MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Wapakoneta Micro

Wapakoneta, OH · 1 counties · 44,585 residents · 401 sq mi

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Wapakoneta is a metro area of 44,585 people. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $58,600. The poverty rate is 6.3%, under the national 13.2%. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

44,585

−4%vs 2000

vs 46,611 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

111 / sq mi

−4%vs 2000

vs 116 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

401 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202446K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(3,564)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(3,807)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(3,640)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(3,191)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(2,707)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(6,989)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(6,495)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(4,301)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(3,882)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(3,479)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(1,818)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(712)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,090

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,367 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,398

−37%vs 2000

vs $19,593 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,600

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$347

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $457 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(45,553)

Black0.2%(109)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(310)

Asian0.4%(188)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(44,351)

Black0.1%(54)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(234)

Asian0.1%(62)

Other0.3%(118)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(603)

Puerto Rican0.2%(103)

Central American0.1%(30)

Costa Rican0.1%(30)

South American0%(4)

Bolivian0%(4)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(79)

Asian Indian0.1%(44)

Pakistani0%(14)

Filipino0%(11)

Japanese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(145)

Ancestry

German44.3%(20,436)

Irish10.7%(4,920)

English7.1%(3,296)

American6.6%(3,022)

French2%(913)

Italian1.3%(612)

Welsh0.9%(436)

Scottish0.9%(435)

Dutch0.8%(356)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(236)

Polish0.5%(225)

Swiss0.4%(180)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(176)

Swedish0.2%(108)

Norwegian0.2%(92)

Hungarian0.2%(75)

French Canadian0.1%(55)

Austrian0.1%(45)

Lithuanian0.1%(41)

Russian0.1%(41)

Arab0.1%(32)

Egyptian0.1%(32)

Finnish0.1%(30)

Slovak0%(19)

Canadian0%(18)

Portuguese0%(14)

Czech0%(9)

Croatian0%(7)

Romanian0%(6)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Greek0%(2)

Serbian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.5%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.2 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 12.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.2%(5,614)

Married56.7%(10,537)

Widowed2.9%(537)

Divorced10.3%(1,910)

Women 15+

Never married21.8%(4,049)

Married58.2%(10,826)

Widowed9.5%(1,775)

Divorced10.4%(1,940)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 7.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 70.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.4%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 82.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% 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)21.3%(509)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(506)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.6%(948)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.9%(141)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,394 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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