Van Wert, Ohio demographics

Van Wert, OH demographics: median age 41.2; 16.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Van Wert city, Ohio · Incorporated city · GEOID 3979562. The survey estimates a population of 10,790 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Van Wert is 41.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.9 years. There are 4,507 households (±241). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.2 ±1.9	39.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Under 18	2,452 ±249	22.7% ±2.0 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	2,199 ±263	20.4% ±2.2 pp	22.1%	22.8%
35–64	4,077 ±337	37.8% ±2.5 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	2,062 ±233	19.1% ±2.0 pp	18.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Male	5,209 ±338	48.3% ±2.1 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	5,581 ±310	51.7% ±1.5 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
White alone	9,623 ±524	89.2% ±2.3 pp	76.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	49 ±40 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	71 ±65 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	42 ±48 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	245 ±137 · low precision	2.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	760 ±218	7.0% ±2.0 pp	6.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,179 ±517	94.3% ±1.6 pp	95.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	611 ±159	5.7% ±1.4 pp	4.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,507
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,804 ±207	40.0% ±4.1 pp	44.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	278 ±107	6.2% ±2.4 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	660 ±169	14.6% ±3.7 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,501 ±209	33.3% ±4.3 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	264 ±123	5.9% ±2.7 pp	6.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,507
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,379 ±179	30.6% ±3.6 pp	28.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,128 ±283	69.4% ±5.1 pp	72.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,507
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,501 ±209	33.3% ±4.3 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,538 ±250	34.1% ±5.2 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	627 ±141	13.9% ±3.0 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	604 ±150	13.4% ±3.3 pp	11.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	174 ±70	3.9% ±1.5 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	45 ±34 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	18 ±28 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Native	10,562 ±519	97.9% ±1.1 pp	94.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	228 ±134 · low precision	2.1% ±1.2 pp · low precision	5.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,003
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
English only	9,664 ±481	96.6% ±6.8 pp	92.0%	77.7%
Spanish	247 ±125 · low precision	2.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	72 ±60 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	13 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	3 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	4 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,390
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	555 ±160	7.5% ±2.1 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,318 ±313	44.9% ±3.6 pp	32.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,473 ±230	19.9% ±2.9 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	863 ±201	11.7% ±2.7 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	786 ±174	10.6% ±2.3 pp	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	395 ±123	5.3% ±1.6 pp	12.2%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,650
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Same house	9,604 ±537	90.2% ±2.7 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	673 ±232	6.3% ±2.2 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	290 ±124	2.7% ±1.2 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	73 ±46 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	10 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.4% of Van Wert residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 90.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Van Wert	Ohio	U.S.	Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.4% ±1.1 pp	6.4%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.7% ±1.7 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.4% ±1.6 pp	6.6%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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