Carroll County vs Van Wert County

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

Carroll County and Van Wert County are counties in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Van Wert County has the higher population (28,824 vs 26,731 in Carroll County). Van Wert County has the higher median household income ($65,344 vs $64,675 in Carroll County). Carroll County has the higher median home value ($174,500 vs $137,300 in Van Wert County).

Population, income & housing

	Carroll County	Van Wert County
Population	26,731	28,824
Median age	45.5 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,675	$65,344
Median home value	$174,500	$137,300
Median gross rent	$780	$792
Housing units	13,391	12,574
Homeownership rate	78.0%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carroll County	Van Wert County
Population	27,332 → 26,731 (-2.2%)	28,261 → 28,824 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$55,267 → $64,675 (+17.0%)	$54,254 → $65,344 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$126,500 → $174,500 (+37.9%)	$104,900 → $137,300 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $780 (+10.5%)	$712 → $792 (+11.2%)

Carroll County

Population

27,33226,731

Median household income

$55,267$64,675

Median home value

$126,500$174,500

Median gross rent

$706$780

Van Wert County

Population

28,26128,824

Median household income

$54,254$65,344

Median home value

$104,900$137,300

Median gross rent

$712$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carroll County	Van Wert County
Under 5	5.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.6%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	13.2%	11.3%
75 and over	8.7%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carroll County	Van Wert County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carroll County	Van Wert County
No high school diploma	10.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	48.1%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carroll County	Van Wert County
Drove alone	79.0%	84.5%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	3.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.3%	3.8%
Other means	2.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carroll County	Van Wert County
1-unit, detached	80.9%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Carroll County	Van Wert County
Poverty rate	12.5%	9.5%
Average household size	2.30	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1973	1960