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Wells, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $476,885 (it was $149,300 in 2000)
Wells:

$476,885
Maine:

$290,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $333,013 - $686,529

Total population: 9,589 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 9,400 (84 farm, 9,316 nonfarm))

Houses: 7,794 (4,004 occupied: 3,282 owner occupied, 722 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

18%
State:

26%

Housing density: 135 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $804,977.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,088 (lower quartile is $862, upper quartile is $1,450)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,247


Median gross rent in Wells, ME in 2022: $1,278

Housing units in Wells with a mortgage: 1,546 (126 second mortgage, 294 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 737

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Wells, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 194,026
  • In family households: 158,401 (37,082 male householders, 16,054 female householders)
    41,663 spouses, 51,134 children (47,171 natural, 1,394 adopted, 2,569 stepchildren), 2,600 grandchildren, 991 brothers or sisters, 1,507 parents, foster children, 1,229 other relatives, 5,058 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 35,625 (12,712 male householders (9,103 living alone)), 15,161 female householders (12,327 living alone)), 7,752 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 3,105 (1,264 institutionalized population)

33,005 married couples with children.
10,140 single-parent households (2,552 men, 7,588 women).

93.4% of residents of Wells speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 402 (3.7%)
(80.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wells, Maine
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wells, Maine
  • 8no bedroom
  • 1721 bedroom
  • 8512 bedrooms
  • 1,3983 bedrooms
  • 6434 bedrooms
  • 2105+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wells, Maine
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wells, Maine
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1311 bedroom
  • 3832 bedrooms
  • 1683 bedrooms
  • 404 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wells in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wells in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 71no vehicle
  • 9731 vehicle
  • 1,4302 vehicles
  • 5603 vehicles
  • 1694 vehicles
  • 795+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wells in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wells in renter-occupied apartments
  • 66no vehicle
  • 3921 vehicle
  • 2372 vehicles
  • 93 vehicles
  • 184 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wells, Maine
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wells, Maine
  • 81 room
  • 292 rooms
  • 643 rooms
  • 3994 rooms
  • 7635 rooms
  • 7126 rooms
  • 6297 rooms
  • 3398 rooms
  • 3399+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wells, Maine
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wells, Maine
  • 01 room
  • 102 rooms
  • 1393 rooms
  • 2714 rooms
  • 1775 rooms
  • 566 rooms
  • 567 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 139+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Wells, ME
Wells town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Wells, ME household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wells, ME in 2022
  • 4,368Less than $10,000
  • 4,882$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,118$20,000 to $29,999
  • 5,724$30,000 to $39,999
  • 7,724$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6,454$50,000 to $59,999
  • 10,792$60,000 to $74,999
  • 16,500$75,000 to $99,999
  • 11,614$100,000 to $124,999
  • 8,046$125,000 to $149,999
  • 8,821$150,000 to $199,999
  • 8,430$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Wells: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.0%
Number of people working at home: 896 (16.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 238
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 314
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 614
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 661
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 625
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 204
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 639
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 336
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 278
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 256
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 128
  • 90 or more minutes: 147

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,817 (81.5%)
  • Carpooled: 433 (9.2%)
  • Railroad: 9 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 7 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 139 (3.0%)
  • Other means: 35 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 246 (5.2%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Wells detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wells, Maine
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wells, Maine
  • 281995 to March 2000
  • 231990 to 1994
  • 01985 to 1989
  • 01980 to 1984
  • 61975 to 1979
  • 181970 to 1974
  • 271965 to 1969
  • 171Before 1965
Ancestries in Wells, ME

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 2,045 (19.5%)
  • Irish: 1,648 (15.7%)
  • French: 1,093 (10.4%)
  • Other: 839 (8.0%)
  • French Canadian: 803 (7.7%)
  • German: 698 (6.7%)
  • United States: 676 (6.5%)
  • Italian: 617 (5.9%)
  • Scottish: 513 (4.9%)
  • Polish: 342 (3.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 182 (1.7%)
  • Swedish: 180 (1.7%)
  • Portuguese: 154 (1.5%)
  • Norwegian: 116 (1.1%)
  • Greek: 107 (1.0%)
  • Dutch: 100 (1.0%)
  • Russian: 85 (0.8%)
  • Lithuanian: 68 (0.6%)
  • Danish: 59 (0.6%)
  • Welsh: 47 (0.4%)
  • Subsaharan African: 28 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 24 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 18 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 10 (0.10%)
  • Arab: 9 (0.09%)
  • Slovak: 9 (0.09%)
  • Hungarian: 8 (0.08%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom
Wells:

24.9% (68)
Maine:

7.8% (2,856)

Germany
Wells:

21.2% (58)
Maine:

5.9% (2,150)

Canada
Wells:

15.4% (42)
Maine:

41.4% (15,199)

Other Eastern Africa
Wells:

7.3% (20)
Maine:

1.3% (472)

Poland
Wells:

6.6% (18)
Maine:

1.2% (422)

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Wells:

3.3% (9)
Maine:

0.4% (151)

Russia
Wells:

2.9% (8)
Maine:

1.5% (551)

Ukraine
Wells:

2.9% (8)
Maine:

0.6% (206)

India
Wells:

2.9% (8)
Maine:

1.6% (590)

France
Wells:

2.6% (7)
Maine:

1.2% (447)

Spain
Wells:

2.6% (7)
Maine:

0.5% (189)

Japan
Wells:

2.6% (7)
Maine:

1.3% (486)

Other Western Asia
Wells:

2.6% (7)
Maine:

0.3% (107)

Italy
Wells:

2.2% (6)
Maine:

1.1% (412)

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

  • This state: 3,394
  • Other state: 5,660
  • Northeast: 4,796
  • Midwest: 369
  • South: 360
  • West: 135

61% of Wells residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 24
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 13
  • 7th and 8th grade: 76
  • 9th grade: 27
  • 10th grade: 41
  • 11th grade: 55
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 27
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,028
  • Less than 1 year of college: 232
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 540
  • Associate degree: 188
  • Bachelor's degree: 713
  • Master's degree: 204
  • Professional school degree: 59
  • Doctorate degree: 56
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 8
  • 7th and 8th grade: 73
  • 9th grade: 76
  • 10th grade: 47
  • 11th grade: 41
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 45
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,193
  • Less than 1 year of college: 241
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 581
  • Associate degree: 361
  • Bachelor's degree: 659
  • Master's degree: 264
  • Professional school degree: 41
  • Doctorate degree: 19
Educational Attainment for Females
Wells marital status for males
Wells marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,753
  • One, attached: 181
  • Two: 466
  • 3 or 4: 382
  • 5 to 9: 149
  • 10 to 19: 186
  • 20 to 49: 194
  • 50 or more: 207
  • Mobile homes: 1,010
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 266

Median worth of mobile homes: $104,178

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%
Year householders moved into residence in Wells
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wells, ME
  • 82.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.5%Wood
  • 3.7%Electricity
  • 0.5%Utility gas
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wells, ME
  • 63.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 20.1%Electricity
  • 13.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%Wood
  • 1.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 46
Here:

4.2%
Maine:

6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 72
Here:

14.1%
Maine:

8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49
Here:

20.2%
Maine:

28.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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