Living in Wells Branch

In Wells Branch, unemployment is 2.8% (2024).

Wells Branch numbered 14,000 residents at the end of 2020. Wells Branch registered an unemployment rate of 2.78% at the end of 2024. Foreign residents numbered 2,845 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population14,000people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,907EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,426EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate2.78%country median 4.6% — 39% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean9.98µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 84% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 95% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Wells Branch?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,473 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,426 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Wells Branch a good place to live?

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Remote worker36%strong on work, weak on safety · range 26–46%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–72%

Student36%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Family61%strong on family, weak on safety · range 50–72%

Retirement34%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 21–47%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

20.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,845 of 14,000 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Wells Branch is 2.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Wells Branch 2.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,907 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.78 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Wells Branch?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,498of €3,053 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,053
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,473
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,498

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wells Branch. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Wells Branch. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	349.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wells Branch when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Wells Branch's nearest airport was AUS, 28 km away and offered 42 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	42 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	28 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	AUS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Wells Branch. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Wells Branch stood at 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 11.2°C in January and 29.9°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

17°6°

19°8°

23°11°

27°15°

30°19°

34°23°

36°24°

37°24°

33°21°

28°16°

22°10°

18°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

128

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.510WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Wells Branch is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.98 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 16.9 · Feb 19.2 · Mar 23 · Apr 26.8 · May 30.5 · Jun 34 · Jul 35.9 · Aug 36.6 · Sep 33 · Oct 28 · Nov 21.9 · Dec 17.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 5.5 · Feb 7.7 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 14.9 · May 19.3 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 24 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 16 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 6.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 11.2 · Feb 13.4 · Mar 17.1 · Apr 20.9 · May 24.9 · Jun 28.4 · Jul 29.9 · Aug 30.3 · Sep 27.1 · Oct 22 · Nov 16.1 · Dec 12 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 67 · Feb 48 · Mar 73.2 · Apr 61.4 · May 128.1 · Jun 93.4 · Jul 49.7 · Aug 69.5 · Sep 87.7 · Oct 99.4 · Nov 74.2 · Dec 69 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	44.3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	9.95 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	920.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	35.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	21.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	5.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Round Rock ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Dos Hermanas (Spain) ±1.9 °C, Badalona (Spain) ±3.9 °C, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Spain) ±3.9 °C, Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Spain) ±3.9 °C, Castellón de la Plana (Spain) ±3.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Wells Branch covered an area of 6.3 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Wells Branch stood at 2,148.4 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport79.7%
Foreign residents20.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	6.29 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	21.04 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	2,845 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	2,148 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	14,000 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Wells Branch

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Brushy Creek as a Wells Branch alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Median gross pay, city: €4,871 Brushy Creek vs €3,907 Wells Branch+25%
Residents: 22,519 Brushy Creek vs 14,000 Wells Branch+61%
Unemployment: 3.2% Brushy Creek vs 2.8% Wells Branch+15%
Foreign residents: 15.8% Brushy Creek vs 21.0% Wells Branch−25%
Annual PM2.5: 9.4 µg/m³ Brushy Creek vs 10.0 µg/m³ Wells Branch−6%

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North Bethesda as a Wells Branch alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2101 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,907 Wells Branch+57%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 14,000 Wells Branch+258%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 21.0% Wells Branch+62%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 2.8% Wells Branch+31%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 10.0 µg/m³ Wells Branch−41%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Wells Branch

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Round Rock 7.9 km away

Salary: 4,242 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Brushy Creek 9.2 km away

Rent: 1,965 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,871 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Austin 16.8 km away

Salary: 4,637 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Wells Branch?

The unemployment rate is 2.78 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Wells Branch?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.98 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Wells Branch?

The published population is 14,000 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Wells Branch?

2,845 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Wells Branch a good place to live?

Wells Branch may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Wells Branch?

Pflugerville, Round Rock, Brushy Creek, Cedar Park, Manor are near Wells Branch. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Wells Branch, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
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ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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