Van Wert vs Weldon

A side-by-side comparison of Van Wert and Weldon: population, income, housing, and more.

Van Wert and Weldon are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Van Wert has the higher population (131 vs 90 in Weldon). Van Wert has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $37,708 in Weldon). Since 2019, Van Wert's population has grown faster (-7.7% vs -36.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Van Wert	Weldon
Population	131	90
Median age	56.6 yrs	58.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$37,708
Median home value	$62,300	—
Median gross rent	$688	—
Housing units	86	47
Homeownership rate	87.1%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Van Wert	Weldon
Population	142 → 131 (-7.7%)	142 → 90 (-36.6%)
Median household income	$40,313 → $58,750 (+45.7%)	$31,875 → $37,708 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$58,600 → $62,300 (+6.3%)	$54,400 → $78,300 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,097 → $688 (-37.3%)	$825 → $825 (+0.0%)

Van Wert

Population

142131

Median household income

$40,313$58,750

Median home value

$58,600$62,300

Median gross rent

$1,097$688

Weldon

Population

14290

Median household income

$31,875$37,708

Median home value

$54,400$78,300

Median gross rent

$825$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Van Wert	Weldon
Under 5	3.1%	7.8%
5 to 17	8.4%	23.3%
18 to 24	13.7%	4.4%
25 to 34	1.5%	2.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	21.4%	24.4%
65 to 74	18.3%	16.7%
75 and over	12.2%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Van Wert	Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Van Wert	Weldon
No high school diploma	10.2%	17.2%
High school graduate	51.0%	56.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Van Wert	Weldon
Drove alone	90.3%	97.0%
Carpooled	5.6%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Van Wert	Weldon
1-unit, detached	67.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Van Wert	Weldon
Poverty rate	6.9%	11.1%
Average household size	1.87	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1956	1938