Van Wert.
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Ohio·Van Wert County
5 tracts·11K people·$124K median·1,501/mi²
White 89 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1 · Black 0 · Asian 0
Married couple 40 · Living alone 33 · Other 27
Manufacturing 35 · Health 25 · Professional 15 · Retail 11 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Production · transport 35 · Management · business · science · arts 27 · Service 17 · Sales · office 16 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 85 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 2 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Van Wert is $123,900 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Van Wert has 10,790 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.2; the population is 88.6% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% Multiracial, 0.5% Other, 0.5% Black and 0.4% Asian; the average household has 2.3 people; 16.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.2% (Census ACS).
Van Wert Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (66%); Van Wert Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (52%); Van Wert High School is the high school with reported scores (43%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $765/month, 52% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Van Wert is $55,113 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Van Wert, median rent is $765/month and the median home value is $123,900 (Census ACS).
Van Wert reported 4.4 violent crimes and 25.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Van Wert are strong wind (82), hail (66) and tornado (52), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Van Wert, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).