COUNTY DATA

People QuickFacts

Van Wert County

Ohio

Population, 2006 estimate     29,303 11,478,006
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006     -1.2% 1.1%
Population, 2000     29,659 11,353,140
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006     6.4% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006     24.3% 24.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006     15.0% 13.3%
Female persons, percent, 2006     51.0% 51.2%
White persons, percent, 2006 (a)     97.8% 84.9%
Black persons, percent, 2006 (a)     0.9% 12.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a)     0.2% 0.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a)     0.2% 1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a)     0.0% Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006     0.9% 1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b)     1.8% 2.3%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006     96.1% 82.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over     64.5% 57.5%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000     0.7% 3.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000     2.8% 6.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000     86.6% 83.0%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000     12.0% 21.1%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000     4,865 1,909,489
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000     19 22.9
Housing units, 2006     12,731 5,044,709
Homeownership rate, 2000     81.7% 69.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000     8.7% 24.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000     $76,000 $103,700
Households, 2000     11,587 4,445,773
Persons per household, 2000     2.52 2.49
Median household income, 2004     $42,351 $43,371
Per capita money income, 1999     $18,293 $21,003
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004     7.0% 11.7%

Business QuickFacts

Van Wert County

Ohio

Private nonfarm establishments, 2005     594 270,968
Private nonfarm employment, 2005     10,762 4,762,618
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005     -6.1% -4.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2005     1,578 693,705
Total number of firms, 2002     2,082 817,693
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002     F 4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002     F 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002     F 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002     F S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002     F 0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002     19.7% 28.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)     736,248 243,903,865
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)     D 166,446,529
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)     230,908 119,778,409
Retail sales per capita, 2002     $7,868 $10,497
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)     23,235 14,875,890
Building permits, 2006     47 34,422
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)     111,475 73,195,290

Geography QuickFacts

Van Wert County

Ohio

Land area, 2000 (square miles)     410.09 40,948.38
Persons per square mile, 2000     72.3 277.3
FIPS Code     161 39
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area     Van Wert, OH Micro Area

A: Persons claiming more than one race.

B: Hispanics may be of any race,so are also included in applicable race categories

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data

NA: Not Available

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information

X: Not Applicable

S: Suppressed, does not meet publication standards

Z: Value greater than zero, but less than half unit of measurement shown

F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts