Wooster, Ohio

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Population in 2021: 26,751 (100% urban, 0% rural).
Population change since 2000: +7.8%
 
Males: 12,332  (46.1%)
Females: 14,419  (53.9%)
Median resident age:

39.5 years
Ohio median age:

39.6 years

Zip codes: 44691.

Estimated median household income in 2021: $51,356 (it was $37,400 in 2000)
Wooster:

$51,356
OH:

$62,262

Estimated per capita income in 2021: $28,077 (it was $21,505 in 2000)

Wooster city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $175,309 (it was $99,800 in 2000)
Wooster:

$175,309
OH:

$180,200

Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $179,899; detached houses: $192,508; townhouses or other attached units: $159,800; in 2-unit structures: $149,199; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $185,763; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $263,112; mobile homes: $14,441

Median gross rent in 2021: $737.

March 2022 cost of living index in Wooster: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 11.6%
(11.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 6.9% for Black residents, 1.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 67.9% for American Indian residents, 10.4% for other race residents, 5.0% for two or more races residents)
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  • Races in Wooster, OH (2021)
    • 23,29587.2%White alone
    • 1,0403.9%Black alone
    • 9583.6%Two or more races
    • 8683.2%Asian alone
    • 6972.6%Hispanic
    • 1170.4%Other race alone
    • 280.1%American Indian alone

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According to our research of Ohio and other state lists, there were 80 registered sex offenders living in Wooster, Ohio as of March 19, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Wooster is 335 to 1.


Crime rates in Wooster by year

Type

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Murders
(per 100,000)
2
(7.7)
1
(3.8)
0
(0.0)
1
(3.8)
1
(3.8)
1
(3.8)
0
(0.0)
1
(3.8)
2
(7.5)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(3.7)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)
15
(57.9)
15
(57.5)
13
(49.4)
23
(88.1)
19
(72.7)
15
(57.4)
12
(45.3)
32
(121.0)
18
(67.5)
24
(89.3)
31
(114.1)
35
(131.1)
29
(109.0)
20
(75.7)
Robberies
(per 100,000)
19
(73.3)
19
(72.8)
24
(91.2)
13
(49.8)
17
(65.0)
10
(38.3)
15
(56.7)
17
(64.3)
14
(52.5)
14
(52.1)
24
(88.3)
11
(41.2)
15
(56.4)
11
(41.6)
Assaults
(per 100,000)
19
(73.3)
24
(91.9)
21
(79.8)
8
(30.6)
35
(133.9)
16
(61.2)
15
(56.7)
23
(86.9)
23
(86.3)
35
(130.2)
48
(176.7)
40
(149.9)
66
(248.0)
39
(147.6)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)
168
(648.3)
263
(1,007)
227
(862.5)
194
(742.8)
191
(730.7)
143
(547.1)
196
(740.5)
181
(684.2)
149
(559.1)
127
(472.4)
157
(577.8)
152
(569.5)
97
(364.5)
91
(344.4)
Thefts
(per 100,000)
792
(3,056)
831
(3,183)
990
(3,762)
673
(2,577)
687
(2,628)
682
(2,609)
761
(2,875)
706
(2,669)
637
(2,390)
633
(2,355)
722
(2,657)
618
(2,316)
614
(2,307)
551
(2,085)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)
22
(84.9)
18
(69.0)
18
(68.4)
17
(65.1)
26
(99.5)
29
(111.0)
25
(94.5)
21
(79.4)
14
(52.5)
16
(59.5)
37
(136.2)
27
(101.2)
27
(101.4)
20
(75.7)
Arson
(per 100,000)
28
(108.0)
7
(26.8)
15
(57.0)
12
(45.9)
8
(30.6)
8
(30.6)
17
(64.2)
5
(18.9)
9
(33.8)
10
(37.2)
6
(22.1)
7
(26.2)
7
(26.3)
4
(15.1)
City-Data.com crime index272.8297.2299.1259.4276.3228.8239.0302.0241.0245.1310.7295.3279.6216.1

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 254.8. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Wooster, OH

Crime rate in Wooster detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 46 (41 officers - 32 male; 9 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.57
Ohio average:

2.31
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Ancestries: German (21.9%), American (11.0%), English (10.3%), Italian (6.9%), Irish (6.6%), European (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1972

Elevation: 950 feet

Land area: 14.4 square miles.

Population density: 1,861 people per square mile   (low).

