Demographics of Wells County, Indiana

Wells County, Indiana had 28,883 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +722 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wells County, in four figures

28,883
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +722 people.; 39.8 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,957 ±$3,917
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Wells County, Indiana's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wells County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Wells County, Indiana's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wells County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	28,161	100.0	100.0
2021	28,157	100.0	100.2
2022	28,325	100.6	100.7
2023	28,648	101.7	101.6
2024	28,840	102.4	102.5
2025	28,883	102.6	103.1

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Population of Wells County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	28,161	−16	−8	0	−11
2021	28,157	−4	−56	+8	+20
2022	28,325	+168	−31	+37	+175
2023	28,648	+323	+13	+48	+264
2024	28,840	+192	+9	+74	+111
2025	28,883	+43	−1	+26	+14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.8 ±0.6: for men 38.6 ±0.7 and for women 40.9 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wells County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,693 ±48	6.0% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,321 ±309	18.7% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,257 ±259	7.9% ±0.9	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,807 ±315	24.0% ±1.1	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,043 ±365	24.8% ±1.3	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,299 ±374	18.6% ±1.3	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,957 ±$3,917, and income per person $36,845 ±$1,986, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wells County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,502 ±282	13.0% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,461 ±354	21.3% ±3.1	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,131 ±282	18.5% ±2.4	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,968 ±266	17.0% ±2.3	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,948 ±262	16.9% ±2.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	974 ±199	8.4% ±1.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	562 ±143	4.9% ±1.2	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wells County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	2,000 ±441	7.2% ±1.6	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	525 ±149	7.5% ±2.1	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,016 ±271	7.3% ±1.9	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	459 ±156	6.5% ±2.2	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wells County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wells County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	12,074 ±31	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±1.4	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.4% ±1.4	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.6% ±2.9	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.4% ±2.8	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$197,600 ±$11,866	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$813 ±$70	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wells County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,145 ±0	4.0% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,201 ±124	92.2% ±0.4	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	283 ±125	1.0% ±0.4	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	30 to 98	0.1% to 0.3%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 72	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 64	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	670 ±172	2.4% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wells County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	23,213 ±545	81.7% ±1.9	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,531 ±561	15.9% ±2.0	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	56 to 230	0.2% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	533 ±200	1.9% ±0.7	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	133 ±49	0.5% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	400 ±195	1.4% ±0.7	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Wells County among the counties of Indiana

56th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Wells County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jefferson County	33,279	+0.6%
Gibson County	33,091	+0.1%
Greene County	31,165	+1.2%
Wabash County	30,713	−0.7%
Ripley County	29,434	+1.6%
Wells County	28,883	+2.6%
Washington County	28,383	+0.5%
Jennings County	27,622	+0.1%
Decatur County	26,576	+0.4%
Clay County	26,410	−0.1%
White County	25,164	+2.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026