WellmanTX
A town of 229, settled in 1925.
Is Wellman a good place to live?
Wellman’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Wellman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
229 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wellman: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wellman, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wellman.
Fewer young adults than Texas overall
That puts Wellman above both Texas’ towns (23%) and U.S. towns (29%). Adults 18 to 34 are 1% of residents (24% statewide); children under 18 are 43% of residents (25% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 23% and 88% women
The Census survey reached too few of Wellman’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±32.3 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Wellman | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 31.5% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.4% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 31.8% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 3.8% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 30% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.3% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.5% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.1% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
The schools Wellman’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by Wellman-Union CISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellman-Union SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 248 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Hail leads a low hazard risk in Wellman
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Wellman, expect four seasons and hot summers
Wellman has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Wellman’s July high is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wellman stands out in Texas and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
1.4% of Wellman residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Lubbock (24%), Brownfield (15%) and Lamesa (6%). The median household income in Wellman is $122,000.
| Wellman | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $122,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Wellman is
Wellman beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 21% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Wellman.
| Wellman | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Wellman | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Wellman
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wellman; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Wellman residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Wellman
City in Texas, United States
Wellman is a city in Terry County, Texas, United States. The city was formed in 1918 as a shipping point on the Santa Fe Railroad and named after Augustus Ogden Wellman, who had been an assistant to the railroad's secretary and treasurer. Its population was 230 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,350 ft
- ZIP code
- 79378
- Area code
- 806
Questions about Wellman
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wellman, TX a good place to live?
Wellman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.