Wooster, Ohio map

1,567 residents are foreign born (2.9% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.9% Latin America).

This city:

5.9%
Ohio:

4.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,528 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,342 (1.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Akron, OH (28.5 miles , pop. 217,074).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (306.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Smithville, OH (2.4 miles ),
Apple Creek, OH (2.6 miles ),
New Pittsburg, OH (3.0 miles ),
Orrville, OH (3.0 miles ),
Shreve, OH (3.1 miles ),
Fredericksburg, OH (3.1 miles ),
Congress, OH (3.2 miles),
Kidron, OH (3.3 miles )

Latitude: 40.81 N, Longitude: 81.94 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +10,144 (+38.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 9,224 (74.5%)

Area code: 330

Distribution of median household income in Wooster, OH in 2021
Distribution of house value in Wooster, OH in 2021
Wooster satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 8 buildings, average cost: $314,000
  • 2020: 15 buildings, average cost: $236,400
  • 2019: 11 buildings, average cost: $251,100
  • 2018: 16 buildings, average cost: $255,700
  • 2017: 19 buildings, average cost: $240,400
  • 2016: 22 buildings, average cost: $263,200
  • 2015: 26 buildings, average cost: $230,500
  • 2014: 25 buildings, average cost: $236,800
  • 2013: 22 buildings, average cost: $183,300
  • 2012: 18 buildings, average cost: $229,800
  • 2011: 13 buildings, average cost: $225,000
  • 2010: 14 buildings, average cost: $193,100
  • 2009: 9 buildings, average cost: $211,300
  • 2008: 23 buildings, average cost: $189,000
  • 2007: 53 buildings, average cost: $167,200
  • 2006: 35 buildings, average cost: $172,100
  • 2005: 87 buildings, average cost: $200,700
  • 2004: 106 buildings, average cost: $167,800
  • 2003: 100 buildings, average cost: $155,200
  • 2002: 82 buildings, average cost: $140,800
  • 2001: 63 buildings, average cost: $117,200
  • 2000: 66 buildings, average cost: $105,800
  • 1999: 70 buildings, average cost: $99,900
  • 1998: 79 buildings, average cost: $100,400
  • 1997: 76 buildings, average cost: $98,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Wooster, OH residents
Average permit cost in Wooster, OH
Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

3.4%
Ohio:

4.0%
Historical population in Wooster, OH
Historical housing units in Wooster, OH

Population change in the 1990s: +1,675 (+7.2%).
Most common industries in Wooster, OH (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (13.2%)
  • Health care (9.2%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.0%)
  • Metal & metal products (5.1%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.5%)
  • Construction (4.4%)
  • Plastics & rubber products (3.5%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Educational services (9.6%)
  • Metal & metal products (8.8%)
  • Construction (7.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5.5%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.0%)
  • Health care (3.9%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (17.0%)
  • Health care (14.9%)
  • Accommodation & food services (8.4%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.0%)
  • Finance & insurance (4.5%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.1%)
  • Plastics & rubber products (3.4%)
Most common occupations in Wooster, OH (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (3.7%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.2%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5.9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.4%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3.7%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.9%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.2%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.2%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.2%)

Average climate in Wooster, Ohio

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 67.6. This is about average.

City:

67.6
U.S.:

74.2
Carbon Monoxide Level
Nitrogen Dioxide Level
Sulfur Dioxide Level
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 30.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

30.4
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 7.97. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.97
U.S.:

8.46

Tornado activity:

Wooster-area historical tornado activity is near Ohio state average. It is 18% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.4 miles away from the Wooster city center killed 18 people and injured 200 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 49.2 miles away from the city center killed 18 people and injured 310 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Wooster-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 41% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 68.1 miles away from Wooster center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 293.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 209.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 129.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/2019 at 14:50:45, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 65.2 miles away from Wooster center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Wooster topographic map

Main business address for: WAYNE BANCORP INC /OH/ (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS), WAYNE SAVINGS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ (SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED).

