Ohio · Census place 79562
Van Wert city, OH
Quick answer
Van Wert city has 10,710 residents, ranking #176 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $53,632, the median home is worth $109,700 and median gross rent runs $739 a month.
- Population
- 10,710Van Wert city residents
- Median household income
- $53,632Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $109,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $739Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Van Wert city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Van Wert city median would spend about 16.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.1% of residents and 67.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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