Van Wert is home to 10,790 people in Ohio. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The typical home is worth $123,900, having risen by half since 2000. The foreign-born share is 2%. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. Median rent is $765 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,113, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Van Wert
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.0% → 16.0%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share95.3% → 88.6%(−6.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$102,963 → $123,900(+20%)US over the same years: +67%
Van Wert's population equals 37% of Van Wert County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 61% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 23% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.2%(179)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.7%(66)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.7%(287)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 614 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Van Wert, decade by decade
Van Wert population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,891
$60,779
$102,963
12.0%
11.4
2000
10,690
$60,488
$126,423
13.9%
12.1
2010
10,846
$55,015
$120,265
13.4%
18.1
2020
11,092
$56,980
$107,023
17.6%
27.4
2024
10,790
$55,113
$123,900
16.0%
26.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
