Demographics of Wauseon city, Ohio

Wauseon city, Ohio had 7,430 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −130 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wauseon city, in four figures

7,430
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,505 ±287.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −130 people.; 38.3 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,477 ±$9,465
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.

Wauseon city, Ohio's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wauseon 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

Wauseon city, Ohio's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wauseon 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	7,560	100.0	100.0
2021	7,530	99.6	100.2
2022	7,427	98.2	100.7
2023	7,418	98.1	101.6
2024	7,456	98.6	102.5
2025	7,430	98.3	103.1

Population of Wauseon city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,560	—
2021	7,530	−30
2022	7,427	−103
2023	7,418	−9
2024	7,456	+38
2025	7,430	−26

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±3.4: for men 38.6 ±4.2 and for women 37.9 ±4.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wauseon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	430 ±158	5.7% ±2.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,694 ±314	22.6% ±4.1	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	572 ±170	7.6% ±2.2	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,803 ±294	24.0% ±3.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,837 ±281	24.5% ±3.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,169 ±236	15.6% ±3.1	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,477 ±$9,465, and income per person $35,566 ±$3,774, 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 Wauseon city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	374 ±165	12.2% ±5.4	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	778 ±222	25.5% ±7.1	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	519 ±179	17.0% ±5.8	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	539 ±184	17.6% ±5.9	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	415 ±137	13.6% ±4.4	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	94 to 308	3.1% to 10.1%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	115 to 345	3.8% to 11.3%	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 Wauseon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	320 to 996	4.3% to 13.4%	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	49 to 387	2.5% to 18.0%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	142 to 492	3.8% to 13.0%	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	25 to 221	1.8% to 14.5%	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wauseon city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wauseon city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	3,135 ±176	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.5% ±7.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.7% to 4.4%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.0% ±5.5	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.0% ±6.6	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,600 ±$15,602	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$821 ±$109	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±6	1970 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Wauseon city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,018 ±239	13.6% ±3.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,215 ±338	82.8% ±3.2	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 68	0% to 0.9%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.5%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	111 to 351	1.5% to 4.7%	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 Wauseon city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	6,029 ±432	80.3% ±4.9	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,360 ±325	18.1% ±4.3	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 109	0% to 1.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11 to 137	0.1% to 1.8%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 55	0% to 0.7%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 102	0% to 1.4%	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%.

Wauseon city among the places of Ohio

229th 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 Wauseon city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Dry Run CDP	7,687 ±826
Kenton city	7,663 ±541
Canfield city	7,649 ±26
Hubbard city	7,598 ±33
Independence city	7,534 ±24
Wauseon city	7,505 ±287
Landen CDP	7,499 ±1,054
Withamsville CDP	7,429 ±875
Bellbrook city	7,394 ±23
Obetz city	7,330 ±801
Delphos city	7,143 ±247

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 50 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 64 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 109 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 110 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 147 Places in Ohio by median rent

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