Huntington County vs. Wells County

Huntington County (IN)Wells County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)36,24028,206
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.4%2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)37,12327,637
Population, Census, April 1, 201037,12427,636
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.6%24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.2%18.3%
Female persons, percent50.7%50.7%
White alone, percent96.8%97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent0.7%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.6%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.6%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent94.5%94.1%
Veterans, 2014-20182,2521,653
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.5%1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,11211,924
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.9%79.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$105,000$120,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$976$990
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$375$367
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$693$674
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.4%12.4%
Building permits, 20188559
Households, 2014-201814,75410,874
Persons per household, 2014-20182.372.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.5%88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.7%3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.3%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.8%75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.0%91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.0%18.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.9%8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.7%64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.8%56.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)47,32420,470
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)141,199128,289
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,740,6401,126,496
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)318,076231,484
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,600$8,371
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.021.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,208$56,265
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,386$27,106
Persons in poverty, percent10.1%8.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017901634
Total employment, 201713,19710,733
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)442,071365,294
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.6%1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,9471,729
All firms, 20122,3831,875
Men-owned firms, 20121,2531,077
Women-owned firms, 2012743516
Minority-owned firms, 20125866
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,1821,703
Veteran-owned firms, 2012175178
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,0751,546
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%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, 200719.1%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201097.075.1
Land area in square miles, 2010382.65368.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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