Wells County vs. Jay County

	Wells County (IN)	Jay County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	28,206	20,764
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.1%	-2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	27,637	21,253
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	27,636	21,253
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.8%	25.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.3%	17.9%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	50.2%
White alone, percent	97.0%	97.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.2%	3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.1%	94.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,653	1,091
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,924	9,246
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.5%	73.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$120,700	$85,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$990	$845
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$367	$328
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$674	$643
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.4%	9.3%
Building permits, 2018	59	19
Households, 2014-2018	10,874	8,149
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.2%	87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.3%	4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.8%	81.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.3%	66.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.1%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.1%	10.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	11.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.0%	9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.7%	62.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.5%	54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,470	19,902
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	128,289	62,431
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,126,496	1,059,206
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	231,484	136,874
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,371	$6,406
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	20.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,265	$44,772
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,106	$22,470
Persons in poverty, percent	8.5%	13.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	634	404
Total employment, 2017	10,733	6,090
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	365,294	222,235
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.4%	0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,729	1,331
All firms, 2012	1,875	1,532
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,077	833
Women-owned firms, 2012	516	427
Minority-owned firms, 2012	66	71
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,703	1,371
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	178	106
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,546	1,288
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	26.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	75.1	55.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	368.09	383.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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