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Wooster

Ohio · 27,115 residents (2025 est.) · 17.4 sq mi
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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
26,971
+9%since 2000
from 24,811 in 2000
27,115 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,547 / sq mi
+3%since 2009
from 1,500 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.1
+12%since 2000
from 35.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
17.4 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
22K23K25K26K28K19902000201020202024Wooster
202427K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(1,230)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(1,332)
US avg: 6%
10 to 143.6%(976)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1910.7%(2,885)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 249.4%(2,544)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412%(3,234)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.8%(2,923)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.4%(2,816)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.6%(3,386)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.3%(3,059)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.8%(1,823)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.8%(763)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$66,898
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,400 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,774
+62%since 2000
from $21,505 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.0%
+23.5 ptssince 2009
from 21.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.418
−10%since 2010
from 0.467 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade19.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services4.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade3.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance2.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$214,200
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $99,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$918
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $489 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.2%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 59.7% in 2000
34.8% rent
Vacancy rate
8.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.11 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.22 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.1%
−9.5 ptssince 2009
from 26.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
37.5%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 43.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+1%since 2009
from 3.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
67
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic91.9%(22,802)
Black3.8%(933)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(266)
Asian1.5%(378)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic87%(23,478)
Black2.2%(593)
Hispanic / Latino3.4%(930)
Asian2.2%(602)
Other5.1%(1,368)
Diversity Score
30
+29%since 2009
from 23 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.2%(317)
Colombian0.7%(181)
Cuban0.2%(53)
Panamanian0.1%(36)
Guatemalan0.1%(32)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.4%(114)
Chinese0.4%(100)
Cambodian0.3%(91)
Pakistani0.3%(81)
Filipino0.3%(69)
Vietnamese0.2%(50)
Korean0.2%(41)
Indonesian0.1%(36)
Mongolian0%(10)
Ancestry
German27.9%(7,534)
Irish13.8%(3,721)
English12%(3,247)
Italian7.7%(2,066)
American3.6%(969)
Polish3.3%(884)
Scottish2.8%(753)
Swiss2.4%(638)
Dutch2.1%(571)
French1.9%(508)
Scotch-Irish1.6%(444)
Swedish1.1%(300)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian1%(277)
Slovak0.8%(228)
Welsh0.8%(205)
Arab0.6%(172)
British0.5%(146)
Czech0.5%(124)
Brazilian0.4%(104)
Serbian0.4%(101)
Russian0.4%(99)
Lebanese0.4%(97)
Austrian0.4%(95)
Australian0.2%(67)
Norwegian0.2%(67)
Moroccan0.2%(66)
Ethiopian0.2%(66)
Danish0.2%(64)
Slovene0.2%(64)
Romanian0.2%(63)
Ghanaian0.2%(62)
Ukrainian0.2%(60)
Greek0.2%(48)
West Indian0.2%(47)
Kenyan0.2%(46)
Jamaican0.1%(40)
Belgian0.1%(21)
Iranian0.1%(21)
Canadian0.1%(20)
Croatian0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.9%
+9.5 ptssince 2000
from 27.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.2%
+9.8 ptssince 2000
from 84.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.9%
+6.4 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.4 min
+46%since 2000
from 11.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 74.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.9%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.3%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
7.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.4%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 61.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 73.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.4%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.3%
+8.7 ptssince 2009
from 32.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
46.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
Female
53.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 52.6% in 2009
Foreign born
6.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.7%
−5.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 13.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.3%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.5%
+14.2 ptssince 2017
from 76.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.2%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 89.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.6%
+9.1 ptssince 2020
from 75.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.5%
−2.3 ptssince 2016
from 93.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.8%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 1.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.1%(4,220)
Married49.3%(5,319)
Widowed2.8%(299)
Divorced8.8%(953)
Women 15+
Never married36.8%(4,646)
Married43.1%(5,447)
Widowed10.1%(1,272)
Divorced10.1%(1,277)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.3%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 63.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.6%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.6%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 23.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.4%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 18.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 74.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 38.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Wooster, Ohio?

Wooster, Ohio has about 26,971 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Wooster, Ohio?

The typical household in Wooster, Ohio earns about $66,898 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Wooster, Ohio expensive?

In Wooster, Ohio, the median home is worth about $214,200, and the typical rent is about $918 a month.

How educated are people in Wooster, Ohio?

About 36.9% of adults age 25 and over in Wooster, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Wooster, Ohio?

About 9.2% of people in Wooster, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Wooster, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Wooster, Ohio has grown since 1990. The population has added about 4,780 residents, a change of about 22 percent over that period.

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