Allen County vs. Wells County

Allen County (IN)Wells County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)375,35128,206
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.6%2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)355,33527,637
Population, Census, April 1, 2010355,32927,636
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.7%24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.6%18.3%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.7%
White alone, percent79.9%97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent12.0%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.3%
Asian alone, percent4.4%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.6%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent73.5%94.1%
Veterans, 2014-201819,8801,653
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.5%1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)159,27511,924
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.3%79.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$123,800$120,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,039$990
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$380$367
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$744$674
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.5%12.4%
Building permits, 20181,64159
Households, 2014-2018143,50010,874
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.8%88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.7%3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.3%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.7%75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.3%91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.2%18.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.3%9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.7%8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.6%64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.0%56.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)643,11020,470
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,803,360128,289
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)16,200,1411,126,496
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,197,668231,484
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,421$8,371
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.421.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,402$56,265
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,239$27,106
Persons in poverty, percent13.5%8.5%
Total employer establishments, 20179,192634
Total employment, 2017177,95310,733
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)7,654,383365,294
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.2%1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201724,0501,729
All firms, 201228,5671,875
Men-owned firms, 201215,5571,077
Women-owned firms, 20129,538516
Minority-owned firms, 20124,63266
Nonminority-owned firms, 201222,7371,703
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,880178
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201224,1991,546
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010540.675.1
Land area in square miles, 2010657.31368.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Allen county (IN) and Wells county (IN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.