Hospitals and medical centers in Wooster:

  • HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE OF GREATER WAYNE COUNTY (2525A BACK ORRVILLE RD)
  • WOOSTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Government - Local, 1761 BEALL AVENUE)
  • COUNTRY POINTE (3071 NORTH ELYRIA ROAD)
  • GLENDORA HEALTH CARE CENTER (1552 NORTH HONEYTOWN ROAD)
  • HORN NURSING HOME (230 NORTH MARKET STREET)
  • SMITHVILLE WESTERN CARE CENTER (4110 EAST SMITHVILLE WESTERN ROAD)
  • WAYNE COUNTY CARE CENTER (876 S GEYERS CHAPEL ROAD)
  • WEST VIEW MANOR INC (1715 MECHANICSBURG ROAD)
  • FMC - WAYNE COUNTY KIDNEY CENTER (387 WEST MILLTOWN RD)
  • HOME HEALTH SERVICES WOOSTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1761 BEALL AVENUE)

Airports located in Wooster:

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Colleges/Universities in Wooster:

  • The College of Wooster (Full-time enrollment: 2,112; Location: 1189 Beall Avenue; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.wooster.edu)
  • Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (Full-time enrollment: 559; Location: 1328 Dover Rd; Public; Website: www.ati.osu.edu/)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Wooster:

  • Ashland University (about 21 miles; Ashland, OH; Full-time enrollment: 5,151)
  • Stark State College (about 27 miles; North Canton, OH; FT enrollment: 7,707)
  • Kent State University at Stark (about 27 miles; Canton, OH; FT enrollment: 3,259)
  • Malone University (about 30 miles; Canton, OH; FT enrollment: 2,201)
  • University of Akron Main Campus (about 30 miles; Akron, OH; FT enrollment: 22,216)
  • Walsh University (about 31 miles; North Canton, OH; FT enrollment: 2,553)
  • Oberlin College (about 37 miles; Oberlin, OH; FT enrollment: 2,795)

Public high schools in Wooster:

Public elementary/middle schools in Wooster:

Private elementary/middle schools in Wooster:

  • WOOSTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 174, Location: 4599B BURBANK RD, Grades: PK-8)
  • ST MARY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 151, Location: 515 BEALL AVE, Grades: KG-8)
  • MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF WOOSTER OHIO (Students: 90, Location: 1170 AKRON RD, Grades: PK-6)
See full list of schools located in Wooster

Library in Wooster:

  • WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,520,088; Location: 304 N. MARKET ST.; 317,462 books; 18,801 e-books; 38,659 audio materials; 27,174 video materials; 5 local licensed databases; 266 state licensed databases; 40 other licensed databases; 901 print serial subscriptions; 17 electronic serial subscriptions)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Wooster: Boles Golf Course (A), Wayne County Fairgrounds (B), Papp Stadium (C), Kuhles Fruit Farm (D), Wooster Fire Division Station 2 (E), Wayne County Law Library (F), Wayne County Historical Museum (G), Wayne County Public Library (H), Wayne Center for the Arts (I), Wayne County Courthouse (J), Wooster City Hall (K), Westminster Hall (L), Wayne County Childrens Home (M), Wagner Hall (N), Taylor Hall (O), Severance Hall (P), Scovel Hall (Q), Merz Hall (R), Memorial Hall (S), Kauke Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Milltown Mall Shopping Center (1), Portage Square Shopping Center (2), Wooster Plaza Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Main business address in Wooster include: WAYNE BANCORP INC /OH/ (A), WAYNE SAVINGS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wooster include: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County (A), Westminster Presbyterian Church (B), Grace Church of the Brethren (C), Evangel Assembly of God Church (D), Burbank Road Church of Christ (E), West South Street Church of God (F), Nold Avenue Baptist Church (G), Zion Lutheran Church (H), Wooster United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Madisonburg Cemetery (1), Highland Park Cemetery (2), Wooster Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Apple Creek (A), Christmas Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Wooster include: Cohan Park (1), Christmas Run Park (2), Wooster Public Square Historic District (3), Schellin Park (4), Miller Park (5), Dale Soccer Field (6), Knights Field (7), D J Hard Tennis Courts (8), Cindy Barr Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Acres of Fun (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3889 Friendsville Road) (1), AAA Travel Agency Wooster (Tours & Charters; 2873 Cleveland Road) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Great American Grill-Hilton Garden Inn (959 Dover Road) (1), Amerihost Inn - Wooster North (789 E Milltown Rd) (2), Giorgio's Restaurant (243 East Liberty Street) (3), Amerihost Inn Wooster OH (2055 Lincoln Way East) (4), Best Western Wooster Plaza (243 East Liberty Street) (5), Hampton Inn Wooster- Oh. (4253 Burbank Rd) (6), Econo Lodge Wooster (2137 Lincoln Way East) (7). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Wayne County - Juvenile Court- Clerks Office (Courthouse Public Square) (1), Wayne County - Juvenile Court- Juvenile Probation Department (Courthouse Public Square) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Birthplace of: Bill Musselman - Basketball coach, Roger Peckinpaugh - Baseball player, Arthur Compton - Physicist, Dean Chance - Baseball player, Karl Taylor Compton - Physicist, Dick Schafrath - Politician, Hollis Frampton - Experimental filmmaker, Ron Amstutz - Politician, William Richard Arnold (bishop) - Chief of Chaplains of the Army, Wilson Martindale Compton - University president.

