Demographics of Van Wert city, Ohio

Van Wert city, Ohio had 11,200 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +83 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Van Wert city, in four figures

11,200
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,790 ±517.; +0.7%
Change since July 2020: +83 people.; 41.2 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,113 ±$2,831
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Van Wert city, Ohio's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Van Wert city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Van Wert city, Ohio's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Van Wert city, 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	11,117	100.0	100.0
2021	11,087	99.7	100.2
2022	11,043	99.3	100.7
2023	11,021	99.1	101.6
2024	11,118	100.0	102.5
2025	11,200	100.7	103.1

Population of Van Wert city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,117	—
2021	11,087	−30
2022	11,043	−44
2023	11,021	−22
2024	11,118	+97
2025	11,200	+82

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±1.9: for men 38.1 ±2.3 and for women 43.2 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Van Wert city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	787 ±144	7.3% ±1.3	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,665 ±203	15.4% ±1.7	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	948 ±188	8.8% ±1.7	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,638 ±272	24.4% ±2.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,690 ±270	24.9% ±2.2	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,062 ±233	19.1% ±2.0	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,113 ±$2,831, and income per person $30,872 ±$2,114, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	740 ±167	16.4% ±3.6	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,262 ±222	28.0% ±4.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	920 ±208	20.4% ±4.5	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	686 ±155	15.2% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	581 ±138	12.9% ±3.0	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	189 ±64	4.2% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	60 to 198	1.3% to 4.4%	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	1,499 ±331	14.2% ±3.1	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	357 ±123	14.7% ±4.8	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	833 ±225	14.7% ±3.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	309 ±99	12.5% ±3.7	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Van Wert city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Van Wert city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	4,949 ±212	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.1% ±2.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.9% ±2.8	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.0% ±3.8	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.0% ±4.0	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$123,900 ±$11,707	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$765 ±$83	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±3	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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	611 ±159	5.7% ±1.4	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,562 ±524	88.6% ±2.4	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9 to 89	0.1% to 0.8%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 90	0% to 0.8%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 87	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	470 ±174	4.4% ±1.6	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	8,242 ±466	76.4% ±2.3	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,312 ±355	21.4% ±3.1	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	94 to 362	0.9% to 3.4%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	45 to 149	0.4% to 1.4%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	28 to 234	0.3% to 2.2%	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 city among the places of Ohio

175th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Van Wert city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Celina city	10,903 ±60
New Albany city	10,896 ±561
Montgomery city	10,855 ±27
Bedford Heights city	10,847 ±38
Forestville CDP	10,831 ±998
Van Wert city	10,790 ±517
Ironton city	10,768 ±330
Northbrook CDP	10,742 ±1,389
Heath city	10,644 ±48
Richmond Heights city	10,626 ±24
Shiloh CDP	10,526 ±1,109

Rankings this appears in

No. 26 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 30 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 37 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 69 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 160 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 165 Places in Ohio by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026