Wellington

Population: 2,008
Median household income: $49,545
Median home value: $101,700

Located in Collingsworth County, Texas, Wellington is a community with a population of 2,008. Its median household income of $49,545 runs below the Collingsworth County figure of $60,165.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wellington's population declined 5.7% from 2,129 to 2,008, while its median home value rose 130.1% from $44,200 to $101,700.

The median gross rent is $468. 19.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,008
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $49,545
Median home value: $101,700
Median gross rent: $468
Housing units: 980
Homeownership rate: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1292,008

Median household income

$34,036$49,545

Median home value

$44,200$101,700

Median gross rent

$608$468

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,129	$34,036	$44,200	$608
2020	2,153	$35,000	$53,200	$492
2021	2,099	$36,701	$57,300	$519
2022	2,201	$46,439	$77,900	$534
2023	2,008	$49,545	$101,700	$468

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1725.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	141	7.0%
5 to 17	506	25.2%
18 to 24	134	6.7%
25 to 34	216	10.8%
35 to 44	236	11.8%
45 to 54	222	11.1%
55 to 64	223	11.1%
65 to 74	183	9.1%
75 and over	147	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,014	50.5%
Black or African American	178	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	78	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	734	36.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.5%

High school graduate20.9%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	386	31.5%
High school graduate	256	20.9%
Some college or associate's	346	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	157	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	82	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	757	81.0%
Carpooled	139	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	670	73.5%
15 to 29 min	65	7.1%
30 to 44 min	111	12.2%
45 to 59 min	39	4.3%
60+ min	27	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 30.6% (594 of 1,942)

	Count	Share
Family households	485	69.1%
Nonfamily households	217	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	702	71.6%
Vacant	278	28.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	507	72.2%
Renter-occupied	195	27.8%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	786	80.2%
1-unit, attached	43	4.4%
2 to 4 units	98	10.0%
5 to 19 units	8	0.8%
20 or more units	6	0.6%
Mobile home & other	39	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4877152
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.8538, -100.2140