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Wooster, OH
Demographic Data




Wooster Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Wooster Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

27,030

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.7%
5 - 17:
12.6%
18 - 24:
16.4%
25 - 34:
12.3%
35 - 54:
21.8%
55 - 64:
12.6%
Over 65 Years:
19.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
12.8%
12.8%
94.4%
94.4%
34.4%
34.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wooster
USA
$33,270
$33,270
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Wooster
USA
$65,888
$65,888
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

10.0%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Education
Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Public Service
Finance
Transportation
19.3%
19.3%
17.2%
17.2%
14.8%
14.8%
11.6%
11.6%
8.4%
8.4%
4.4%
4.4%
3.9%
3.9%
3.4%
3.4%
3.3%
3.3%
2.9%
2.9%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
86.8%
86.8%
5.6%
5.6%
3.1%
3.1%
2.4%
2.4%
1.9%
1.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
Scottish
Polish
Dutch
Swiss
European
French
Scots-Irish
Swedish
Hungarian
Slovak
Welsh
French Canadian
Brazilian
British
Austrian
Czech
29.8%
29.8%
15.0%
15.0%
13.3%
13.3%
7.4%
7.4%
3.2%
3.2%
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
2.6%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Chinese
French
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Langs. of India
Tagalog
Arabic
Other Asian languages
Native American languages
Vietnamese
Korean
West Germanic languages
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Laotian
Thai
91.6%
91.6%
1.7%
1.7%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Wooster Residents

5.8%


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