COMPARING TWO PLACES
Defiance vs Van Wert
PLACE A
Defiance, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Van Wert, Ohio
Defiance is 99% smaller than Van Wert. Defiance earns more, with a median household income $144,406 higher.
DEFIANCEVAN WERTDIFFERENCE
Total population6311,200−99% vs Van Wert
Population density621,487−1,425
Population growth2.6%2.3%+0.3 pts
Median age64.341.2+23.1
Male60.3%48.3%+12.0 pts
Female39.7%51.7%−12.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%88.6%+11.4 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Median household income$199,519$55,113+$144,406
Per capita income$68,241$30,872+$37,369
Poverty rate0.0%14.2%−14.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3220.408−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%16.0%−16.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation27.0%62.6%−35.6 pts
Median home value$512,500$123,900+$388,600
Median gross rent$773$765+$8
Owner-occupied100.0%71.0%+29.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.1%−37.1 pts
Average commute30.815.9+14.9
Worked from home0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024