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Moving to Wells, Minnesota

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Population: 2,494. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,485 (-0.4% change)
Males: 1,164 (46.7%), Females: 1,330 (53.3%)

Faribault County

Zip code: 56097

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $26,463
Median house value: $49,000

Population by Race

Races in Wells:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
  • Hispanic (4.7%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (49.4%), Norwegian (14.6%), Polish (12.8%), Irish (5.4%), English (5.3%), French (3.7%).

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wells

  • High school or higher: 73.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wells city

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 61.3%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 13.5%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

4.3% Foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 0.8% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+1.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wells:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wells:

  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 50 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 85 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 87 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wells:

  • WELLS MUNI (about 5 miles; WELLS, MN; Abbreviation: 68Y)
  • WASECA MUNI (about 26 miles; WASECA, MN; Abbreviation: ACQ)
  • ALBERT LEA MUNI (about 26 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN; Abbreviation: AEL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wells:

  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 34 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 38 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 63 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
  • BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 88 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,171)

Schools

Public high school in Wells:

  • UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL SR. (Students: 372; Location: 250 2ND AVE. S.W.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Wells:

  • COVENANT LIFE SCHOOL (Students: 27; Location: 10 1ST AVE SW; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wells:

  • USC EL. (Students: 304; Location: 250 2ND AVE. SW; Grades: PK – 04)
  • SOUTHERN MINNESOTA SP. SER. COOP. (Location: 250 SECOND AVE SW; Grades: 00 – 00)

Private primary/middle school in Wells:

  • ST CASIMIR SCHOOL (Students: 102; Location: 330 SECOND AVE SW; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Wells:

  • WELLS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $72,482; Location: 54 1ST STREET SW; 26,870 books; 244 audio materials; 712 video materials; 34 serial subscriptions)

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