Carlin vs Wells

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

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

Carlin has the higher population (2,164 vs 1,184 in Wells). Wells has the higher median household income ($75,962 vs $62,232 in Carlin). Wells has the higher median home value ($213,500 vs $195,000 in Carlin).

Population, income & housing

	Carlin	Wells
Population	2,164	1,184
Median age	37.0 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,232	$75,962
Median home value	$195,000	$213,500
Median gross rent	$1,211	$977
Housing units	969	484
Homeownership rate	63.8%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlin	Wells
Population	2,025 → 2,164 (+6.9%)	1,022 → 1,184 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$78,929 → $62,232 (-21.2%)	$48,958 → $75,962 (+55.2%)
Median home value	$139,400 → $195,000 (+39.9%)	$132,900 → $213,500 (+60.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,006 → $1,211 (+20.4%)	$757 → $977 (+29.1%)

Carlin

Population

2,0252,164

Median household income

$78,929$62,232

Median home value

$139,400$195,000

Median gross rent

$1,006$1,211

Wells

Population

1,0221,184

Median household income

$48,958$75,962

Median home value

$132,900$213,500

Median gross rent

$757$977

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlin	Wells
Under 5	10.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	25.0%
18 to 24	10.2%	5.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	18.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	19.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	3.9%
75 and over	3.9%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlin	Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	62.7%	50.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	9.6%
Asian	3.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	23.9%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlin	Wells
No high school diploma	9.8%	29.5%
High school graduate	29.9%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlin	Wells
Drove alone	72.4%	76.9%
Carpooled	14.1%	14.4%
Public transit	6.1%	0.3%
Walked	6.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlin	Wells
1-unit, detached	53.5%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	38.2%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Carlin	Wells
Poverty rate	6.1%	30.2%
Average household size	2.64	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1980	1983