Wayne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Wooster and their reported violations in the past:

PORTS PETROLEUM (Population served: 280, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-09-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-09-2011), St Public Notif received (2 times from AUG-18-2011 to SEP-02-2011)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
WAYNE LANES (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2008 and MAR-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-08-2008), St Boil Water Order (APR-08-2008), St Public Notif requested (APR-08-2008), St Compliance achieved (NOV-13-2008)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JAN-2008 and MAR-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-08-2008), St Boil Water Order (APR-08-2008), St Public Notif requested (APR-08-2008), St Compliance achieved (NOV-13-2008)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
WOOSTER CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH WITNESSE (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-25-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-25-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-19-2007)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-25-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-25-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-19-2007)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
TRIWAY LANES (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
CHRISTIAN CHILDRENS HOME (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Lead Consumer Notice - In DEC-31-2009, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2010), St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2012)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2009 and DEC-2009, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-23-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-23-2010), St Compliance achieved (MAR-11-2010), St Public Notif received (MAR-17-2010)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2009 and DEC-2009, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-23-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-23-2010), St Compliance achieved (MAR-11-2010), St Public Notif received (MAR-17-2010)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
WAYNE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2006 and SEP-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-17-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-17-2006), St Compliance achieved (JAN-04-2008)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-04-2008)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In SEP-01-2011, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2011), St Compliance achieved (NOV-02-2011)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2011), St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-2011)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-04-2008)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
GLENDORA HEALTH CARE CENTER (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In JAN-01-1997, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-1997), St Public Notif received (DEC-02-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-12-2008)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
RODEWAY INN - JAY JALARAM LODGING LLC (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Wooster that have no violations reported:

  • SAVE-A-LOT MARKET-ASHLAND ROAD PWS (Population served: 666, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • I70 FUEL MART 727 (Population served: 240, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MT. ZION CHURCH OF GOD - WOOSTER PWS (Population served: 130, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SANTMYER OIL CO DBA ROWE OIL PWS (Population served: 104, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • OAK CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Population served: 90, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • FOREST VIEW MOBILE HOME (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ROYAL STAR INN (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • LINDA MARTIN JUVENILE ATTENTION CENTER (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
This city:

2.2 people
Ohio:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

58.2%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

6.9%
Whole state:

6.8%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

People in group quarters in Wooster in 2010:

  • 1,918 people in college/university student housing
  • 230 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 118 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 44 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 39 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 23 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 9 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in Wooster in 2000:

  • 1,498 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 244 people in nursing homes
  • 113 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 41 people in halfway houses
  • 31 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 8 people in other group homes

Banks with most branches in Wooster (2011 data):

