COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Van Wert County

Ohio · 29,659 residents · 409 sq mi

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Van Wert County is home to 29,659 people in Ohio. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $74,700. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.5% of people here. Median rent is $412 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,659

−3%since 1990

from 30,464 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

+11%since 1990

from 34.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

409 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.4%(1,887)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(2,179)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(2,239)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(2,241)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.5%(1,629)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.9%(3,537)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.3%(4,550)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.6%(4,045)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.3%(2,760)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.8%(2,315)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.6%(1,666)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.1%(611)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,497

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $28,642 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,293

+54%since 1990

from $11,913 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

5.5%

−1.6 ptssince 1990

from 7.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,700

+25%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $45,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$412

−4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $325 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

81.7%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 80.6% in 1990

18.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(29,931)

Black0.6%(189)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(477)

Asian0.2%(72)

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(28,687)

Black0.7%(222)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(462)

Asian0.2%(57)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(926)

South American0.3%(93)

Venezuelan0.3%(93)

Central American0.2%(57)

Spaniard0.2%(55)

Costa Rican0.1%(36)

Cuban0.1%(21)

Puerto Rican0.1%(19)

Guatemalan0.1%(16)

Salvadoran0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(51)

Korean0.1%(42)

Chinese0%(5)

Asian Indian0%(2)

Ancestry

German36.1%(10,394)

English9.9%(2,860)

Irish6.9%(1,995)

American6.3%(1,820)

Italian1.8%(519)

French1.5%(443)

Polish1.5%(426)

Scottish1.5%(424)

Dutch1.3%(370)

Welsh1.2%(350)

Swiss0.9%(252)

Norwegian0.2%(70)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(59)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(55)

Hungarian0.2%(54)

Russian0.2%(49)

British0.1%(33)

French Canadian0.1%(33)

Czech0.1%(25)

Subsaharan African0.1%(22)

Belgian0.1%(19)

Austrian0%(11)

Arab0%(7)

Lebanese0%(7)

Greek0%(7)

Danish0%(6)

Ghanaian0%(6)

Romanian0%(5)

West Indian0%(4)

Barbadian0%(4)

Slovak0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

+2.6 ptssince 1990

from 9.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

86.6%

+7.4 ptssince 1990

from 79.2% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.0%

+0.8 ptssince 1990

from 3.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.1 min

−29%since 1990

from 18.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married22.4%(2,501)

Married65.8%(7,340)

Widowed2.9%(329)

Divorced8.8%(986)

Women 15+

Never married18.9%(2,300)

Married60%(7,319)

Widowed12.3%(1,502)

Divorced8.9%(1,080)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 66.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.0%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 78.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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