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Willshire township, Van Wert County, OH

1,431 Population
35.6 square miles 40.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Van Wert County: 41.6 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 39.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,610 ±$2,874 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Van Wert County: $34,583 ±$1,152
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Ohio: $40,552 ±$167
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,071 ±$11,770 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Van Wert County: $67,917 ±$3,470
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Ohio: $71,389 ±$321
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.6% ±4.1% (123  ±62) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Van Wert County: 9% † 2,560 (±1.4% / ±405)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Ohio: 13.3% 1,529,692 (±0.2% / ±18,999)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30 minutes ±10 (15,370  ±3,466) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Van Wert County: 19.7 264,740 (±1.2 / ±18,316)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Ohio: 23.4 114,422,230 (±0.1 / ±513,925)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

522 ±77 Number of households
  • Van Wert County: 11,549 ±204
  • Ohio: 4,863,191 ±8,557
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (1,431  ±223) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Van Wert County: 2.5 28,504 (±0 / ±13)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,519,651
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9% ±8.2% (22  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Van Wert County: 6.1% † 364 (±2% / ±116)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Ohio: 5.4% 144,308 (±0.1% / ±3,283)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

658 ±100 Number of housing units
  • Van Wert County: 12,573 ±34
  • Ohio: 5,292,391 ±464
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$146,900 ±$59,528 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Van Wert County: $152,000 ±$6,904
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Ohio: $214,800 ±$742
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4% ±2.2% (57  ±31.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Van Wert County: 6.4% † 1,834 (±1.1% / ±316)
  • about one-third of the rate in Ohio: 12% 1,396,093 (±0.1% / ±15,825.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.2% ±5.4% (831  ±120.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Van Wert County: 94.1% 18,888 (±3.6% / ±736.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 91.8% 7,495,699 (±0.3% / ±21,141.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.3% ±8% (182  ±78.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Van Wert County: 17.1% 3,430 (±1.7% / ±341.7)
  • about three-fifths of 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

2.4% ±2.3% (34  ±33) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Van Wert County: 1.3% 375
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 5.2% 616,102
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.1% ±1.9% (42  ±20) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Van Wert County: 6.5% † 1,434 (±0.9% / ±206)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 6.6% 605,840 (±0.1% / ±5,765)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
42 Total veterans ±20 37 Male ±20 5 Female ±6

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