Van Wert County, Ohio
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State Health Department
- Ohio Department of Health: 246 N. High Street, Columbus
Population:
- Total Population: 29,659
- Males: 14,386
- Females: 15,273
Ethnicity:
- White: 28,582
- Black/African American: 233
- Hispanic: 554
- Native American/Eskimo: 38
- Asian: 46
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 12
- Other: 8
- 2 or more: 186
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (27,005)
- Spanish (370)
- German (175)
- French (95)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 197
- Germany (36)
- United Kingdom (35)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (25)
- Mexico (17)
- Iran (15)
- Argentina (12)
- Canada (10)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- United Methodist Church, The (4,117)
- Catholic Church (2,679)
- Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (1,416)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1,221)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (861)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 7,880
- Sensory: 873
- Physical: 2,045
- Mental: 1,093
- Self-care: 435
- Go outside home: 1,359
- Employment: 1,989
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 102
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 11,587
- Utility gas: 5,864
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,047
- Electricity: 2,927
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 527
- Coal or Coke: 5
- Wood: 173
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 38
- No fuel used: 6
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 23,009
- No vehicle: 989
- 1 or more vehicle: 22,020
Education Attainment:
- No School: 69
- No High School: 477
- Some High School: 2,055
- High School: 10,053
- Some College: 3,042
- Associate's Degree: 1,431
- College Degree: 1,543
- Master's Degree: 628
- Professional Degree: 130
- Doctoral Degree: 25
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 11,587
- Owners with phone: 9,287
- Owners without phone: 175
- Renters with phone: 1,975
- Renters without phone: 150
10 closest counties:
- Paulding County, Ohio
- Mercer County, Ohio
- Adams County, Indiana
- Auglaize County, Ohio
- Defiance County, Ohio
- Allen County, Ohio
- Putnam County, Ohio
- Allen County, Indiana
- Jay County, Indiana
- Wells County, Indiana
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
45832, 45838, 45863, 45874, 45886, 45891, 45894, 45898, 45899
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WKSD (99.7 FM) VAN WERT, OH
- WERT (1220 AM) VAN WERT, OH
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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