  • PNC Bank, National Association: Buehler-Milltown Branch, Beall Branch, The Wayne County National Bank Of Wo, Milltown Drive-In Branch, Mortgage Center Branch. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • Firstmerit Bank, National Association: Wooster Drive Thru Branch, Wooster Branch, Cleveland Road Branch, Burbank Road Branch. Info updated 2010/05/17: Bank assets: $14,420.6 mil, Deposits: $11,497.6 mil, headquarters in Akron, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 213 total offices, Holding Company: Firstmerit Corporation
  • Wayne Savings Community Bank: Millersburg Road Branch, 1926 Cleveland Rd Branch, Riffel Road Branch, at 151 North Market Street. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $410.1 mil, Deposits: $335.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 11 total offices
  • Premier Bank & Trust, National Association: Wooster Branch, Milltown Financial Center Branch, Messenger Service Branch. Info updated 2010/09/23: Bank assets: $146.7 mil, Deposits: $104.2 mil, headquarters in North Canton, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Excel Bancorp, Llc
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: College Hills Branch at 601 Portage Road, branch established on 1955/10/10; Walnut Street Branch at 141 North Walnut Street, branch established on 1905/01/01. Info updated 2011/11/10: Bank assets: $1,811,678.0 mil, Deposits: $1,190,738.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5577 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • The Apple Creek Banking Company: Madisonburg Branch at 4500 Cleveland Road, branch established on 1979/10/01; Wooster Branch at 155 South Market Street, branch established on 1981/10/05. Info updated 2008/07/22: Bank assets: $105.5 mil, Deposits: $86.2 mil, headquarters in Apple Creek, OH, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Apple Creek Banc Corp
  • First National Bank: Burbank Road Office Branch at 4192 Burbank Rd., branch established on 2005/06/30; Cleveland Road Branch at 1725 Cleveland Road, branch established on 1999/04/09. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $403.3 mil, Deposits: $341.3 mil, headquarters in Orrville, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: National Bancshares Corporation
  • Westfield Bank, FSB: Wooster Branch at 343 West Milltown Road, branch established on 2010/04/26. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $583.4 mil, Deposits: $464.4 mil, headquarters in Westfield Center, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
  • The Huntington National Bank: Wooster Branch at 445 West Milltown Road, branch established on 2003/10/02. Info updated 2012/04/02: Bank assets: $54,183.4 mil, Deposits: $44,300.3 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 878 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

For population 15 years and over in Wooster:

Marital status in Wooster, OH
  • Never married: 39.1%
  • Now married: 39.7%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

For population 25 years and over in Wooster:

  • High school or higher: 94.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2021
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2021
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

11.3
Ohio average:

10.9

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2021
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Wooster
Presidential Elections Results

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Neighborhoods in Wooster:

(Wooster, Ohio Neighborhood Map)

Religion statistics for Wooster, OH (based on Wayne County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant35,133163
Mainline Protestant17,46557
Catholic9,0315
Other7707
Black Protestant3722
None51,749-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 27
Wayne County:

2.38 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
This county:

0.71 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25
Wayne County:

2.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.93 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 56
Wayne County:

4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

6.25 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.9%
Ohio:

10.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Wayne County:

29.1%
State:

29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.9%
Ohio:

11.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

55.3%
Ohio:

50.4%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Wooster:

56.3%
Ohio:

47.8%

Average BMI:
Here:

28.1
Ohio:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Wooster:

18.7%
Ohio:

20.6%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Here:

8.3%
State:

10.4%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Wooster:

6.9
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Wooster:

33.9%
Ohio:

34.3%

General health condition:
Here:

62.3%
Ohio:

57.0%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

80.9%
Ohio:

79.1%

More about Health and Nutrition of Wooster, OH Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2019)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Hospitals 673$3,549,568$63,291366$997,175
Firefighters 45$284,850$75,9600$0
Police Protection - Officers 39$251,432$77,3642$3,023
Streets and Highways 18$89,900$59,9330$0
Other Government Administration 17$54,697$38,6100$0
Financial Administration 12$71,965$71,9650$0
Water Supply 12$55,990$55,9900$0
Solid Waste Management 6$28,915$57,8300$0
Police - Other 6$33,803$67,6060$0
Parks and Recreation 6$26,173$52,3462$1,905
Fire - Other 3$21,939$87,7560$0
Judicial and Legal 1$10,148$121,7760$0
Totals for Government 838$4,479,380$64,144370$1,002,103

Wooster government finances - Expenditure in 2020 (per resident):

  • Construction - Hospitals: $20,843,000 ($779.15)
    Sewerage: $4,517,000 ($168.85)
    Police Protection: $2,554,000 ($95.47)
    Local Fire Protection: $2,554,000 ($95.47)
    Regular Highways: $1,929,000 ($72.11)
    Water Utilities: $1,132,000 ($42.32)
    Parks and Recreation: $12,000 ($0.45)
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $132,683,000 ($4959.93)
    Sewerage: $7,064,000 ($264.06)
    Local Fire Protection: $6,544,000 ($244.63)
    Police Protection: $6,141,000 ($229.56)
    Water Utilities: $4,409,000 ($164.82)
    Central Staff Services: $3,513,000 ($131.32)
    Regular Highways: $1,783,000 ($66.65)
    Solid Waste Management: $1,513,000 ($56.56)
    Financial Administration: $1,190,000 ($44.48)
    Parks and Recreation: $1,179,000 ($44.07)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $404,000 ($15.10)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $682,000 ($25.49)
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $671,000 ($25.08)
    Other - Health - Other: $129,000 ($4.82)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $8,498,000 ($317.67)
    Local Fire Protection: $724,000 ($27.06)
    Sewerage: $529,000 ($19.77)
    Regular Highways: $504,000 ($18.84)
    Water Utilities: $260,000 ($9.72)
    Police Protection: $210,000 ($7.85)
    Central Staff Services: $55,000 ($2.06)
    Parks and Recreation: $34,000 ($1.27)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $246,000 ($9.20)

