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Moving to Wapakoneta, Ohio

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Population: 9,474. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,602 (+1.4% change)
Males: 4,480 (47.3%), Females: 4,994 (52.7%)

Auglaize County

Zip code: 45895

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $38,531
Median house value: $79,300

Population by Race

Races in Wapakoneta:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (43.1%), United States (10.6%), Irish (10.2%), English (9.9%), Italian (2.7%), French (2.3%).

Elevation: 901 feet

Land area: 5.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wapakoneta

  • High school or higher: 82.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wapakoneta city

  • Never married: 21.6%
  • Now married: 53.4%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -83 (-0.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wapakoneta:

  • LIMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LIMA, OH)
  • JOINT TOWNSHIP DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSP (about 14 miles; SAINT MARYS, OH)
  • SCCI HOSPITAL LIMA (about 16 miles; LIMA, OH)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wapakoneta:

  • JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (about 47 miles; DAYTON, OH; Abbreviation: DAY)
  • SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY MUNI (about 57 miles; SPRINGFIELD, OH; Abbreviation: SGH)
  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 74 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; Abbreviation: FWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wapakoneta:

  • NEIL ARMSTRONG (about 9 miles; WAPAKONETA, OH; Abbreviation: AXV)
  • LIMA ALLEN COUNTY (about 16 miles; LIMA, OH; Abbreviation: AOH)
  • GRAND LAKE ST MARYS (about 21 miles; ST MARYS, OH; Abbreviation: O12)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wapakoneta:

  • OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; ADA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 50 miles; FINDLAY, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,508)
  • WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; SPRINGFIELD, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 10,577)
  • WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 57 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 11,734)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON (about 57 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 8,819)
  • CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; CEDARVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,782)

Schools

Public high schools in Wapakoneta:

  • WAPAKONETA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,077; Location: 1 REDSKIN TRL; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • AUGLAIZE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 1045 DEARBAUGH AVE; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wapakoneta:

  • WAPAKONETA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 713; Location: 400 W HARRISON ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 490; Location: 700 S WATER ST; Grades: PK – 02)
  • NORTHRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 369; Location: 900 N BLACKHOOF ST; Grades: 02 – 04)
  • MOULTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 131; Location: 14274 MOULTON FORT AMANDA RD; Grades: KG – 12)
  • AUGLAIZE COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY (Location: 1045 DEARBAUGH AVE STE 2; Grades: N – N )
  • AUGLAIZE COUNTY SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL (Location: 1045 DEARBAUGH AVE STE 2; Grades: N – N )

Private primary/middle school in Wapakoneta:

  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 225; Location: 1101 LINCOLN HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Wapakoneta:

  • AUGLAIZE COUNTY DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,450,591; Location: 203 S. PERRY ST.; 161,123 books; 3,063 audio materials; 4,834 video materials; 426 serial subscriptions)

 

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