Wells, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wells	New York	National
Income per capita	$27,515	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$107,190	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$107,771	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$106,484	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,723	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,031	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.2%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wells is 39% lower than the national average
The median household income in Wells is 32% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wells is 18% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wells is 66% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$71,452 $107,190 $214,380

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Wells median earnings by income bracket

Wells employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.8%	12.8%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.6%	10.6%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	18.1%	18.1%
Other	53.2%	53.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Speculator, NY	368	$114,714	41.0%
Wells, NY	540	$107,190	31.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Crawfordsville, AR	540	$88,687	9.0%
Hampton, FL	540	$52,686	35.2%
Jay, FL	540	$49,219	39.5%
Hillsboro, IN	540	$82,663	1.6%
Markleville, IN	540	$111,098	36.6%
Wells, NY	540	$107,190	31.8%

Source: The Wells, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.