Wooster government finances - Revenue in 2020 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $11,964,000 ($447.24)
    Solid Waste Management: $1,427,000 ($53.34)
    Parks and Recreation: $293,000 ($10.95)
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $37,000 ($1.38)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,195,000 ($44.67)
    Special Assessments: $634,000 ($23.70)
    Donations From Private Sources: $258,000 ($9.64)
    Rents: $136,000 ($5.08)
    Fines and Forfeits: $132,000 ($4.93)
    Sale of Property: $49,000 ($1.83)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,552,000 ($207.54)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,112,000 ($41.57)
    Housing and Community Development: $333,000 ($12.45)
    Water Utilities: $117,000 ($4.37)
    Sewerage: $20,000 ($0.75)
    Health and Hospitals: $18,000 ($0.67)
  • Tax - Individual Income: $17,321,000 ($647.49)
    Corporation Net Income: $2,457,000 ($91.85)
    Property: $2,405,000 ($89.90)
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $293,000 ($10.95)

Wooster government finances - Debt in 2020 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,085,000 ($1124.63)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,292,000 ($1020.22)
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,635,000 ($135.88)
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,335,000 ($124.67)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,793,000 ($104.41)
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $300,000 ($11.21)

Wooster government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $109,573,000 ($4096.03)
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,955,000 ($147.84)
Businesses in Wooster, OH
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1Little Caesars Pizza2
AT&T1Long John Silver's1
Advance Auto Parts2Lowe's1
Applebee's1Maurices1
Arby's2Mazda1
AutoZone1McDonald's3
Bath & Body Works1Nike2
Best Western1Panera Bread1
Blockbuster1Papa John's Pizza1
Buffalo Wild Wings1Payless1
Burger King2Penske1
CVS1Pizza Hut1
Carson Pirie Scott1Quiznos1
Chevrolet1RadioShack1
Chipotle1Red Lobster1
Circle K1Rite Aid1
Cold Stone Creamery1Rodeway Inn1
Curves1Rue211
Dairy Queen1Ryan's Grill1
Days Inn1Sears1
Domino's Pizza2Sprint Nextel1
Econo Lodge1Staples1
Fashion Bug1Starbucks1
FedEx4Subway7
Ford1Super 81
GNC1T-Mobile1
GameStop1Taco Bell1
H&R Block1Toyota1
Hilton1U-Haul4
Honda1UPS10
JCPenney1Vans1
Jones New York2Verizon Wireless1
KFC1Volkswagen1
Kmart1Walmart1
Kohl's1Wendy's2
Lane Bryant1YMCA1
Lane Furniture3

Strongest AM radio stations in Wooster:

  • WKVX (960 AM; 1 kW; WOOSTER, OH; Owner: WWST CORP., L.L.C.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHLO (640 AM; 5 kW; AKRON, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHBC (1480 AM; 15 kW; CANTON, OH; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WRCW (1060 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CANTON, OH)
  • WWMK (1260 AM; 10 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WAKR (1590 AM; 5 kW; AKRON, OH; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wooster:

  • WQKT (104.5 FM; WOOSTER, OH; Owner: WWST CORP., L.L.C.)
  • WKRW (89.3 FM; WOOSTER, OH; Owner: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WCWS-FM (90.9 FM; WOOSTER, OH; Owner: THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER)
  • W204AJ (88.7 FM; WOOSTER, OH; Owner: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKSU-FM (89.7 FM; KENT, OH; Owner: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WQMX (94.9 FM; MEDINA, OH; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP, INC)
  • WONE-FM (97.5 FM; AKRON, OH; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WZIP (88.1 FM; AKRON, OH; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON)
  • WBZW (107.7 FM; LOUDONVILLE, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNCO-FM (101.3 FM; ASHLAND, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMJI (105.7 FM; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNWV (107.3 FM; ELYRIA, OH; Owner: ELYRIA-LORAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WKDD (98.1 FM; CANTON, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQAL (104.1 FM; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNCX (98.5 FM; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OF CLEVELAND INC.)
  • WMVX (106.5 FM; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDOK (102.1 FM; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • W220BP (91.9 FM; WOOSTER, OH; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAKS (96.5 FM; AKRON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWBK (98.3 FM; FREDERICKTOWN, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Wooster:

