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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wells Independent School District is $16,961, which is much lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Wells Independent School District median household income is $33,555. On average Wells Independent School District residents spend 26.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.3 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #922

Wells Independent School District	16,961 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wells Independent School District	28,553 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wells Independent School District	32,391 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wells Independent School District	25,227 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #949

Wells Independent School District	33,555 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wells Independent School District	46,454 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Wells Independent School District	15.93%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Wells Independent School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Wells Independent School District		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.90%	$10,705, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.83%	$14,590, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.58%	$25, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.51%	$11,801, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Wells Independent School District	38,571 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wells Independent School District	51,653 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Wells Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
White	$37,176, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$16,000, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$47,813, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$102,708, see rank	$46,301	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Wells Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$16,500, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$38,125, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$34,688, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$21,250, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Wells Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,483, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	679, 45.79%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	387, 57.00%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	387, 57.00%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	319, 82.43%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	68, 17.57%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	292, 43.00%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	804, 54.21%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	407, 50.62%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	407, 50.62%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	376, 92.38%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	31, 7.62%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	397, 49.38%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Wells Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	679, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	608, 89.54%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	39, 5.74%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	12, 1.77%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	13, 1.91%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7, 1.03%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wells Independent School District	26.0 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Wells Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	695	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	319, 45.90%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	28, 8.78%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	59, 18.50%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	27, 8.46%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 3.76%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	76, 23.82%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	105, 32.92%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	376, 54.10%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	141, 37.50%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	87, 23.14%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	135, 35.90%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 3.46%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Wells Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	695, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	18, 2.59%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	111, 15.97%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	23, 3.31%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	25, 3.60%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	78, 11.22%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	47, 6.76%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	4, 0.58%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23, 3.31%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	22, 3.17%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	223, 32.09%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	32, 4.60%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	78, 11.22%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	11, 1.58%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Wells Independent School District	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	567	29.27%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	135	25.38%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.