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People QuickFacts | Van Wert County | Ohio
Population, 2013 estimate | 28,459 | 11,570,808
Population, 2012 estimate | 28,739 | 11,553,031
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 28,744 | 11,536,503
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | -1.0% | 0.3%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | Z | 0.1%
Population, 2010 | 28,744 | 11,536,504
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 6.1% | 6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 24.4% | 23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 17.4% | 14.8%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 51.2% | 51.1%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 97.3% | 83.4%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.0% | 12.5%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.2% | 0.3%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.3% | 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | Z | Z
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.2% | 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 2.7% | 3.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 94.9% | 80.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 90.0% | 85.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 1.2% | 3.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 2.9% | 6.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 90.2% | 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 15.0% | 24.7%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 2,271 | 893,168
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 18.9 | 23
Housing units, 2012 | 12,648 | 5,128,619
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 81.6% | 68.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 8.1% | 22.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $88,600 | $133,700
Households, 2008-2012 | 11,296 | 4,555,709
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.51 | 2.46
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $21,858 | $25,857
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $44,602 | $48,246
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 10.4% | 15.4%
Business QuickFacts | Van Wert County | Ohio
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 536 | 250,476
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 9,121 | 4,432,849
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 1.3% | 1.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 1,535 | 742,500
Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,192 | 897,939
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.8%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.2% | 27.7%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,072,331 | 295,890,890
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 127,049 | 135,575,279
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 242,794 | 138,816,008
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,403 | $12,049
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 25,464 | 17,779,905
Building permits, 2012 | 87 | 16,905
Geography QuickFacts | Van Wert County | Ohio
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 409.16 | 40,860.69
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 70.3 | 282.3
FIPS Code | 161 | 39
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Van Wert, OH Micro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are 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 measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts