Moving to Wauseon, Ohio

Population: 7,091. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,311 (+3.1% change)
Males: 3,334 (47.0%), Females: 3,757 (53.0%)

Fulton County

Zip code: 43567

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $39,591
Median house value: $96,500

Population by Race

Races in Wauseon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.8%)
  • Hispanic (9.8%)
  • Other race (4.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Black (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (43.1%), Irish (11.7%), English (9.8%), French (5.9%), United States (5.5%), Swiss (2.8%).

Elevation: 757 feet

Land area: 4.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wauseon

  • High school or higher: 87.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wauseon city

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

2.2% Foreign born (0.9% Asia, 0.9% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +680 (+10.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Wauseon:

  • FULTON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (725 S SHOOP AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Wauseon:

  • HENRY COUNTY HOSPITAL, INC (about 12 miles; NAPOLEON, OH)
  • DEFIANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; DEFIANCE, OH)
  • EMMA L BIXBY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; ADRIAN, MI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wauseon:

  • TOLEDO EXPRESS (about 24 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Abbreviation: TOL)
  • WILLOW RUN (about 64 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: YIP)
  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 71 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DTW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wauseon:

  • FULTON COUNTY (about 4 miles; WAUSEON, OH; Abbreviation: USE)
  • HENRY COUNTY (about 14 miles; NAPOLEON, OH; Abbreviation: 7W5)
  • LENAWEE COUNTY (about 23 miles; ADRIAN, MI; Abbreviation: ADG)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wauseon:

  • OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-TOLEDO CAMPUS (about 34 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 7,809)
  • BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 36 miles; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 16,537)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (about 38 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,999)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 50 miles; FINDLAY, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,508)
  • JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; JACKSON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,756)
  • WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,436)
  • SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,266)

Schools

Public high schools in Wauseon:

  • WAUSEON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 660; Location: 840 PARKVIEW ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PETTISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 269; Location: 232 SUMMIT STREET; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wauseon:

  • LEGGETT ST PRIMARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 510; Location: 940 E LEGGETT ST; Grades: PK – 02)
  • ELM STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 496; Location: 440 E ELM ST; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • BURR ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 467; Location: 717 BURR RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • PETTISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 295; Location: 232 SUMMIT STREET; Grades: PK – 06)
  • YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location: 4945 COUNTY ROAD 10; Grades: 04 – 05)

Libraries

Library in Wauseon:

  • WAUSEON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $448,549; Location: 117 E. ELM ST.; 32,631 books; 584 audio materials; 2,248 video materials; 178 serial subscriptions)