Wells County, IN Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Wells county indiana dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	10,970	100.0
1-unit, detached	8,803	80.2
1-unit, attached	158	1.4
2 units	355	3.2
3 or 4 units	215	2.0
5 to 9 units	241	2.2
10 to 19 units	60	0.5
20 or more units	178	1.6
Mobile home	954	8.7
Boat, RV, van, etc.	6	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	225	2.1
1995 to 1998	581	5.3
1990 to 1994	721	6.6
1980 to 1989	1,134	10.3
1970 to 1979	1,810	16.5
1960 to 1969	1,263	11.5
1940 to 1959	1,690	15.4
1939 or earlier	3,546	32.3

ROOMS
1 room	26	0.2
2 rooms	83	0.8
3 rooms	555	5.1
4 rooms	1,244	11.3
5 rooms	2,396	21.8
6 rooms	2,465	22.5
7 rooms	1,817	16.6
8 rooms	1,229	11.2
9 or more rooms	1,155	10.5
Median (rooms)	6.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	10,402	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,485	14.3
1995 to 1998	2,850	27.4
1990 to 1994	1,836	17.7
1980 to 1989	1,724	16.6
1970 to 1979	1,202	11.6
1969 or earlier	1,305	12.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	414	4.0
1	2,910	28.0
2	4,452	42.8
3 or more	2,626	25.2

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	5,439	52.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,894	18.2
Electricity	2,135	20.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	691	6.6
Coal or coke	2	0.0
Wood	185	1.8
Solar energy	6	0.1
Other fuel	36	0.3
No fuel used	14	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	17	0.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	49	0.5
No telephone service	201	1.9

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	10,402	100.0
1.00 or less	10,250	98.5
1.01 to 1.50	95	0.9
1.51 or more	57	0.5

Specified owner-occupied units	6,377	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	643	10.1
$50,000 to $99,999	3,442	54.0
$100,000 to $149,999	1,530	24.0
$150,000 to $199,999	514	8.1
$200,000 to $299,999	215	3.4
$300,000 to $499,999	27	0.4
$500,000 to $999,999	6	0.1
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	87,900	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	4,256	66.7
Less than $300	62	1.0
$300 to $499	372	5.8
$500 to $699	1,179	18.5
$700 to $999	1,519	23.8
$1,000 to $1,499	903	14.2
$1,500 to $1,999	173	2.7
$2,000 or more	48	0.8
Median (dollars)	781	(X)
Not mortgaged	2,121	33.3
Median (dollars)	237	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,070	48.1
15 to 19 percent	1,231	19.3
20 to 24 percent	861	13.5
25 to 29 percent	481	7.5
30 to 34 percent	268	4.2
35 percent or more	451	7.1
Not computed	15	0.2

Specified renter-occupied units	1,879	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	96	5.1
$200 to $299	199	10.6
$300 to $499	810	43.1
$500 to $749	592	31.5
$750 to $999	42	2.2
$1,000 to $1,499	14	0.7
$1,500 or more	2	0.1
No cash rent	124	6.6
Median (dollars)	458	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	579	30.8
15 to 19 percent	291	15.5
20 to 24 percent	261	13.9
25 to 29 percent	184	9.8
30 to 34 percent	121	6.4
35 percent or more	307	16.3
Not computed	136	7.2

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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