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Van Wert County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Van Wert County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Van Wert County is a small northwest Ohio county of 28,824 residents with an economy built around manufacturing and agriculture, reflected in a GDP per capita of $46,658 that outpaces median worker earnings of $42,205. The labor force skews toward trade and technical skills, with 93.6% holding a high school diploma but only 17.0% holding a bachelor's degree, and a 3.7% unemployment rate alongside a 63.0% participation rate. Housing costs are low—median home value of $137,300 and median rent of $792/month—with an 82.1% homeownership rate, and the county posted modest 1.9% population growth over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

28,824

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,917

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.9% since 2018

Van Wert County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,802 (93.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race724 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races635 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone343 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone138 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone100 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish350
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic203
  3. 3.Korean54
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)27
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)16

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,434

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,658

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,106

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,181
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,362
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,575
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services955
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities756

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,793
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,008
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,147
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,135
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,188

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.97×)4,141
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.03×)452
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)1,707
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)3,345
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.88×)577

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$137,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$792/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,096 (11.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,026 (10.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,021 (10.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999897 (9.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999795 (8.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999737 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,205

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,808 (84.0%)
  • Carpooled1,113 (7.9%)
  • Worked At Home635 (4.5%)
  • Walked273 (1.9%)
  • Other163 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle39 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.