Language Spoken At Home in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,900 | 100% |
English only | 25,106 | 96.9% |
Language other than English | 794 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 179 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 386 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 79 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 393 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 94 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 15 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,677 | 100% |
American | 3,180 | 11.5% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 29 | 0.1% |
Danish | 65 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 563 | 2.0% |
English | 2,968 | 10.7% |
French (except Basque) | 763 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 153 | 0.6% |
German | 10,205 | 36.9% |
Greek | 128 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 51 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,120 | 11.3% |
Italian | 547 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 9 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 9 | 0.0% |
Polish | 379 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 59 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 102 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 465 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 53 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 59 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 1,404 | 5.1% |
Ukrainian | 69 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 106 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,807 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,974 | 73.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,313 | 30.7% |
Married-couple family | 6,321 | 58.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,253 | 20.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 453 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 277 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,200 | 11.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 783 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 2,833 | 26.2% |
Householder living alone | 2,603 | 24.1% |
65 years and over | 1,218 | 11.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,473 | 32.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,972 | 27.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 27,162 | 100% |
Householder | 10,807 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 6,319 | 23.3% |
Child | 8,528 | 31.4% |
Other relatives | 741 | 2.7% |
Nonrelatives | 767 | 2.8% |
Unmarried partner | 437 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,835 | 100% |
Never married | 2,829 | 26.1% |
Now married, except separated | 6,600 | 60.9% |
Separated | 110 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 307 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 989 | 9.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,297 | 100% |
Never married | 2,050 | 18.1% |
Now married, except separated | 6,389 | 56.6% |
Separated | 170 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,244 | 11.0% |
Divorced | 1,444 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 231 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 19 | 8.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 7 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 7 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 220 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 112 | 50.9% |
Less than 1 year | 24 | 10.9% |
1 or 2 years | 21 | 9.5% |
3 or 4 years | 16 | 7.3% |
5 or more years | 51 | 23.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 112 | 100% |
Who are female | 80 | 71.4% |
Who are married | 69 | 61.6% |
School Enrollment in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,721 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 349 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 358 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,993 | 44.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,790 | 26.6% |
College or graduate school | 1,231 | 18.3% |
Educational Attainment in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,675 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 472 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,332 | 7.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,959 | 42.6% |
Some college, no degree | 3,949 | 21.1% |
Associate's degree | 2,057 | 11.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,880 | 10.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,026 | 5.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.6% |
Veteran Status in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 20,841 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,818 | 8.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 27,171 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,236 | 11.9% |
Under 18 years | 6,821 | 100% |
With a disability | 406 | 6.0% |
18 to 64 years | 16,280 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,391 | 8.5% |
65 years and over | 4,070 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,439 | 35.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,422 | 100% |
Same house | 23,655 | 86.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,760 | 13.7% |
Same county | 2,528 | 9.2% |
Different county | 1,232 | 4.5% |
Same state | 983 | 3.6% |
Different state | 249 | 0.9% |
Abroad | 7 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,677 | 100% |
Native | 27,422 | 99.1% |
Born in United States | 27,332 | 98.8% |
State of residence | 22,110 | 79.9% |
Different state | 5,222 | 18.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 90 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 255 | 0.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 255 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 110 | 43.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 145 | 56.9% |
Year of Entry in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 345 | 100% |
Native | 90 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 90 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 255 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 0.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 254 | 99.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wells County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 255 | 100% |
Europe | 160 | 62.7% |
Asia | 17 | 6.7% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 78 | 30.6% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |