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Wells town, Hamilton County, NY

683 Population
176.8 square miles 3.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

54.7 ±6.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Hamilton County: 57.2 ±0.7
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$29,557 ±$8,302 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Hamilton County: $41,820 ±$2,898
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $49,520 ±$230
$55,568 ±$25,411 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Hamilton County: $68,950 † ±$7,533
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $84,578 ±$372

4.3% ±2.3% (29  ±17) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Hamilton County: 10% † 506 (±2.8% / ±141)
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 13.7% 2,656,674 (±0.1% / ±27,351)

38.5 minutes ±8.5 (8,695  ±3,194) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Hamilton County: 22.2 † 42,475 (±3.6 / ±4,469)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 32.8 266,142,800 (±0.1 / ±921,890)

Families

239 ±59 Number of households
  • Hamilton County: 2,111 ±148
  • New York: 7,668,956 ±12,766
2.7 ±0.9 (648  ±156) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Hamilton County: 2.3 4,900 (±0.2 / ±13)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,274,232

18.6% ±18.2% (22  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Hamilton County: 7.4% † 59 (±4% / ±32)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 4.9% 230,168 (±0.1% / ±4,006)

Housing

746 ±63 Number of housing units
  • Hamilton County: 7,893 ±31
  • New York: 8,539,536 ±1,410

$253,400 ±$47,469 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Hamilton County: $242,000 ±$20,679
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $403,000 ±$1,347

6.3% ±5.3% (42  ±36) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Hamilton County: 9.1% † 460 (±1.9% / ±94.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 10.1% 1,981,213 (±0.1% / ±18,773.1)

Social

77.2% ±25% (407  ±89.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Hamilton County: 89.3% 3,693 (±6.1% / ±250.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 87.9% 12,297,601 (±0.2% / ±31,621.6)
16.3% ±8% (86  ±46.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Hamilton County: 26.9% † 1,112 (±3.1% / ±127.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 39.6% 5,535,503 (±0.2% / ±20,933.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.4% ±0.7% (3  ±5) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Hamilton County: 1.2% 63
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.6% 4,499,147

9% ±4% (50  ±25) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Hamilton County: 9.3% † 411 (±1.5% / ±66)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.9% 607,728 (±0% / ±6,791)
50 Total veterans ±25 36 Male ±21 14 Female ±18

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