Wells, NY

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2023 Median Age

54.3

13.6% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

4.19%

14.6% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$78,047

3.26% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$252,900

33.3% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Wells, NY had a population of N/A people with a median age of 54.3 and a median household income of $78,047. Between N/A and N/A the population of Wells, NY N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $75,583 to $78,047, a 3.26% increase.

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None of the households in Wells, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Wells, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Wells, NY was $252,900, and the homeownership rate was 89%.

Most people in Wells, NY N/A, and the average commute time was 37.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Wells, NY was N/A per household.

United States New York Hamilton County, NY Clinton, Franklin, Essex & Hamilton Counties PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Wells, NY is home to a population of N/A people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.503% of Wells, NY residents were born outside of the country (3 people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Wells, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Wells, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Wells, NY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Foreign-Born Population

0.503%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

0.701%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

4 people

As of 2023, 0.503% of Wells, NY residents (3 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wells, NY was 0.701%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
23 ± 23
Korea
8 ± 18
Gulf War (2001-)
3 ± 19

Wells, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.88 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wells, NY employs N/A people. The largest industries in Wells, NY are Educational Services (38 people), Construction (31 people), and Public Administration (29 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($81,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,875), and Retail Trade ($45,833).

Males in New York have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,694. The income inequality in New York (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Wells, NY stayed at a rate of NaNN%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wells, NY, are Management Occupations (38 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (30 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (18 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wells, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wells, NY, are Educational Services (38 people), Construction (31 people), and Public Administration (29 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wells, NY, though some of these residents may live in Wells, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wells, NY was $252,900 in 2023, which is 0.834 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $189,700 to $252,900, a 33.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Wells, NY is 89%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Wells, NY have an average commute time of 37.3 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Wells, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Property

$252,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$42,968

$170

Median Property Taxes

±$52

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 Wells, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Wells, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$78,047

Median Household Income

± $25,513

191

Number of Households

± 59

In 2023, the median household income of the 191 households in Wells, NY grew to $78,047 from the previous year's value of $75,583.

The following chart displays the households in Wells, NY 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wells, NY is from Wells, NY.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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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

37.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wells, NY have a longer commute time (37.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 9.64% of the workforce in Wells, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wells, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wells, NY have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wells, NY (25 out of 597 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wells, NY is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wells, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.