With 28,826 people, Van Wert County is a county in Ohio. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $152,000. The foreign-born share is 1%. Renters pay $782 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,917, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% 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 County
What changed most since 1990
White share97.4% → 91.7%(−5.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.3% → 17.1%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$108,963 → $152,000(+39%)US over the same years: +67%
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)24.1%(346)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(177)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.8%(686)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,434 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 County, decade by decade
Van Wert County 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
30,464
$68,743
$108,963
9.3%
6.4
2000
29,659
$71,950
$136,078
12.0%
8.0
2010
28,744
$63,894
$126,738
14.1%
11.7
2020
28,931
$67,863
$134,536
17.2%
20.2
2024
28,826
$67,917
$152,000
17.1%
19.5
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.
