County profile
Van Wert County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#1402 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 16% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-0.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
10,772
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
522
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
29,013
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$67.9k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
17.1%±1.7%
Poverty rate
9.0%±1.4%
Business applications
352 · 2025
Retail establishments
85
29.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1VWF Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing42%
Health care20%
Retail trade12%
Finance & insurance11%
Food & accommodation10%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
29,013
residents · 2025 · +0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $54.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+16
International migration+123
Natural change−48
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.4B2019
$1.3B2020
$1.5B2021
$1.7B2022
$1.7B2023
$1.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$152.0k±$6.9k
Median gross rent
$782/mo±$64/mo
Vacancy rate
8.1%±1.6%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$14.1M
45 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
20.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 70Earthquake 57Hail 53
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1952016
1952017
2102018
2162019
2302020
2562021
2812022
3032023
3322024
3502025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 22% since 2021372021
442022
362023
382024
452025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
40.5 km
I-469
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
CFE
Nearest port
122.5 km
THE ANDERSONS-TOLEDO-EDWIN DRIVE ELEVATORS
Nearest commercial airport
53.0 km
FORT WAYNE INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.9k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Van Wert?
Van Wert's economy produced $1.7B in 2024, contracting 0.9% year over year — slower than 82% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.