statistic	Wells County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.5%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	65.0%	77.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	11.2%	3.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	64.1%	51.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Wells County, North Dakota

Statistic	Wells County, North Dakota	North Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.2%	61.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	2.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.2%	6.3%	16.7%

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