Wells vs Winnebago

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

Wells and Winnebago 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 1,247 in Winnebago). Wells has the higher median household income ($58,663 vs $58,438 in Winnebago). Winnebago has the higher median home value ($106,500 vs $93,200 in Wells).

Population, income & housing

	Wells	Winnebago
Population	2,317	1,247
Median age	41.8 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,663	$58,438
Median home value	$93,200	$106,500
Median gross rent	$699	$725
Housing units	1,198	631
Homeownership rate	76.0%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wells	Winnebago
Population	2,336 → 2,317 (-0.8%)	1,417 → 1,247 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$46,205 → $58,663 (+27.0%)	$51,319 → $58,438 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $93,200 (+11.2%)	$63,300 → $106,500 (+68.2%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $699 (+15.7%)	$635 → $725 (+14.2%)

Wells

Population

2,3362,317

Median household income

$46,205$58,663

Median home value

$83,800$93,200

Median gross rent

$604$699

Winnebago

Population

1,4171,247

Median household income

$51,319$58,438

Median home value

$63,300$106,500

Median gross rent

$635$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wells	Winnebago
Under 5	7.3%	1.6%
5 to 17	12.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	9.5%	13.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	7.5%
35 to 44	8.8%	16.4%
45 to 54	9.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	14.4%	17.0%
65 to 74	13.4%	12.4%
75 and over	11.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wells	Winnebago
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	78.2%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wells	Winnebago
No high school diploma	10.3%	13.7%
High school graduate	33.4%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wells	Winnebago
Drove alone	82.7%	74.4%
Carpooled	4.2%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.4%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wells	Winnebago
1-unit, detached	84.3%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	2.7%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Wells	Winnebago
Poverty rate	11.1%	12.4%
Average household size	2.05	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1953	1956