---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Van Wert County, OH"
classification: county
fips: "39161"
state: "OH"
demographics:
  population: 28826
  population_under_18: 6631
  population_18_64: 16435
  population_65_plus: 5760
  median_household_income: 67917
  poverty_rate: 8.98
  homeownership_rate: 82.07
  unemployment_rate: 3.42
  median_home_value: 152000
  gini_index: 0.383
  vacancy_rate: 8.14
  race_white: 26802
  race_black: 138
  race_asian: 100
  race_native: 84
  hispanic: 1219
  bachelors_plus: 4561
districts:
  - to: "us/states/oh/districts/05"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
  - to: "us/states/oh/districts/senate/1"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
  - to: "us/states/oh/districts/house/82"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, oh]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Van Wert County, OH

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 28826 |
| Under 18 | 6631 |
| 18–64 | 16435 |
| 65+ | 5760 |
| Median household income | 67917 |
| Poverty rate | 8.98 |
| Homeownership rate | 82.07 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.42 |
| Median home value | 152000 |
| Gini index | 0.383 |
| Vacancy rate | 8.14 |
| White | 26802 |
| Black | 138 |
| Asian | 100 |
| Native | 84 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1219 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 4561 |

## Districts

- [OH-05](/us/states/oh/districts/05.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [OH Senate District 1](/us/states/oh/districts/senate/1.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [OH House District 82](/us/states/oh/districts/house/82.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries