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Wells County, Indiana demographics

Population: 28,103

Median age: 40.4

Median household income: 62,802

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Wells County, Indiana.

Population

2021	28,103
2020	28,010
2019	28,011
2018	27,947
2017	27,832
2016	27,836
2015	27,796
2014	27,732
2013	27,707
2012	27,677
2011	27,720
2010	27,744
2009	27,720

Wells County, IN cities

Bluffton city - 10,548

Markle town - 1,320

Ossian town - 3,263

Poneto town - 168

Uniondale town - 253

Vera Cruz town - 57

Zanesville town - 562

Census data for Wells County, Indiana

Demographic and housing estimates in Wells County, Indiana

Total population
Total population	28,103
Male	13,821
Female	14,282

Population by age
Total population	28,103
Under 5 years	1,737
5 to 9 years	2,143
10 to 14 years	1,855
15 to 19 years	1,835
20 to 24 years	1,526
25 to 34 years	3,212
35 to 44 years	3,401
45 to 54 years	3,400
55 to 59 years	2,012
60 to 64 years	1,983
65 to 74 years	2,859
75 to 84 years	1,202
85 years and over	938
Median age (years)	40.4
Under 18 years	6,965
16 years and over	22,007
18 years and over	21,138
21 years and over	20,254
62 years and over	6,179
65 years and over	4,999

Population by race
Total population	28,103
One race	27,245
White	26,572
Black or African American	232
American Indian and Alaska Native	9
Asian	118
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	314
Two or more races	858

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	20,912
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	10,258
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	10,654

Social characteristics in Wells County, Indiana

Households by type
Total households	11,120
Family households (families)	6,347
Married-couple family	551
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,848
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,425
Nonfamily households	2,374
Average household size	3,412
Average family size	2.48

Economic characteristics in Wells County, Indiana

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	11,120
Less than $10,000	461
$10,000 to $14,999	372
$15,000 to $24,999	839
$25,000 to $34,999	1,056
$35,000 to $49,999	1,604
$50,000 to $74,999	2,218
$75,000 to $99,999	1,837
$100,000 to $149,999	1,843
$150,000 to $199,999	499
$200,000 or more	391
Median household income (dollars)	62,802

Housing characteristics in Wells County, Indiana

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	11,913
Occupied housing units	11,120
Vacant housing units	793

Units in structure
Total housing units	11,913
1-unit, detached	9,118
1-unit, attached	358
2 units	301
3 or 4 units	549
5 to 9 units	504
10 to 19 units	89
20 or more units	182
Mobile home	802
Boat, RV, van, etc.	10

Year structure built
Total housing units	11,913
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	568
Built 2000 to 2009	1,086
Built 1990 to 1999	1,656
Built 1980 to 1989	1,327
Built 1970 to 1979	1,551
Built 1960 to 1969	866
Built 1950 to 1959	702
Built 1940 to 1949	473
Built 1939 or earlier	3,684

Rooms
Total housing units	11,913
1 room	64
2 rooms	230
3 rooms	766
4 rooms	1,157
5 rooms	1,966
6 rooms	2,145
7 rooms	2,088
8 rooms	1,572
9 rooms or more	1,925
Median rooms	6.3

Bedrooms
Total housing units	11,913
No bedroom	94
1 bedroom	789
2 bedrooms	2,679
3 bedrooms	5,989
4 bedrooms	2,012
5 or more bedrooms	350

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	11,120
Owner-occupied	8,624
Renter-occupied	2,496
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.58
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.11

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	11,120
Moved in 2017 or later	822
Moved in 2015 to 2016	2,719
Moved in 2010 to 2014	1,908
Moved in 2000 to 2009	2,578
Moved in 1990 to 1999	1,553
Moved in 1989 and earlier	1,540

Value
Owner-occupied units	8,624
Less than $50,000	692
$50,000 to $99,999	1,971
$100,000 to $149,999	1,988
$150,000 to $199,999	1,457
$200,000 to $299,999	1,559
$300,000 to $499,999	706
$500,000 to $999,999	172
$1,000,000 or more	79
Median (dollars)	140,200

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	8,624
Housing units with a mortgage	5,364
Housing units without a mortgage	3,260

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	2,300
Less than $500	400
$500 to $999	1,509
$1,000 to $1,499	301
$1,500 to $1,999	70
$2,000 to $2,499	15
$2,500 to $2,999	5
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	726
No rent paid	196

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