Wells, New York Population

Overview

655

Total Population

38.5

Median age

48.24%

Female population %

107.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

50.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wells town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wells town is 38.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wells town's population under 18 was 31.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wells town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wells town, 22.75% were under the age of 15, 13.13% aged 15 to 29, 53.13% aged 30 to 64, 10.99% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 less females than males in Wells town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.24% females and 51.76% males in Wells, New York.
The Wells, New York gender ratio is 107.3:100 i.e. 107.3 men to 100 women (1.073).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 69.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 49.

Wells town's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wells town population: 99.39% are White and 0.61% are Black or African American.
Wells town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 655 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wells town is White with a population of 651 (99.39% of the total population).

Wells town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 737 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wells town's population decreased by 63 (8.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wells town's population increased by 4 (0.59%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wells town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 627.