Fayette County vs Van Wert County

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

Fayette 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.

Fayette County has the higher population (28,880 vs 28,824 in Van Wert County). Van Wert County has the higher median household income ($65,344 vs $60,047 in Fayette County). Fayette County has the higher median home value ($162,200 vs $137,300 in Van Wert County).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette County	Van Wert County
Population	28,880	28,824
Median age	40.8 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,047	$65,344
Median home value	$162,200	$137,300
Median gross rent	$807	$792
Housing units	12,694	12,574
Homeownership rate	63.0%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette County	Van Wert County
Population	28,620 → 28,880 (+0.9%)	28,261 → 28,824 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$47,308 → $60,047 (+26.9%)	$54,254 → $65,344 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$113,500 → $162,200 (+42.9%)	$104,900 → $137,300 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $807 (+12.4%)	$712 → $792 (+11.2%)

Fayette County

Population

28,62028,880

Median household income

$47,308$60,047

Median home value

$113,500$162,200

Median gross rent

$718$807

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)

	Fayette County	Van Wert County
Under 5	5.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.1%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.3%
75 and over	6.9%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette County	Van Wert County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	92.4%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette County	Van Wert County
No high school diploma	14.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	47.8%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette County	Van Wert County
Drove alone	85.6%	84.5%
Carpooled	8.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.7%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.4%	3.8%
Other means	0.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette County	Van Wert County
1-unit, detached	74.8%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	1.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Fayette County	Van Wert County
Poverty rate	16.0%	9.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1970	1960