PlainZIP

Van Wert, OH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Van Wert, OH: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,275. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet VAN-WERT-OH · Van Wert, OH 1 ZIPs · 15,275 pop · #15758/25278 · Van Wert County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $64,272
  • RANK-LOWER #15758/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Scott
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,275
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,100

Nearest income peer: Scott, OH (+ $1,478 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Van Wert

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Van Wert on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Van Wert, OH sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,275
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,272
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,272 and poverty 10.7% concentrate in 45891.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Van Wert as a pure owner town.

Within Ohio, Patriot is the closest lower-income city and Norwalk the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Van Wert.

Population concentration

Van Wert reads through its lone ZIP, 45891

15,275 ACS residents, one ZIP: 45891 is not the leading code inside Van Wert, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Van Wert's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 373 establishments, 8,952 employees , annual payroll $460,408k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 45891 (373 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (69) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Van Wert, OH

These ZIP codes sit in Van Wert County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Van Wert. See the Van Wert County roll-up →

Van Wert lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Van Wert County: Convoy, Ohio City and Venedocia earn more and Willshire, Middle Point and Wren earn less. Elgin marks the far end of that range at $91,181, 42% above Van Wert.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
45891 15,275 $64,272 373 45
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Van Wert roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Van Wert, .