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Population (year 2000): 769. Estimated
population in July 2005: 792 (+3.0% change)
Males: 366 (47.6%), Females: 403 (52.4%)
Zip code:
75976
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $21,518 (year 2000)
Median house value: $33,700 (year 2000)
Races in Wells:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.4%)
- Black (18.7%)
- Hispanic (9.1%)
- Other race (6.5%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (13.9%), Irish (9.5%),
English (7.0%), German (2.7%), French (1.8%), Dutch (1.3%).
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wells
- High school or higher: 56.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wells town
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 55.0%
- Separated: 3.7%
- Widowed: 16.0%
- Divorced: 6.9%
3.5% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America, 0.4%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +9 (+1.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wells:
- WOODLAND HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
LUFKIN, TX)
- MEMORIAL MED CENTER OF EAST TEXAS (about 21 miles;
LUFKIN, TX)
- MEMORIAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; LUFKIN,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wells:
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 64 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID:
GGG)
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 68 miles; TYLER, TX; ID:
TYR)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 102 miles; SHREVEPORT,
LA; ID: SHV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wells:
- A L MANGHAM JR. REGIONAL (about 18 miles;
NACOGDOCHES, TX; ID: OCH)
- ANGELINA COUNTY (about 23 miles; LUFKIN, TX; ID: LFK)
- GROVETON-TRINITY COUNTY (about 32 miles; GROVETON,
TX; ID: 33R)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wells:
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 17 miles; LUFKIN, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,773)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles;
NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 63 miles;
TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 10,429)
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles;
ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 80 miles; TYLER, TX; FT
enrollment: 5,872)
Public high school in Wells:
- WELLS H S (Students: 89; Location: HWY 69 &
5TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Wells:
- WELLS EL (Students: 243; Location: HWY 69 &
5TH ST; Grades: PK - 08)
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