Elmore vs Wells

A side-by-side comparison of Elmore and Wells: population, income, housing, and more.

Elmore and Wells are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wells has the higher population (2,317 vs 442 in Elmore). Wells has the higher median household income ($58,663 vs $40,938 in Elmore). Wells has the higher median home value ($93,200 vs $45,800 in Elmore).

Population, income & housing

	Elmore	Wells
Population	442	2,317
Median age	40.8 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$40,938	$58,663
Median home value	$45,800	$93,200
Median gross rent	$907	$699
Housing units	256	1,198
Homeownership rate	67.5%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmore	Wells
Population	480 → 442 (-7.9%)	2,336 → 2,317 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$38,125 → $40,938 (+7.4%)	$46,205 → $58,663 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$36,600 → $45,800 (+25.1%)	$83,800 → $93,200 (+11.2%)
Median gross rent	$492 → $907 (+84.3%)	$604 → $699 (+15.7%)

Elmore

Population

480442

Median household income

$38,125$40,938

Median home value

$36,600$45,800

Median gross rent

$492$907

Wells

Population

2,3362,317

Median household income

$46,205$58,663

Median home value

$83,800$93,200

Median gross rent

$604$699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmore	Wells
Under 5	6.8%	7.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	12.9%
18 to 24	15.8%	9.5%
25 to 34	8.8%	12.5%
35 to 44	10.0%	8.8%
45 to 54	15.6%	9.5%
55 to 64	9.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	8.4%	13.4%
75 and over	12.0%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmore	Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	89.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmore	Wells
No high school diploma	19.1%	10.3%
High school graduate	37.9%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmore	Wells
Drove alone	87.4%	82.7%
Carpooled	4.8%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmore	Wells
1-unit, detached	90.6%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elmore	Wells
Poverty rate	27.4%	11.1%
Average household size	1.85	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1956	1953