St. Marys vs Wapakoneta

A side-by-side comparison of St. Marys and Wapakoneta: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Marys and Wapakoneta are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wapakoneta has the higher population (9,867 vs 8,319 in St. Marys). St. Marys has the higher median household income ($72,056 vs $61,628 in Wapakoneta). Wapakoneta has the higher median home value ($146,000 vs $138,500 in St. Marys).

Population, income & housing

	St. Marys	Wapakoneta
Population	8,319	9,867
Median age	36.2 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,056	$61,628
Median home value	$138,500	$146,000
Median gross rent	$835	$789
Housing units	3,794	4,720
Homeownership rate	73.6%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Marys	Wapakoneta
Population	8,202 → 8,319 (+1.4%)	9,683 → 9,867 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$56,430 → $72,056 (+27.7%)	$57,512 → $61,628 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$117,700 → $138,500 (+17.7%)	$107,900 → $146,000 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $835 (+10.4%)	$691 → $789 (+14.2%)

St. Marys

Population

8,2028,319

Median household income

$56,430$72,056

Median home value

$117,700$138,500

Median gross rent

$756$835

Wapakoneta

Population

9,6839,867

Median household income

$57,512$61,628

Median home value

$107,900$146,000

Median gross rent

$691$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Marys	Wapakoneta
Under 5	8.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.1%	15.8%
18 to 24	10.9%	7.1%
25 to 34	14.4%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.7%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.0%	10.9%
75 and over	5.2%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Marys	Wapakoneta
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	91.4%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Marys	Wapakoneta
No high school diploma	5.8%	9.6%
High school graduate	45.5%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Marys	Wapakoneta
Drove alone	81.8%	85.3%
Carpooled	11.4%	3.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	3.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	1.3%	7.4%
Other means	3.5%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Marys	Wapakoneta
1-unit, detached	79.2%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	6.1%
20 or more units	3.2%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	St. Marys	Wapakoneta
Poverty rate	9.7%	13.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1955	1974