Demographics of Van Wert County, Ohio

Van Wert County, Ohio had 29,013 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +91 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Van Wert County, in four figures

29,013
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.3%
Change since July 2020: +91 people.; 41.6 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,917 ±$3,470
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Van Wert County, Ohio's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Van Wert County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Van Wert County, Ohio's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Van Wert County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	28,922	100.0	100.0
2021	28,792	99.6	100.2
2022	28,731	99.3	100.7
2023	28,659	99.1	101.6
2024	28,866	99.8	102.5
2025	29,013	100.3	103.1

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Population of Van Wert County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	28,922	−15	+1	0	−20
2021	28,792	−130	−64	+7	−96
2022	28,731	−61	−85	+26	+14
2023	28,659	−72	+2	+35	−103
2024	28,866	+207	+40	+32	+138
2025	29,013	+147	+59	+23	+63

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±0.6: for men 40.2 ±0.9 and for women 42.5 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Van Wert County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,754 ±37	6.1% ±0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,877 ±246	16.9% ±0.9	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,127 ±183	7.4% ±0.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,904 ±285	24.0% ±1.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,404 ±353	25.7% ±1.2	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,760 ±358	20.0% ±1.2	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,917 ±$3,470, and income per person $34,583 ±$1,152, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Van Wert County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,378 ±213	11.9% ±1.8	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,453 ±294	21.2% ±2.5	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,492 ±297	21.6% ±2.5	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,952 ±261	16.9% ±2.2	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,979 ±258	17.1% ±2.2	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	901 ±133	7.8% ±1.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	394 ±108	3.4% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Van Wert County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	2,560 ±405	9.0% ±1.4	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	607 ±158	9.2% ±2.4	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,364 ±268	9.6% ±1.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	589 ±124	7.6% ±1.6	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Van Wert County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Van Wert County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	12,573 ±34	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±1.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.1% ±1.6	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.1% ±1.8	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.9% ±2.1	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,000 ±$6,904	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$782 ±$64	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Van Wert County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,219 ±0	4.2% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,431 ±160	91.7% ±0.6	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	69 to 207	0.2% to 0.7%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	100 ±29	0.3% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 87	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2 to 44	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	871 ±176	3.0% ±0.6	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Van Wert County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	21,941 ±594	76.1% ±2.1	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,410 ±559	22.2% ±1.9	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	42 to 158	0.1% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	375 ±129	1.3% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	152 ±66	0.5% ±0.2	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	223 ±101	0.8% ±0.4	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Van Wert County among the counties of Ohio

74th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Van Wert County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Perry County	35,918	+1.3%
Putnam County	34,380	> −0.1%
Jackson County	32,817	+0.4%
Hardin County	30,072	−2.1%
Gallia County	29,072	−0.5%
Van Wert County	29,013	+0.3%
Fayette County	28,552	−1.4%
Adams County	27,865	+1.5%
Henry County	27,598	−0.2%
Hocking County	27,512	−1.9%
Pike County	27,061	> −0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026