Van Wert

Population: 10,710
Median household income: $53,632
Median home value: $109,700

Van Wert is a community in Van Wert County, Ohio, home to 10,710 residents. Its median household income of $53,632 runs below the Van Wert County figure of $65,344.

From 2019 to 2023, Van Wert's population declined 3.0% from 11,045 to 10,710, while its median home value rose 25.2% from $87,600 to $109,700.

The median resident is 40.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,710
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $53,632
Median home value: $109,700
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 4,769
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,04510,710

Median household income

$44,318$53,632

Median home value

$87,600$109,700

Median gross rent

$671$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,045	$44,318	$87,600	$671
2020	10,531	$47,012	$88,300	$670
2021	10,793	$47,811	$89,000	$692
2022	10,828	$51,412	$99,500	$750
2023	10,710	$53,632	$109,700	$739

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	755	7.0%
5 to 17	1,861	17.4%
18 to 24	843	7.9%
25 to 34	1,250	11.7%
35 to 44	1,460	13.6%
45 to 54	1,268	11.8%
55 to 64	1,317	12.3%
65 to 74	1,034	9.7%
75 and over	922	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,567	89.3%
Black or African American	109	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.2%
Asian	37	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	416	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	549	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate44.1%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	558	7.7%
High school graduate	3,199	44.1%
Some college or associate's	2,284	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	686	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	524	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,125	84.3%
Carpooled	433	8.9%
Public transit	12	0.2%
Walked	104	2.1%
Bicycle	35	0.7%
Worked from home	142	2.9%
Other means	41	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,337	70.3%
15 to 29 min	633	13.3%
30 to 44 min	447	9.4%
45 to 59 min	166	3.5%
60+ min	167	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 15.1% (1,581 of 10,457)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,757	63.1%
Nonfamily households	1,610	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,367	91.6%
Vacant	402	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,953	67.6%
Renter-occupied	1,414	32.4%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,823	80.2%
1-unit, attached	65	1.4%
2 to 4 units	413	8.7%
5 to 19 units	215	4.5%
20 or more units	135	2.8%
Mobile home & other	118	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3979562
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.28 sq mi
Center point: 40.8648, -84.5885