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Wells County, IN Highlights

Earnings and Income

Industry employment is tabulated as jobs by place-of-work. Keep in mind that people may hold multiple jobs and that each job is counted by its industry. Note: The income figures and changes are not adjusted for inflation.

Average Annual Earnings by Industry
	2021	2025	5 Year	5 Year % Change
All Industries	$44,397	$51,427	$7,030	15.8%
Ag., For., Fishing, & Hunt.	$40,369	$44,989	$4,620	11.4%
Mining	D	$69,352	$14,413	26.2%
Construction	$51,494	$68,005	$16,512	32.1%
Manufacturing	$53,651	$59,943	$6,292	11.7%
Wholesale Trade	$65,162	$71,075	$5,913	9.1%
Retail Trade	$28,890	$31,937	$3,047	10.5%
Trans. & Warehousing	$48,288	$60,727	$12,439	25.8%
Utilities	D	D	$54,444	57.1%
Information	$37,946	$49,104	$11,158	29.4%
Finance & Insurance	$66,840	$71,674	$4,835	7.2%
Real Est., Rent., Leasing	$84,995	$75,448	-$9,547	-11.2%
Prof. & Tech. Svcs.	$54,710	$58,877	$4,167	7.6%
Mgt.of Companies	D	D	-$5,969	-9.1%
Admin. & Waste Svcs.	$38,331	$41,346	$3,015	7.9%
Education Svcs.	D	D	-$4,466	-24.1%
Health Care & Social Assist.	$37,298	$41,282	$3,984	10.7%
Arts, Ent. &, Rec.	D	$27,453	$17,376	172.4%
Accom. & Food Svcs.	$14,663	$18,126	$3,463	23.6%
Other Svcs.	$42,069	$50,629	$8,559	20.3%
Fed.l, State & Local Govt.	$37,945	$44,739	$6,793	17.9%

Note: Total employment represents the sum of total private sector and total government sector employment. State and local government schools and hospitals are included in the government total. Sectors may not sum to the total (or agree with BLS published total employment) due to suppression issues. D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics & Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of 6/16/2026.

Per Capita Income Over Time
	2004	2009	2014	2019	2024
Total Per Capita Income	$28,303	$31,295	$38,410	$42,400	$55,251
Change Since 2004		$2,992	$10,107	$14,097	$26,948
Pct. Change Since 2004		10.6%	35.7%	49.8%	95.2%

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

Income & Wage
	Number
Median family income in 2024 (ACS)	$88,148
Median household income in 2024 (ACS)	$71,957
Average Wage Per Job in 2024 (BLS)	$50,048
Wage Growth since 2019 (BLS)	25.6%

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 5 Year Estimates & Bureau of Labor Statistics