Wellton is a very small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 2,572 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wellton is the 118th largest community in Arizona. Wellton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Wellton, where the median household income is $51,938.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wellton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wellton is a town of service providers, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wellton who work in personal care services (17.68%), management occupations (15.29%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (9.02%). Wellton is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Wellton, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. In addition, many people in Wellton have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town. Also of interest is that Wellton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 29.79% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Another notable thing is that Wellton is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town鈥檚 population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Wellton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Wellton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Wellton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Wellton may be for you. Wellton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Wellton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.29% of adults in Wellton have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Wellton in 2022 was $31,639, which is middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,556 for a family of four. However, Wellton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wellton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wellton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wellton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wellton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.68% of the town鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Wellton include English, German, Irish, Canadian, and Norwegian. Wellton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.54%. The most common language spoken in Wellton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.