Jackpot vs Wells

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

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

Jackpot has the higher population (1,429 vs 1,184 in Wells). Wells has the higher median household income ($75,962 vs $63,560 in Jackpot). Since 2019, Wells's population has grown faster (+15.9% vs +14.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Jackpot	Wells
Population	1,429	1,184
Median age	30.2 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,560	$75,962
Median home value	—	$213,500
Median gross rent	$712	$977
Housing units	511	484
Homeownership rate	44.0%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	14.7%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackpot	Wells
Population	1,244 → 1,429 (+14.9%)	1,022 → 1,184 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$26,139 → $63,560 (+143.2%)	$48,958 → $75,962 (+55.2%)
Median home value	—	$132,900 → $213,500 (+60.6%)
Median gross rent	$512 → $712 (+39.1%)	$757 → $977 (+29.1%)

Jackpot

Population

1,2441,429

Median household income

$26,139$63,560

Median gross rent

$512$712

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)

	Jackpot	Wells
Under 5	5.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	19.0%	25.0%
18 to 24	14.7%	5.1%
25 to 34	25.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	9.4%	18.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	9.6%
55 to 64	6.6%	19.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	3.9%
75 and over	0.0%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackpot	Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	16.8%	50.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	9.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	82.6%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackpot	Wells
No high school diploma	29.4%	29.5%
High school graduate	37.8%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackpot	Wells
Drove alone	46.2%	76.9%
Carpooled	8.4%	14.4%
Public transit	1.4%	0.3%
Walked	24.2%	1.9%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackpot	Wells
1-unit, detached	5.9%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	22.1%	5.4%
20 or more units	15.7%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	41.1%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Jackpot	Wells
Poverty rate	4.7%	30.2%
Average household size	4.40	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	10	25
Median year structure built	1985	1983