2020 census As of the
2020 census, Wellington had a population of 1,605. The median age was 36.1 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.4 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 621 households in Wellington, of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.0% were married-couple households, 16.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 698 housing units, of which 11.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.8%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,666 people, 576 households, and 459 families residing in the city. The
population density was 473.9 people per square mile (182.7/km2). There were 661 housing units at an average density of 188.0 per square mile (72.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.72%
White, 0.12%
African American, 1.08%
Native American, 0.18%
Asian, 0.12%
Pacific Islander, 2.04% from
other races, and 1.74% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.92% of the population. There were 576 households, out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were
married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.27. In the city, the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,979, and the median income for a family was $40,521. Males had a median income of $41,053 versus $17,167 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $14,721. About 10.7% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==