Wells, Nevada - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,150
Male Share of the Population	49.9%
Female Share of the Population	50.1%
Senior Citizens	23%
Employed Population 16+	463
Age of the Population	43

Families

% of people married	60%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	8.1%
Median Earnings25+	$31,823
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$36,771
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,648

Wealth

Median Family Income	$64,330
% Above Poverty Level	93%
% Below Poverty Level	7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	17 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	10.4%
% Using Public Transportation	2.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	38.2%
Median Gross Rent	$736
Median House Value	$140,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	29.4%
German	15.7%
English	13%
Irish	12.4%
Italian	2%
Swedish	1.8%
French Except Basque	1.1%
Dutch	1.1%
Norwegian	1%
Scottish	1%
Russian	1%
Danishn	0.9%
Canadian	0.9%
Czech	0.9%
Arab	0.6%
Moroccan	0.6%
Hungarian	0.5%
Swiss	0.3%
Basque	0.2%
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Wells Almanac

Category	Value
County	Elko County
Standard Zip Codes	89835
Phone Area Codes	775
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	41.35
Approximate Longitude	-114.8

Wells Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WELLS
Distance	0.8 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 37 F
Apr Temp	28 to 57 F
Jul Temp	48 to 87 F
Oct Temp	28 to 63 F
Annual Precip	10.2 inches

Station	ARTHUR 4 NW
Distance	25.4 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 36 F
Apr Temp	29 to 54 F
Jul Temp	49 to 82 F
Oct Temp	32 to 60 F
Annual Precip	14.8 inches

Station	OASIS
Distance	26.5 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 34 F
Apr Temp	27 to 55 F
Jul Temp	49 to 86 F
Oct Temp	27 to 61 F
Annual Precip	8.1 inches

Wells Public Schools

Wells Elementary School
1378 Lake Avenue
ZIP: 89835
(775) 752-3837
Primary
Total Enrollment 188

Wells High School
1129 Lake Ave.
ZIP: 89835
(775) 752-3837
High
Total Enrollment 114

Wells Junior High School
1129 Lake Avenue
ZIP: 89835
(775) 752-3837
Middle
Total Enrollment 48

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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