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Population (year 2000): 1,346. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,295 (-3.8% change)
Males: 698 (51.9%), Females: 648 (48.1%)
Elko County
Zip code:
89835
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $35,870 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,900 (year 2000)
Races in Wells:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.8%)
- Hispanic (19.5%)
- Other race (9.1%)
- American Indian (8.2%)
- Two or more races (3.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (15.2%), English (13.3%),
Irish (10.5%), United States (5.7%), Swedish (4.8%), Italian
(4.2%).
Elevation: 5630 feet
Land area: 6.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wells
- High school or higher: 78.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wells city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 58.7%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 12.4%
11.8% Foreign born (10.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +195 (+16.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wells:
- NORTHEASTERN NV REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 57 miles;
ELKO, NV)
- OWYHEE COMMUNITY HEALTH FACILITY (about 102 miles;
OWYHEE, NV)
- MAGIC VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 104
miles; TWIN FALLS, ID)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wells:
- ELKO REGIONAL (about 60 miles; ELKO, NV; ID: EKO)
- WENDOVER (about 72 miles; WENDOVER, UT; ID: ENV)
- JOSLIN FIELD - MAGIC VALLEY RGNL (about 100 miles;
TWIN FALLS, ID; ID: TWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wells:
- WELLS MUNICIPAL/HARRIET FIELD (about 4 miles; WELLS,
NV; ID: LWL)
- JACKPOT/HAYDEN FIELD (about 63 miles; JACKPOT, NV;
ID: 06U)
- STEVENS-CROSBY (about 67 miles; NORTH FORK, NV; ID:
08U)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wells:
- COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 104 miles; TWIN
FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
- BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 184 miles; BOISE, ID;
FT enrollment: 12,033)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 209 miles; OGDEN, UT;
FT enrollment: 12,112)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 212 miles; POCATELLO,
ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 213 miles;
SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 214 miles; SALT
LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 216 miles; LOGAN, UT;
FT enrollment: 16,384)
Public high school in Wells:
- WELLS HS (Students: 211; Location: 1129 LAKE
AVE.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wells:
- WELLS ELEM (Students: 164; Location: 1129
LAKE AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
- RUBY VALLEY ELEM (Students: 15; Location:
ARTHUR ROUTE; Grades: KG - 08)
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