  • WMFD-TV (Channel 68; MANSFIELD, OH; Owner: MID-STATE TELEVISION,INC.)
  • WEAO (Channel 49; AKRON, OH; Owner: NORTHEASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION OF OHIO, INC.)
  • WVPX (Channel 23; AKRON, OH; Owner: PAXSON AKRON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WDLI (Channel 17; CANTON, OH; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W33BW (Channel 33; ASHLAND, OH; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
  • WOIO (Channel 19; SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WBNX-TV (Channel 55; AKRON, OH; Owner: WINSTON BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAKN-LP (Channel 11; AKRON, OH; Owner: AKRON TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WQHS-TV (Channel 61; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: UNIVISION CLEVELAND LLC)
  • W35AX (Channel 35; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: MEDIA-COM TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WUAB (Channel 43; LORAIN, OH; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WVIZ (Channel 25; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: IDEASTREAM)
  • WJW (Channel 8; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: WJW LICENSE, INC.)
Fatal accident count
See more detailed statistics of Wooster fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 120Number of bridges
  • 1,066ft / 325mTotal length
  • $1,410,000Total costs
  • 716,953Total average daily traffic
  • 81,572Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Wooster, OH - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 21900-1909
  • 21920-1929
  • 41930-1939
  • 31950-1959
  • 331960-1969
  • 241970-1979
  • 81980-1989
  • 161990-1999
  • 262000-2009
  • 22010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Wooster, OH
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 740 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Wooster)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Wooster, OH)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 87 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 41 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 213 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Wooster)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Wooster)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 38 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 128. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 219 took place in 2007, and the least - 42 in 2005. The data has a rising trend.
    Fire incident types in Wooster, OH When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.9%), and Outside Fires (33.8%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Wooster, OH
    • 1,10950.9%Structure Fires
    • 73733.8%Outside Fires
    • 31114.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 221.0%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Wooster, OH

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Wooster, Ohio:

  • Rodeway Inn Wooster, 2055 E Lincolnway, Wooster, Ohio 44691 , Phone: (330) 262-5008, Fax: (330) 262-5084
  • Days Inn, 789 E Milltown Rd, Wooster, Ohio 44691 , Phone: (330) 345-1500, Fax: (330) 345-2411
  • Hilton Garden Inn, 959 Dover Rd, Wooster, Ohio 44691 , Phone: (330) 202-7701
  • Hampton Inn, 4253 Burbank Rd, Wooster, Ohio 44691 , Phone: (330) 345-4424, Fax: (330) 345-4724
  • Best Western Wooster Hotel, 243 E Liberty St, Wooster, Ohio 44691 , Phone: (330) 264-7750, Fax: (330) 262-5840
  • Comfort Suites, Wooster, 965 Dover Rd, Wooster, Ohio 44691 , Phone: (330) 473-8261, Fax: (330) 473-8261
All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in Wooster, Ohio
Most common first names in Wooster, OH among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary32781.0 years
John26877.1 years
William23073.8 years
Robert20971.9 years
Ruth19280.0 years
James18670.4 years
Charles17175.6 years
Helen16681.7 years
George13178.7 years
Richard12469.9 years
Most common last names in Wooster, OH among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Miller17176.6 years
Smith12576.8 years
Johnson7274.0 years
Martin5577.0 years
Franks5076.7 years
Snyder4978.9 years
Myers4878.0 years
Wilson3974.6 years
Brown3978.7 years
Jones3877.2 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wooster, OH
  • 90.1%Utility gas
  • 7.8%Electricity
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Wood
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wooster, OH
  • 59.1%Utility gas
  • 37.6%Electricity
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.3%No fuel used


Wooster compared to Ohio state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.

Wooster on our top lists:

  • #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the biggest local government total salary and wages expenses per resident (population 10,000+)"
  • #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in halfway houses (population 1,000+)"
  • #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: life, physical, and social science occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #89 (44691) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swiss first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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