Wellington, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

1,624

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.5

1.76% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18.8%

2.19% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$61,466

4.52% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$179,500

Population & Diversity

Wellington, UT is home to a population of 1.62k people, from which 99% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.54% of Wellington, UT residents were born outside of the country (25 people).

In 2024, there were 16.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.36k people) in Wellington, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 82 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 68 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Wellington, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wellington, UT was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wellington, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wellington, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.36k ± 260
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
82 ± 80
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
68 ± 55

11.8%

Hispanic Population

191 people

11.8% of the people in Wellington, UT are hispanic (191 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wellington, UT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

1.54%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

25 people

1.57%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

24 people

As of 2024, 1.54% of Wellington, UT residents (25 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wellington, UT was 1.57%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wellington, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
43 ± 40
Gulf War (2001-)
20 ± 24
Korea
15 ± 22

Wellington, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.15 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wellington, UT.

Economy

The economy of Wellington, UT employs 696 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wellington, UT were Health Care & Social Assistance (78 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (71 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (67 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($96,042), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($74,688), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,854).

Employment

Occupations

696

2024 Value

± 151

19.4%

1 Year growth

± 26.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wellington, UT grew at a rate of 19.4%, from 583 employees to 696 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wellington, UT, are Management Occupations (92 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (80 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (74 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wellington, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

696

2024 Value

± 151

19.4%

1 Year growth

± 26.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wellington, UT grew at a rate of 19.4%, from 583 employees to 696 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wellington, UT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (78 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (71 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (67 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wellington, UT, though some of these residents may live in Wellington, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,917

Median earning men ± $11,600

$25,707

Median earning women ± $4,772

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($96,042), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($74,167), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($32,625), Other Services Except Public Administration ($30,750), and Retail Trade ($29,659).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wellington, UT was $179,500 in 2024, which is 0.54 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $173,100 to $179,500, a 3.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Wellington, UT is 62.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wellington, UT have an average commute time of 16.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wellington, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$179,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$50,781

$368

Median Property Taxes

±$94

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wellington, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wellington, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

62.4%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.4% of the housing units in Wellington, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wellington, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,466

Median Household Income

± $14,309

590

Number of Households

± 132

In 2024, the median household income of the 590 households in Wellington, UT grew to $61,466 from the previous year's value of $58,807.

The following chart displays the households in Wellington, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wellington, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.2%)
Carpooled (16%)
Worked At Home (14.9%)

In 2024, 67.2% of workers in Wellington, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16%) and those who worked at home (14.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wellington, UT have a shorter commute time (16.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.19% of the workforce in Wellington, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wellington, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wellington, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wellington, UT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wellington, UT (305 out of 1.62k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wellington, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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