Housing data for Willshire Township, OH

Willshire Township, OH has an estimated 1,431 residents and 658 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Van Wert County.

11.3% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $775 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,431 (±223)
Housing units
658 (±100)
Households that rent
11.3%
Median gross rent
$775
Residents since 2015–2019
+22.3%

What stands out in Willshire Township

Average commute: 30.0 minutes (±4.7) in Willshire Township, higher than in Van Wert County (19.7 minutes).

Households that rent: 11.3% (±5.1 points) in Willshire Township, lower than in Van Wert County (17.9%).

Homes built before 1980: 86.9% (±15.0 points) in Willshire Township, higher than in Van Wert County (70.4%).

Housing in Willshire Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $775 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $844 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 54.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 11.3% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $56,071 median household income
  • Home values: $146,900 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,147 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,372 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 79.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 86.9% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 30.5% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 30.0 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +22.3% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 11.1% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Willshire Township against Van Wert County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Willshire TownshipVan Wert CountyOhioUnited States
Residents1,431 (±223)28,826 (exact)11,810,293 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units658 (±100)12,573 (±34)5,292,391 (±464)143,775,355
Households that rent11.3% (±5.1 points)17.9% (±2.0 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$775 (±$220)$782 (±$64)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$56,071 (±$11,770)$67,917 (±$3,470)$71,389 (±$321)$80,734
Median home value$146,900 (±$59,528)$152,000 (±$6,904)$214,800 (±$742)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,372 (±$234)$1,387 (±$51)$2,822 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198086.9% (±15.0 points)70.4% (±4.0 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute30.0 minutes (±4.7)19.7 minutes (±1.3)23.4 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband84.5% (±7.1 points)88.6% (±1.7 points)90.1% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents40.9 years (±6.0)41.6 years (±0.6)39.7 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Willshire Township covers 35.6 square miles of land, about 40 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Willshire Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,170 (±238)1,431 (±223)+22.3%Not a measurable change
Housing units624 (±68)658 (±100)+5.4%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$678 (±$26)$775 (±$220)+14.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$76,400 (±$7,739)$146,900 (±$59,528)+92.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$58,167 (±$14,818)$56,071 (±$11,770)−3.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$880 (±$156)$1,147 (±$136)+30.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,090 (±$133)$1,372 (±$234)+25.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent9.5% (±5.1 points)11.3% (±5.1 points)+1.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate13.5% (±19.4 points)0.0% (±41.5 points)−13.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Van Wert County

Willshire Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Van Wert County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Van Wert County recorded 194 violent and 1,019 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Willshire Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
45899100%206—$82,500$50,625
4589866%917$1,067$141,300$53,783
4587426%1,820$697$135,100$68,521

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Willshire Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Wren3.0 mi—$82,50021.7%
Willshire3.2 mi$867$80,00023.3%
St. Marys Township5.1 mi—$229,6000.0%
Liberty Township (Van Wert County)5.4 mi$800$125,0006.3%
Black Creek Township5.7 mi—$190,10015.1%
Ohio City6.3 mi$800$98,90011.2%
Harrison Township (Van Wert County)6.5 mi—$232,8002.4%
Rockford7.0 mi$805$135,40028.9%

Places in Ohio most like Willshire Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Wayne Lakes$730$143,600$52,50015.3%
Pierpont Township$725$123,000$52,14317.6%
Pleasant Township (Henry County)$729$128,200$64,58310.5%
Polk$675$132,700$68,12511.6%
Blanchard Township (Hardin County)$814$110,300$59,82117.2%
Crystal Lakes$867$136,800$62,58315.0%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Ohio.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Willshire Township, fiscal year 2027

Van Wert County, OH, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$770$795$1,003$1,261$1,358

HUD income limits for Willshire Township, fiscal year 2026

Van Wert County, OH, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,750$31,250$49,950
2 people$21,640$35,700$57,100
3 people$27,320$40,150$64,250
4 people$33,000$44,600$71,350
5 people$38,680$48,200$77,100
6 people$44,360$51,750$82,800
7 people$50,040$55,350$88,500
8 people$55,720$58,900$94,200

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Van Wert County, OH, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $89,200.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Willshire Township

How many renters are there in Willshire Township?

Willshire Township has an estimated 59 (±30) renting households, 11.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Willshire Township?

The median household income in Willshire Township is $56,071 (±$11,770) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Willshire Township, OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $146,900 (±$59,528) for owner-occupied homes in Willshire Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Willshire Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Willshire Township, OH is $1,147 (±$136) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Willshire Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Willshire Township, OH is $1,372 (±$234) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Willshire Township?

Willshire Township, OH has an estimated 658 (±100) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Willshire Township growing?

In Willshire Township, the number of residents went from 1,170 in 2015–2019 to 1,431 in 2020–2024 (+22.3%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Willshire Township?

The ZIP codes that cover Willshire Township are 45899, 45898, 45874.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Willshire township, Van Wert County, Ohio (county subdivision:85750, in state:39 county:161).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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