Last official estimated population of Wells County was 27,658 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.009% of total US population and 0.4% of total Indiana state population. Area of Wells County is 370.2 mi² (=958.9 km²), in this year population density was 74.70 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.02%/yr), Wells County population in 2024 would be 27,713 [0].
Historical population of Wells County for period 1840-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1840-1850] +12.94 %/yr
[1850-1860] +5.83 %/yr
[1860-1870] +2.28 %/yr
[1870-1880] +3.1 %/yr
[1880-1890] +1.55 %/yr
[1890-1900] +0.86 %/yr
[1900-1910] -0.45 %/yr
[1910-1920] -0.89 %/yr
[1920-1930] -1.07 %/yr
[1930-1940] +0.37 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.24 %/yr
[1950-1960] +0.82 %/yr
[1960-1970] +1.16 %/yr
[1970-1980] +0.64 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.21 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.63 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.14 %/yr
[2005-2010] -0.13 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.02 %/yr
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Population of Wells County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 901 | 897 | 1,798 |
| 5 to 9 | 943 | 957 | 1,900 |
| 10 to 14 | 960 | 894 | 1,854 |
| 15 to 19 | 941 | 840 | 1,781 |
| 20 to 24 | 854 | 797 | 1,651 |
| 25 to 29 | 773 | 738 | 1,511 |
| 30 to 34 | 827 | 851 | 1,678 |
| 35 to 39 | 781 | 741 | 1,522 |
| 40 to 44 | 793 | 807 | 1,600 |
| 45 to 49 | 853 | 863 | 1,716 |
| 50 to 54 | 1054 | 1069 | 2,123 |
| 55 to 59 | 1111 | 1069 | 2,180 |
| 60 to 64 | 877 | 930 | 1,807 |
| 65 to 69 | 708 | 720 | 1,428 |
| 70 to 74 | 516 | 601 | 1,117 |
| 75 to 79 | 355 | 466 | 821 |
| 80 to 84 | 263 | 376 | 639 |
| 85+ | 231 | 505 | 736 |
Wells County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| WAC | 13528 | 13936 | 27,464 |
| WA | 13392 | 13808 | 27,200 |
| NH | 13358 | 13800 | 27,158 |
| NHWAC | 13167 | 13636 | 26,803 |
| NHWA | 13042 | 13523 | 26,565 |
| H | 383 | 321 | 704 |
| HWAC | 361 | 300 | 661 |
| HWA | 350 | 285 | 635 |
| BAC | 161 | 133 | 294 |
| TOM | 139 | 135 | 274 |
| NHBAC | 149 | 114 | 263 |
| NHTOM | 128 | 119 | 247 |
| IAC | 105 | 95 | 200 |
| NHIAC | 92 | 81 | 173 |
| AAC | 79 | 94 | 173 |
| NHAAC | 74 | 90 | 164 |
| BA | 88 | 68 | 156 |
| NHBA | 81 | 56 | 137 |
| AA | 63 | 71 | 134 |
| NHAA | 59 | 70 | 129 |
| IA | 53 | 37 | 90 |
| NHIA | 46 | 31 | 77 |
| HBAC | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| HIAC | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| HTOM | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| HBA | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| NAC | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| HIA | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| NHNAC | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| HAAC | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| NA | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| HNAC | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| HAA | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| HNA | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| NHNA | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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