Wells County, North Dakota QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Wells County North Dakota
?  Population, 2000 5,102642,200
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -13.0%0.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 4.4%6.1%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 22.5%25.0%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 26.0%14.7%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 99.1%92.4%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.6%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%4.9%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.6%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.0%Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.4%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.3%1.2%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.9%50.1%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.3%1.2%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 98.9%91.7%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,638304,123
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 47371,639
?  Housing units, 2000 2,643289,677
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 76.5%66.6%
?  Households, 2000 2,215257,152
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.252.41
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 26.5%32.7%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $27,798$31,764
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 14.2%12.5%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 19.1%16.8%

Business QuickFacts Wells County North Dakota
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 21220,288
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 1,380249,476
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 17.9%26.8%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 34838,642
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA5,115,890
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 41,4356,702,134
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $7,930$10,457
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA613
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 14915,355
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 22,577
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 46,4434,535,216
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 20721,221

Geography QuickFacts Wells County North Dakota
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,27168,976
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 4.09.3
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown