The Town Files

Auglaize County, Ohio

46,125 people. The median home is worth $189,800 (typical Ohio town: $171,100) and the median household earns $78,660.

Towns in Auglaize County

Towns in Auglaize County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Wapakoneta9,957$158,400$65,57040.7
St. Marys8,397$148,500$79,51636.6
Minster3,046$284,700$88,00034.4
New Bremen3,034$234,600$82,01941.0

People and housing

Auglaize CountyTypical Ohio town
Median home value$189,800$171,100
Median rent$868$914
Median household income$78,660$67,019
Median age41.040.6
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%21.3%
Below the poverty line7.1%10.3%

Jobs and pay

22,153 jobs in 2024, average pay $56,897 a year.

Largest industries in Auglaize CountyManufacturing8,703 jobs · $76,005Health care & social assistan…2,642 jobs · $41,769Retail1,968 jobs · $31,744Hotels & restaurants1,563 jobs · $18,089Construction995 jobs · $72,974Other services828 jobs · $28,957
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Auglaize County0%2%4%6%8%10%12%2000200420082012201620202023 2.6%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 497 storm events in Auglaize County from 1996 to 2026.

Storm events in Auglaize County by type since 1996Hail81Heat3Flood56Tornado20High Wind15Ice Storm6Heavy Snow10Flash Flood27Strong Wind4Winter Storm35
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Auglaize County has been included in 13 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
May 2, 2024TornadoDR-4777: Tornadoes
March 31, 2020BiologicalDR-4507: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3457: Covid-19
June 18, 2019TornadoDR-4447: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslide
August 20, 2012Severe StormDR-4077: Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds
June 30, 2012Severe StormEM-3346: Severe Storms
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).