Clay County vs Wells County

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

Clay County and Wells County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wells County has the higher population (28,261 vs 26,431 in Clay County). Wells County has the higher median household income ($69,741 vs $67,676 in Clay County). Wells County has the higher median home value ($180,000 vs $128,900 in Clay County).

Population, income & housing

	Clay County	Wells County
Population	26,431	28,261
Median age	41.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,676	$69,741
Median home value	$128,900	$180,000
Median gross rent	$837	$837
Housing units	11,648	12,003
Homeownership rate	77.5%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clay County	Wells County
Population	26,234 → 26,431 (+0.8%)	28,011 → 28,261 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$55,637 → $67,676 (+21.6%)	$59,237 → $69,741 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$101,400 → $128,900 (+27.1%)	$127,600 → $180,000 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $837 (+24.9%)	$702 → $837 (+19.2%)

Clay County

Population

26,23426,431

Median household income

$55,637$67,676

Median home value

$101,400$128,900

Median gross rent

$670$837

Wells County

Population

28,01128,261

Median household income

$59,237$69,741

Median home value

$127,600$180,000

Median gross rent

$702$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clay County	Wells County
Under 5	6.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.6%
75 and over	7.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clay County	Wells County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clay County	Wells County
No high school diploma	9.2%	6.7%
High school graduate	42.2%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clay County	Wells County
Drove alone	81.4%	85.9%
Carpooled	11.9%	5.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.3%	5.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clay County	Wells County
1-unit, detached	81.2%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	4.6%
20 or more units	2.1%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Clay County	Wells County
Poverty rate	10.7%	7.2%
Average household size	2.46	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1972	1972