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West Union, OH

2,899 Population
2.8 square miles 1,024.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±11.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Adams County: 42.1 ±0.7
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 39.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$20,681 ±$4,208 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Adams County: $25,916 ±$1,542
  • about half the amount in Ohio: $40,552 ±$167
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$29,056 ±$6,951 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Adams County: $50,264 ±$4,725
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Ohio: $71,389 ±$321
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

38.6% ±11.2% (1,024  ±328) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Adams County: 20.2% † 5,479 (±2.7% / ±731)
  • more than double the rate in Ohio: 13.3% 1,529,692 (±0.2% / ±18,999)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.1 minutes ±6.8 (19,405  ±7,677) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Adams County: 36.4 353,855 (±3 / ±36,404)
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 23.4 114,422,230 (±0.1 / ±513,925)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,237 ±190 Number of households
  • Adams County: 10,421 ±324
  • Ohio: 4,863,191 ±8,557
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.4 (2,723  ±355) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Adams County: 2.6 27,219 (±0.1 / ±6)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,519,651
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.6% ±9.7% (64  ±48) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Adams County: 4.4% † 258 (±1.7% / ±99)
  • more than double the rate in Ohio: 5.4% 144,308 (±0.1% / ±3,283)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,347 ±179 Number of housing units
  • Adams County: 12,733 ±28
  • Ohio: 5,292,391 ±464
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$132,500 ±$40,228 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Adams County: $164,200 ±$8,697
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Ohio: $214,800 ±$742
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.9% ±6.3% (310  ±184.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Adams County: 8.9% † 2,421 (±2.1% / ±577.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 12% 1,396,093 (±0.1% / ±15,825.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.8% ±11.3% (1,550  ±305.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Adams County: 85.9% 16,104 (±4.6% / ±871.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 91.8% 7,495,699 (±0.3% / ±21,141.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.3% ±6.8% (312  ±136.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Adams County: 14.9% † 2,791 (±2.3% / ±421.2)
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 31.5% 2,570,052 (±0.2% / ±13,133.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

4.9% ±3.4% (104  ±73) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Adams County: 7.5% † 1,576 (±1.4% / ±291)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Ohio: 6.6% 605,840 (±0.1% / ±5,765)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
104 Total veterans ±73 100 Male ±73 4 Female ±9

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