WellsOH
A town of 2,376. Healthier than 95% of U.S. towns.
What makes Wells stand out
The 2 things Wells does most differently from other towns.
Wells has shrunk 12.1% since 2010
2,835 people in 2010; 2,376 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Wells’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wells. Another town gets a different order.
Healthier than 5% of U.S. towns
Wells beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.
| What stands out | Wells | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.2% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.8% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 21.1% | 15.4% |
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents commute out of Wells
Most working residents leave Wells for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Steubenville (17%), Weirton (6%) and Wheeling (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Where working residents work
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Wells has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
14.9% of Wells is conserved land
0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fernwood State Forest | — | 127 |
Wells’s public schools outperform 50% of Ohio districts
The public schools Wells’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 50% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye North Elementary School | PK–5 | 235 | B− |
95% of working residents leave Wells for work
Where Wells’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wells
Township in Ohio, US
Wells Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,491 people in the township.
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- Population
- 2,491
- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 919 ft
Wells’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Wells.