Wooster is a city of 26,971 people in Ohio. The typical home is worth $214,200, having more than doubled since 2000. The average commute runs 17 minutes. The foreign-born share is 6%. There are 1,547 people per square mile. Median rent is $918 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,898, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wooster
What changed most since 1990
White share94.2% → 87.0%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$168,485 → $214,200(+27%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share0.4% → 3.4%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Wooster's population equals 23% of Wayne County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 54% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 34% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.4%(245)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23%(291)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.5%(373)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(75)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,263 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wooster, decade by decade
Wooster population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
22,191
$65,157
$168,485
24.0%
14.0
2000
24,811
$68,130
$181,801
27.4%
19.2
2010
26,119
$58,115
$180,253
26.7%
23.6
2020
27,232
$63,470
$178,412
28.2%
32.2
2024
26,971
$66,898
$214,200
36.9%
29.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
