Wauseon is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 7,455 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wauseon is the 209th largest community in Ohio.

The citizens of Wauseon are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.52% of adults in Wauseon having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wauseon in 2022 was $35,566, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,264 for a family of four. However, Wauseon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wauseon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wauseon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wauseon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wauseon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.56% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wauseon include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Wauseon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.