Van Wert County, Ohio (OH)

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• • 26,75890.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8963.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3371.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3071.0%Two or more races
  • 1170.4%Asian alone
  • 260.09%Some other race alone
  • 200.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $127,985

Here:	$127,985
State:	$184,174

Townhouses or other attached units: $2,385,256

Here:	$2,385,256
State:	$176,779

In 2-unit structures: $144,900

Here:	$144,900
State:	$145,870

Mobile homes: $38,772

Here:	$38,772
State:	$65,137

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 166
• Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 85
• Thefts: 132
• Auto thefts: 18

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,260 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,099 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Van Wert County is $391 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.

Cities in this county include: Van Wert, Convoy, Ohio City, Middle Point, Willshire, Scott, Wren, Venedocia, Elgin.

Neighboring counties: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania , Benton County, Indiana , Sussex County, New Jersey , Holmes County , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania , Marshall County, Illinois , Summit County , Wyandot County .

Current college students: 875
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 286 (39.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 822010 or later
• 802000 to 2009
• 571990 to 1999
• 181980 to 1989
• 291970 to 1979
• 97Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,738
• One, attached: 151
• Two: 412
• 3 or 4: 320
• 5 to 9: 127
• 10 to 19: 112
• 20 to 49: 69
• 50 or more: 46
• Mobile homes: 792

Housing units in Van Wert County with a mortgage: 4,699 (110 second mortgage, 532 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,144

Religion statistics for Van Wert County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Van Wert County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Ohio Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4077: August 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 4077, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Ohio Severe Winter Storms, Flooding and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to February 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1580: February 15, 2005, FEMA Id: 1580, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 2003 to July 11, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1478: July 15, 2003, FEMA Id: 1478, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Ohio Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 10, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1444: November 18, 2002, FEMA Id: 1444, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Ohio Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 12, 1992 to August 01, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-951: August 04, 1992, FEMA Id: 951, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Ohio Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 26, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3055: January 26, 1978, FEMA Id: 3055, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
• Ohio Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3029: February 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3029, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Ohio TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, Incident Period: April 14, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-191: April 14, 1965, FEMA Id: 191, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado

4.88% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,643 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.53% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($25,829 average AGI)
1.35% relocated from other states ($12,813 average AGI)

Van Wert County:	1.35%
Ohio average:	1.73%

from Allen County, OH	1.24% ($33,144 average AGI)
from Paulding County, OH	0.60% ($31,186)
from Mercer County, OH	0.34% ($30,650)
from Putnam County, OH	0.34% ($34,000)
from Allen County, IN	0.29% ($31,882)
from Adams County, IN	0.18% ($42,286)

5.21% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($33,734 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.67% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($26,295 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($7,439 average AGI)

Van Wert County:	1.54%
Ohio average:	2.01%

to Allen County, OH	1.35% ($42,019 average AGI)
to Mercer County, OH	0.37% ($33,535)
to Paulding County, OH	0.36% ($29,762)
to Allen County, IN	0.28% ($43,758)
to Putnam County, OH	0.27% ($39,219)
to Auglaize County, OH	0.25% ($37,133)
to Franklin County, OH	0.22% ($41,231)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Van Wert County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 23,949 (4,432 male householders, 3,497 female householders)

  6,206 spouses, 7,863 children (7,287 natural, 201 adopted, 377 stepchildren), 587 grandchildren, 265 brothers or sisters, 177 parents, 226 other relatives, 677 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,360 (1,595 male householders (1,313 living alone)), 2,031 female householders (1,779 living alone)), 728 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 327

Size of family households: 4,014 2-persons, 1,329 3-persons, 1,462 4-persons, 721 5-persons, 274 6-persons, 150 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,095 1-person, 446 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 67 5-persons, 18 6-persons.

4,066 married couples with children.
1,750 single-parent households (603 men, 1,147 women).

97.7% of residents of Van Wert speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $111,475,000 ($3,808 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,249,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $52,594,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,574,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,701,000
Federal grants: $17,546,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,103,000 ($109,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,958,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $689,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,286,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,303,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-21 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.54 millions of gallons per day (29% from ground, 71% from surface)

• Year house built in Van Wert County, Ohio
• 392014 or later
• 1042010 to 2013
• 8502000 to 2009
• 1,2911990 to 1999
• 9251980 to 1989
• 1,5951970 to 1979
• 1,3751960 to 1969
• 1,6421950 to 1959
• 9961940 to 1949
• 3,8041939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Van Wert County, Ohio

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Wert County, Ohio
• 01 room
• 122 rooms
• 793 rooms
• 4504 rooms
• 1,3765 rooms
• 1,8676 rooms
• 1,9007 rooms
• 1,2928 rooms
• 1,8079+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Wert County, Ohio
• 91 room
• 422 rooms
• 3333 rooms
• 6364 rooms
• 5025 rooms
• 4266 rooms
• 4167 rooms
• 2278 rooms
• 1819+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Van Wert County, Ohio

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Wert County, Ohio
• 9no bedroom
• 1121 bedroom
• 1,4092 bedrooms
• 5,0673 bedrooms
• 1,8014 bedrooms
• 3835+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Wert County, Ohio
• 27no bedroom
• 4141 bedroom
• 1,1142 bedrooms
• 8613 bedrooms
• 2874 bedrooms
• 835+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Van Wert County, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Van Wert County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 240no vehicle
• 1,9601 vehicle
• 3,8512 vehicles
• 1,6173 vehicles
• 8054 vehicles
• 3445+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Van Wert County in renter-occupied apartments
• 234no vehicle
• 1,3121 vehicle
• 9892 vehicles
• 1783 vehicles
• 804 vehicles
• 555+ vehicles

87.7% of Van Wert County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Ohio.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 21,958
• Other state: 6,263
• Northeast: 328
• Midwest: 4,296
• South: 1,254
• West: 448

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 390
• Number of aged recipients: 22
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 368
• Number of recipients under 18: 48
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 300
• Number of recipients older than 64: 42
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 130
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 162