Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 28.0% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 12.8% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wells, TX
67 people in nursing homes
Wells compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Wells (2009 data):
- Commercial Bank of Texas, National Association: Wells Branch at U.S. Highway 69, branch established on 1913-01-01. Info updated 2007-02-21: Bank assets: $335.3 mil, Deposits: $282.9 mil, headquarters in Nacogdoches, TX, positive income, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Nacogdoches Commercial Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (53%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
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Religion statistics for Wells
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Baptist Missionary Association of America | American Baptist Association | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 38.7% | 21.0% | 12.2% | 10.9% | 6.4% |
| Congregations | 21.4% | 15.2% | 11.6% | 18.8% | 2.7% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Church of the Nazarene | Assemblies of God | Other religions |
| Adherents | 4.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 2.2% |
| Congregations | 11.6% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,568 | $30,816 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,411 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,568 | $30,816 | 1 | $576 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,025 | $24,150 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $9,161 | $27,483 | 3 | $2,987 |
6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,703 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.29% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,978 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.82% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Wells:
- KSML (1260 AM; 5 kW; DIBOLL, TX; Owner: KASA FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSFA (860 AM; 1 kW; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KRBA (1340 AM; 1 kW; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: KASA FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KEEE (1230 AM; 1 kW; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: TRICOM BROADCASTING, INC)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wells:
- KJCS (103.3 FM; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: RADIO LICENSING, INC.)
- KAFX-FM (95.5 FM; DIBOLL, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KUEZ (100.1 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: KASA FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KLSN (96.3 FM; HUDSON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWOK)
- KLDN (88.9 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LA. STATE UNIV.)
- KYKS (105.1 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSWP (90.9 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: LUFKIN EDUCATIONAL B/CNG FOUNDATION)
- KAVX (91.9 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: LUFKIN ED BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- KYBI (101.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, TX; Owner: VERNA R. PHILLIPS)
- KSAU (90.1 FM; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KOOI (106.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTBQ (107.7 FM; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBJS (90.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS MEDIA ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- KTYL-FM (93.1 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- K201CV (88.1 FM; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.,)
- KWRW (97.7 FM; RUSK, TX; Owner: E. H. WHITEHEAD)
- KVLL-FM (94.7 FM; WELLS, TX; Owner: RADIO WOODVILLE, INC.)
- KLJT (102.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Wells:
- KTRE (Channel 9; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
- KFXL-LP (Channel 58; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KLSB-TV (Channel 19; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: KLSB ACQUISITION CORP.)
- KLUF-LP (Channel 5; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KNCD-LP (Channel 2; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KIBN-LP (Channel 11; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KLNM-LP (Channel 42; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: MILLENIUM COMMUNICATIONS)
- KETK-TV (Channel 56; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: KETK LICENSEE L.P.)
- KHTM-LP (Channel 13; LUFKIN, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Wells, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 8
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 25
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 164
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
- Fatalities: 181
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23
See more detailed statistics of Wells fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 3.1 Miles South Of Wells; West Side Of Highway 69, Structure height: 128 m, Call Sign: KNKN428
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz Grant Date: 10/17/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8678, Fax: (703) 584-8696, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Dane F Ershen, 7442 Fm 1247 West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 80.2 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms:a-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
- Don J Clevenger, 3.54 Km W On Fm 1247, Type: Tower, Structure height: 93 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Alcatel - Lucent, 1601 Bryan Street - 26th Floor, Dallas, TX 75201, Phone: (214) 812-5230, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- 3.54 Km W On Fm 1247, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: WPKY292
Assigned Frequencies : 936.900 MHz, 937.425 MHz, 937.475 MHz Grant Date: 09/03/2002, Expiration Date: 09/26/2012, Certifier: David Poole
Registrant: Covington & Burling LLP, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 662-5506, Fax: (202) 778-5506, Email:
- 293 Rusk Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WQAD871
Assigned Frequencies : 453.337 MHz Grant Date: 05/13/2004, Expiration Date: 05/13/2014, Certifier: Lynette Bailey
Registrant: Cara Enterprise Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: KA5DBI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01317614
Grant Date: 08/24/2007, Expiration Date: 08/24/2017, Certifier: Jeanette T Wynn
Registrant: Jeanette T Wynn, Wells, TX 75976 - Call Sign: WD5CWA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01317613
Grant Date: 08/24/2007, Expiration Date: 08/24/2017, Certifier: Maxey R Wynn
Registrant: Maxey R Wynn, Wells, TX 75976
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