Wells

Population: 1,184
Median household income: $75,962
Median home value: $213,500

Located in Elko County, Nevada, Wells is a community with a population of 1,184. The median household income of $75,962 is below the Elko County median ($83,427).

Between 2019 and 2023, Wells's population grew 15.9% from 1,022 to 1,184, while its median home value rose 60.6% from $132,900 to $213,500.

The median gross rent is $977. 10.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,184
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $75,962
Median home value: $213,500
Median gross rent: $977
Housing units: 484
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0221,184

Median household income

$48,958$75,962

Median home value

$132,900$213,500

Median gross rent

$757$977

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,022	$48,958	$132,900	$757
2020	1,091	$33,906	$155,000	$696
2021	1,105	$38,073	$200,500	$972
2022	1,057	$55,917	$168,800	$965
2023	1,184	$75,962	$213,500	$977

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1725.0%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4418.3%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 743.9%

75 and over1.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	4.4%
5 to 17	296	25.0%
18 to 24	60	5.1%
25 to 34	154	13.0%
35 to 44	217	18.3%
45 to 54	114	9.6%
55 to 64	228	19.3%
65 to 74	46	3.9%
75 and over	17	1.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	598	50.5%
Black or African American	40	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	114	9.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	78	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	352	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.5%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	229	29.5%
High school graduate	199	25.6%
Some college or associate's	267	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	69	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled14.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	454	76.9%
Carpooled	85	14.4%
Public transit	2	0.3%
Walked	11	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	6.1%
Other means	2	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	232	41.9%
15 to 29 min	184	33.2%
30 to 44 min	9	1.6%
45 to 59 min	72	13.0%
60+ min	57	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.42
Poverty rate: 30.2% (357 of 1,184)

	Count	Share
Family households	226	65.7%
Nonfamily households	118	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	344	71.1%
Vacant	140	28.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	223	64.8%
Renter-occupied	121	35.2%

1-unit, detached57.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other23.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	276	57.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	4.8%
5 to 19 units	26	5.4%
20 or more units	47	9.7%
Mobile home & other	112	23.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3283000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1132, -114.9535