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Wells County, North Dakota
At a Glance
Population 3,982 County Seat Wells County Courthouse State FIPS 38 County FIPS 103 Num Towns 8 Census-Designated Places 1 Total Town Population 2,465 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 3,990 Median Age 49.7 Veterans 220 Housing Units 2,324 Uninsured 21 Net Migration (recent) -16 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 172 Total Employees 1,142 Avg Annual Pay $49,991 Median Household Income $59,732 Poverty Rate 10.8% Unemployment Rate 1.8% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $83,996 Federal Spending FY2024 $37,365,942 Federal Spending Per Capita $9,384
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $104,200 Median Rent $594 FMR Studio $807 FMR 1BR $811 FMR 2BR $928 FMR 3BR $1,300 FMR 4BR $1,558
Health & Safety
Hospitals 8 EMS Stations 24 Fire Stations 24 Police Stations 24 Adult Smoking 16.7% Adult Obesity 36.5% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 8.2 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 11.51 Electric Customers 397839 Towns with Broadband Data 8 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 8
Community
Churches 11 Libraries 8 Historic Places (NRHP) 7 Homeless Population N/A Schools 28 SNAP Stores 5 Bank Branches 5
Agriculture
Total Farms 9 Land in Farms (acres) 579,193 Avg Farm Size (acres) 64,354.8 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR SEVERE STORM, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS 2025-09-11 DR FLOODING 2023-07-05 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS 2023-02-05 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING 2022-07-13 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2020-10-02 DR FLOODING 2020-07-09 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-04-01 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR FLOODING 2020-01-21 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2013-07-12
Detailed Topics
Communities in Wells County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
