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  • Largest town: Van Wert

Van Wert County, Ohio

Van Wert County had 28,887 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 409.2 square miles of land. It ranks 73rd of 88 in Ohio by population and 63rd by land area.

Population
28,887
#73 of 88 in Ohio · #1,476 in US
Area
409.2 sq mi
#63 of 88 in Ohio · #2,469 in US
Density
71 / sq mi
#72 of 88 in Ohio · #1,176 in US
Median household income
$60,555
#59 of 88 in Ohio · #1,787 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Van Wert County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Van Wert County population, land area and income

Van Wert County had 28,887 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 409.2 square miles of land. It ranks 73rd of 88 in Ohio by population and 63rd by land area. That works out to 70.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Ohio has 58,250 residents, so Van Wert County has 50% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,555 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

28,887

3144th1st

1476th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

409 sq mi

3144th1st

2469th of 3,144 (US)

Density

70.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1176th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,555

3143rd1st

1787th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

28,887

88th1st

73rd of 88 (OH)

Land area

409 sq mi

88th1st

63rd of 88 (OH)

Density

70.6 / sq mi

88th1st

72nd of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$60,555

88th1st

59th of 88 (OH)

How Van Wert County's population changed since 2020

Van Wert County lost 32 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 43rd of 88 in Ohio for growth. The median Ohio county changed by -0.2%, and the state as a whole by +0.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Van Wert County recorded 1,423 births and 1,584 deaths, a natural change of -161. Net international migration added +137 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -19. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 161 people.

28.9k202028.8k202128.8k202228.7k202328.9k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,423
Deaths
1,584
Net international migration
+137
Net domestic migration
-19
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+162

Where Van Wert County is

The Census internal point of Van Wert County is at 40.855500, -84.585800. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Ohio's 88 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Van Wert County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Shelby County: -0.4%Defiance County: +1.0%Darke County: -0.8%Seneca County: -0.6%Wood County: +0.6%Fayette County: -0.7%Clark County: -0.7%Hocking County: -2.2%Jackson County: +0.2%Miami County: +2.7%Richland County: -0.1%Union County: +13.7%Auglaize County: -1.2%Hancock County: +0.1%Morgan County: -1.6%Van Wert County: -0.1%Hardin County: -1.0%Paulding County: -0.3%Portage County: +1.2%Delaware County: +10.6%Harrison County: -3.1%Ross County: -1.3%Crawford County: -0.9%Clinton County: -0.0%Henry County: -0.5%Pike County: -0.0%Cuyahoga County: -1.7%Highland County: +1.0%Knox County: +1.7%Ottawa County: -1.5%Huron County: -0.6%Erie County: -2.2%Holmes County: +1.0%Lawrence County: -4.0%Marion County: -0.6%Fairfield County: +5.2%Putnam County: -0.6%Guernsey County: -0.5%Vinton County: -2.1%Gallia County: -1.2%Trumbull County: -0.7%Wayne County: -0.2%Perry County: +0.6%Ashland County: -0.1%Fulton County: -1.4%Brown County: +1.4%Lucas County: -1.1%Stark County: -0.1%Medina County: +1.1%Belmont County: -2.4%Williams County: -1.4%Mahoning County: -1.0%Noble County: +1.1%Greene County: +2.5%Preble County: -0.5%Allen County: -1.2%Athens County: +1.3%Jefferson County: -2.0%Adams County: +0.8%Monroe County: -2.3%Washington County: -2.2%Logan County: -0.1%Franklin County: +2.4%Warren County: +5.3%Wyandot County: -2.1%Licking County: +3.4%Hamilton County: +0.8%Clermont County: +2.6%Butler County: +2.2%Coshocton County: +1.1%Geauga County: -0.0%Sandusky County: -0.0%Ashtabula County: -0.6%Carroll County: -0.9%Tuscarawas County: -1.2%Morrow County: +2.7%Montgomery County: +0.1%Mercer County: +0.3%Lake County: -0.1%Pickaway County: +6.0%Madison County: +3.8%Muskingum County: +0.1%Meigs County: -3.0%Columbiana County: -1.8%Lorain County: +2.7%Scioto County: -2.8%Champaign County: +0.4%Summit County: -0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.4%
  2. < -0.6%
  3. < -0.0%
  4. < +1.1%
  5. ≥ +1.1%
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Orange pin: Van Wert County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
40.855500, -84.585800
DMS
40°51'19.80"N 84°35'8.88"W
UTM
16N 703489.5E 4525521.7N
Geohash
dp7b7jw88
Plus code
86GQVC47+6M

Towns in Van Wert County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Van Wert County, 15,273 people together, or 53% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Van Wert County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Van Wert with 11,123.

  1. 01Van Wert11,123
  2. 02Delphos (part)3,148
  3. 03Convoy1,002
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Van Wert County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Van Wert County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Allen County, IN, with 399,295 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 103.7 miles SE of Van Wert County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN (population 273,203), 33.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Van Wert, OH (population 11,123), 0.7 miles away.

Van Wert County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Van Wert County is 39161: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 161. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,555.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Van Wert County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 28,887. That is down 32 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 28,919.

What is the FIPS code of Van Wert County?

39161. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (161) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Van Wert County?

Van Wert, with 11,123 residents inside Van Wert County in 2024.

Which counties border Van Wert County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Allen County, IN; Allen County, OH; Auglaize County, OH; Mercer County, OH; Adams County, IN; Putnam County, OH; Paulding County, OH.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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