Grant County vs. Wells County

Grant County (IN)Wells County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)65,93628,206
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.9%2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)70,06327,637
Population, Census, April 1, 201070,06127,636
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.2%18.3%
Female persons, percent52.1%50.7%
White alone, percent88.7%97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent7.3%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.0%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.4%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.9%94.1%
Veterans, 2014-20184,5441,653
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.5%1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)30,49511,924
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.2%79.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$89,500$120,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$907$990
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$344$367
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$682$674
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.6%12.4%
Building permits, 20187459
Households, 2014-201826,12110,874
Persons per household, 2014-20182.362.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.0%88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.9%3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.0%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201869.0%75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.0%91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.1%18.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.5%9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.6%8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.5%64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.8%56.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)89,84720,470
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)508,157128,289
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,013,0361,126,496
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)793,336231,484
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,443$8,371
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.421.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,593$56,265
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,739$27,106
Persons in poverty, percent19.9%8.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,291634
Total employment, 201728,44910,733
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)982,718365,294
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.2%1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,2361,729
All firms, 20123,6951,875
Men-owned firms, 20121,9061,077
Women-owned firms, 20121,302516
Minority-owned firms, 201240966
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,0781,703
Veteran-owned firms, 2012566178
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,7841,546
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%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, 20070.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010169.275.1
Land area in square miles, 2010414.07368.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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