ZIP Code 45898

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Van Wert County, Ohio.

Population: 908
Median household income: $54,063
Median home value: $101,500

ZIP Code 45898 (Van Wert County, Ohio) is home to about 908 residents. Its median household income of $54,063 runs below the Van Wert County figure of $65,344.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 45898's population declined 3.2% from 938 to 908, while its median gross rent rose 55.8% from $686 to $1,069.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.0% of the population. 90.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 908
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,063
Median home value: $101,500
Median gross rent: $1,069
Housing units: 416
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

938908

Median household income

$46,500$54,063

Median home value

$77,600$101,500

Median gross rent

$686$1,069

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	938	$46,500	$77,600	$686
2020	914	$41,458	$82,500	$673
2021	755	$45,625	$80,000	$721
2022	779	$51,000	$92,900	$767
2023	908	$54,063	$101,500	$1,069

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 444.5%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	7.6%
5 to 17	133	14.6%
18 to 24	75	8.3%
25 to 34	138	15.2%
35 to 44	41	4.5%
45 to 54	78	8.6%
55 to 64	133	14.6%
65 to 74	150	16.5%
75 and over	91	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	872	96.0%
Black or African American	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	11.4%
High school graduate	270	42.8%
Some college or associate's	178	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	59	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	52	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone90.7%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	332	90.7%
Carpooled	19	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68	18.9%
15 to 29 min	189	52.5%
30 to 44 min	59	16.4%
45 to 59 min	26	7.2%
60+ min	18	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 9.6% (87 of 905)

	Count	Share
Family households	239	65.1%
Nonfamily households	128	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	367	88.2%
Vacant	49	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	301	82.0%
Renter-occupied	66	18.0%

1-unit, detached89.9%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	374	89.9%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35	8.4%

ZIP Code 45898

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