Willshire township, OH

Van Wert County, OH

2022 population: 1,396 ( 188 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.6 square miles
Population density: 39.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,352	96.85%	11.6%
Black:	3	0.21%	50.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	4	0.29%	20.0%
2+ races:	15	1.07%	31.8%
Hispanic:	17	1.22%	19.0%

Total non-White:	44	3.15%	18.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-178	-13.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-10	-0.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,584
1,530	96.59%
6	0.38%
0	0.00%
5	0.32%
22	1.39%
21	1.33%
54	3.41%

2000
1,760
1,700	96.59%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
60	3.41%
60	3.41%

1990
1,807
1,766	97.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
14	0.77%
n/a
16	0.89%
41	2.27%

1980
1,874
1,857	99.09%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.21%
n/a
13	0.69%
17	0.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-170	-9.7
-6	-0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-66	-3.7
19	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-91	-4.9
24	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Willshire township, OH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.8
364	26.1%
1,032	73.9%
243	17.4%

542
2.58

345	63.7%
284	82.3%
21	6.1%
197	36.3%

2010
Number	Percent
41.7
394	24.9%
1,190	75.1%
238	15.0%

620
2.55

451	72.7%
382	84.7%
14	3.1%
169	27.3%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
533	30.3%
1,227	69.7%
206	11.7%

661
2.66

461	69.7%
390	84.6%
30	6.5%
200	30.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
479	26.5%
1,328	73.5%
248	13.7%

675
2.68

521	77.2%
457	87.7%
14	2.7%
154	22.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
585	31.2%
1,289	68.8%
279	14.9%

651
2.88

518	79.6%
479	92.5%
13	2.5%
133	20.4%

2022 Housing Data for Willshire township, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	2.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	25	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	40	7.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	17	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	32	5.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	24	4.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	55	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	139	25.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	63	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	26	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	22	4.1%
$200,000 or more	18	3.3%

Median Household Income	73,750
Per Capita Income	29,084

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	35	6.5%
Public Assistance	2	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	632	77.5%
Unemployed	15	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	647	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	169	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	258	236	52.2%
Non-Profit	15	53	22.1%
Self-Employed	38	9	80.9%

Local Government	21	10	67.7%
State Government	13	3	81.2%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	296	245	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	49	66	42.6%
Total	345	311	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	7.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	84	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	137	20.8%
Professional, Technical	104	15.8%
Service Occupations	71	10.8%
All others	264	40.0%

White Collar		49.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	192	29.1%
Health care and social assistance	101	15.3%
Retail trade	83	12.6%
Other services	58	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	45	6.8%
Construction	40	6.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	25	3.8%
Educational services	23	3.5%
Public administration	22	3.3%
Wholesale trade	17	2.6%
Information	12	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	0.8%
Finance and insurance	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10	0.72%
Puerto Rican	2	0.14%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	5	0.36%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	5	0.36%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	4	0.29%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,290	96.7%
German, other Germanic	39	2.9%
Spanish	5	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	655	46.9%
Irish	116	8.3%
English	79	5.7%
French	59	4.2%
American	52	3.7%
Welsh	40	2.9%
Italian	29	2.1%
Swiss	11	0.8%
Scottish	8	0.6%
Dutch	6	0.4%
Pennsylvania German	3	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	2	0.1%
Czech	1	0.1%
European	1	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,396	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,389	99.5%
Foreign-born	7	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
25	2.7%	60	6.5%	346	37.2%	345	37.1%	92	9.9%	61	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	25	2.7%
9-12 Years	60	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	346	37.2%
Some College	345	37.1%
Bach. Degree	92	9.9%
Grad Degree	61	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +329	R +268	R + 2.4%
D +61
2020 vs. 2012	R +136	R +221	R + 24.2%
D -85
2020 vs. 2008	R +145	R +317	R + 39.3%
D -172

2016 vs. 2008	R -184	R +49	R + 36.9%
D -233
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	684	82.3%	Joe Biden (D)	140	16.8%	7	0.8%	831	29	36	0.01%
2016	41%	Donald Trump (R)	355	76.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	79	17.1%	28	6.1%	462	26	31	0.01%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	548	68.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	225	28.2%	26	3.3%	799	21	21	0.01%
2008	73%	John McCain (R)	539	61.8%	Barack Obama (D)	312	35.8%	21	2.4%	872	15	16	0.02%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	598	70.9%	John Kerry (D)	245	29.0%	1	0.1%	844	20	20	0.01%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	451	62.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	245	34.1%	22	3.1%	718	13	15	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Willshire village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

140

16.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

684

82.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

831

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 36

2016 President, Willshire village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.1%

Donald Trump (R)

355

76.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

462

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Willshire village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

225

28.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

548

68.6%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

799

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Willshire village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

312

35.8%

John McCain (R)

539

61.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

872

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Willshire village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

598

70.9%

John Kerry (D)

245

29.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

844

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 20

2000 President, Willshire village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

451

62.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

245

34.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

718

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Willshire township, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	49%	J.D. Vance (R)	443	84.1%	Tim Ryan (D)	84	15.9%	0	0.0%	527	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	48%	Mike DeWine* (R)	444	86.5%	Nan Whaley (D)	69	13.5%	0	0.0%	513	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	57%	Jim Renacci (R)	458	73.5%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	165	26.5%	0	0.0%	623	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	57%	Mike DeWine (R)	460	74.1%	Richard Cordray (D)	132	21.3%	29 [+]	4.7%	621	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 17 (2.7%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 12 (1.9%);
2016	S3	68%	Rob Portman* (R)	557	74.0%	Ted Strickland (D)	155	20.6%	41 [+]	5.4%	753	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Tom Connors (I) 16 (2.1%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 13 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 12 (1.6%);
2014	G	36%	John Kasich* (R)	300	72.3%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	104	25.1%	11 [+]	2.7%	415	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 11 (2.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	685
Median Value	$93,000

Occupied	542	79.1%
Vacant	143	20.9%

Owned	489	90.2%
Rented	53	9.8%
Median Rent	$768

Single-Family Units	629	91.8%
Detached	621	90.7%
Attached	8	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	56	8.2%

Willshire township, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Willshire township, OH

2022 Housing Data for Willshire township, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Willshire township, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Willshire township, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Willshire township, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Willshire township, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Willshire township, OH