Wells County, North Dakota (ND)

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• • 3,82196.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1032.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 300.8%Two or more races
  • 90.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 90.2%Asian alone
  • 10.03%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $166,962

Here:	$166,962
State:	$259,816

Townhouses or other attached units: $139,068

Here:	$139,068
State:	$230,047

Mobile homes: $111,405

Here:	$111,405
State:	$78,704

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 4
• Thefts: 9
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 14
• Auto thefts: 2

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,325 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,139 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wells County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Harvey, Fessenden, Sykeston, Bowdon, Hurdsfield, Cathay, Hamberg, Heimdal.

Neighboring counties: Billings County , Burleigh County , McLean County , Itasca County, Minnesota , Mountrail County , Williams County .

Current college students: 95
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 13 (62.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 52010 or later
• 02000 to 2009
• 01990 to 1999
• 01980 to 1989
• 21970 to 1979
• 30Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,979
• Two: 25
• 3 or 4: 105
• 5 to 9: 117
• 10 to 19: 48
• 20 or more: 30
• Mobile homes: 141

Housing units in Wells County with a mortgage: 505 (6 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,069

Religion statistics for Wells County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Wells County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Dakota Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2020 - July 1, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4565-ND: October 2, 2020, FEMA Id: 4565, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• North Dakota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4509, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: October 9, 2019 - October 26, 2019, FEMA Id: 4475, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 17, 2013 to June 17, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4128: July 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 4128, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: April 22, 2013 to May 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4118: May 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4118, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2011 to July 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1981: May 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1981, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: April 01, 2010 to April 03, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1901: April 21, 2010, FEMA Id: 1901, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 26, 2010 to July 15, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1907: April 30, 2010, FEMA Id: 1907, Natural disaster type: Flood
• North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 13, 2009 to August 10, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1829: March 24, 2009, FEMA Id: 1829, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• North Dakota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3247: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3247, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.09% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,382 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.09% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($49,382 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($34,982 average AGI)

Wells County:	2.19%
North Dakota average:	4.83%

5.63% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($50,699 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.48% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($38,748 average AGI)
1.15% relocated to other states ($11,951 average AGI)

Wells County:	1.15%
North Dakota average:	6.08%

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 16.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wells County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,078 (405 living alone), Female householders: 897 (348 living alone)

• 970 spouses (965 opposite-sex spouses), 74 unmarried partners, (70 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 876 children (767 natural, 79 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 3 other relatives, 5 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 96

Size of family households: 686 2-persons, 182 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 93 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 786 1-person, 74 2-persons.

667 married couples with children.
176 single-parent households (7 men, 169 women).

98.4% of residents of Wells speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $54,736,000 ($11,751 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $293,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,185,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,456,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,417,000
Federal grants: $11,563,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,409,000 ($29,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,706,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,251,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,100,000
Federal Government insurance: $50,674,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-73 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Wells County, North Dakota
• 452014 or later
• 352010 to 2013
• 1052000 to 2009
• 971990 to 1999
• 2071980 to 1989
• 4151970 to 1979
• 4871960 to 1969
• 2701950 to 1959
• 1401940 to 1949
• 6171939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Wells County, North Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wells County, North Dakota
• 11 room
• 62 rooms
• 283 rooms
• 1164 rooms
• 2035 rooms
• 3326 rooms
• 3087 rooms
• 2028 rooms
• 3279+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wells County, North Dakota
• 61 room
• 52 rooms
• 963 rooms
• 1334 rooms
• 235 rooms
• 746 rooms
• 597 rooms
• 128 rooms
• 309+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wells County, North Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wells County, North Dakota
• 2no bedroom
• 521 bedroom
• 3662 bedrooms
• 6573 bedrooms
• 3614 bedrooms
• 1185+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wells County, North Dakota
• 6no bedroom
• 261 bedroom
• 2172 bedrooms
• 783 bedrooms
• 884 bedrooms
• 15+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Wells County, North Dakota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wells County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 6no vehicle
• 3531 vehicle
• 4752 vehicles
• 3443 vehicles
• 2194 vehicles
• 1515+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wells County in renter-occupied apartments
• 76no vehicle
• 1801 vehicle
• 552 vehicles
• 223 vehicles
• 604 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.8% of Wells County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in North Dakota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3,240
• Other state: 730
• Northeast: 53
• Midwest: 373
• South: 50
• West: 247

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 71
• Number of aged recipients: 9
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 62
• Number of recipients under 18: 3
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 44
• Number of recipients older than 64: 24
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 50
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 23

Wells County on our top lists:

• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"