Wooster, OH (Ohio) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 26,212 (Urban population: 26,042 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 170 (all nonfarm))

Wooster, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,743 (10,107 occupied: 6,065 owner occupied, 4,042 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	31%

Housing density: 747 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $129,914.

Median contract rent in 2007: $493 (lower quartile is $419, upper quartile is $585)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $473

Median gross rent in Wooster, OH in 2007: $565

Housing units in Wooster with a mortgage: 3,269 (270 second mortgage, 578 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,809

Wooster,OH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $137,094 (it was $99,800 in 2000)

Wooster:	$137,094
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,826 - $192,967

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $157,071
Here: $157,071
State: $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $134,128
Here: $134,128
State: $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $86,398
Here: $86,398
State: $124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $159,688
Here: $159,688
State: $149,153

Mobile homes: $16,400
Here: $16,400
State: $32,066

Household type by relationship

Households: 23,103

In family households: 18,724 (4,554 male householders, 1,742 female householders)
4,787 spouses, 6,573 children (6,005 natural, 192 adopted, 376 stepchildren), 273 grandchildren, 123 brothers or sisters, 161 parents, 149 other relatives, 362 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,379 (1,655 male householders (1,330 living alone)), 2,084 female householders (1,870 living alone)), 640 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,967 (404 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,020 2-persons, 1,378 3-persons, 1,274 4-persons, 468 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,200 1-person, 473 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 2 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

3,523 married couples with children.
1,580 single-parent households (276 men, 1,304 women).

94.1% of residents of Wooster speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 820 (3.3%)
(36.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wooster, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 104 4 rooms: 591 5 rooms: 1,238 6 rooms: 1,393 7 rooms: 1,145 8 rooms: 659 9 or more rooms: 925

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wooster, Ohio:
	1 room: 162 2 rooms: 302 3 rooms: 764 4 rooms: 1,173 5 rooms: 934 6 rooms: 358 7 rooms: 219 8 rooms: 69 9 or more rooms: 61

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 187
1995 to 1998: 833
1990 to 1994: 740
1980 to 1989: 1,136
1970 to 1979: 1,763
1960 to 1969: 1,366
1950 to 1959: 1,614
1940 to 1949: 737
1939 or earlier: 2,367

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wooster:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 123 2 bedrooms: 1,338 3 bedrooms: 3,009 4 bedrooms: 1,354 5 or more bedrooms: 241

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wooster:
	no bedroom: 189 1 bedroom: 1,171 2 bedrooms: 1,808 3 bedrooms: 724 4 bedrooms: 119 5 or more bedrooms: 31

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wooster in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 214 1 vehicle: 1,712 2 vehicles: 2,910 3 vehicles: 888 4 vehicles: 255 5 or more vehicles: 86

Cars and other vehicles available in Wooster in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 655 1 vehicle: 2,224 2 vehicles: 927 3 vehicles: 202 4 vehicles: 34 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wooster, OH:

Less than $10,000: 90
$10,000 to $14,999: 66
$15,000 to $19,999: 130
$20,000 to $24,999: 104
$25,000 to $29,999: 70
$30,000 to $34,999: 42
$35,000 to $39,999: 52
$40,000 to $49,999: 57
$50,000 to $59,999: 63
$60,000 to $69,999: 89
$70,000 to $79,999: 190
$80,000 to $89,999: 272
$90,000 to $99,999: 301
$100,000 to $124,999: 1044
$125,000 to $149,999: 1071
$150,000 to $174,999: 797
$175,000 to $199,999: 531
$200,000 to $249,999: 683
$250,000 to $299,999: 317
$300,000 to $399,999: 278
$400,000 to $499,999: 79
$500,000 to $749,999: 67
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Wooster rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wooster:

Less than $100: 128 people
$100 to $149: 95
$150 to $199: 112
$200 to $249: 107
$250 to $299: 110
$300 to $349: 236
$350 to $399: 386
$400 to $449: 457
$450 to $499: 502
$500 to $549: 532
$550 to $599: 513
$600 to $649: 356
$650 to $699: 227
$700 to $749: 136
$750 to $799: 104
$800 to $899: 85
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 29
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 115

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 280 1990 to 1994: 175 1985 to 1989: 75 1980 to 1984: 36 1975 to 1979: 47 1970 to 1974: 74 1970 to 1974: 23 1965 to 1969: 110

Wooster, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.7%
Number of people working at home: 325 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 861
5 to 9 minutes: 3693
10 to 14 minutes: 3268
15 to 19 minutes: 1310
20 to 24 minutes: 879
25 to 29 minutes: 357
30 to 34 minutes: 527
35 to 39 minutes: 90
40 to 44 minutes: 194
45 to 59 minutes: 486
60 to 89 minutes: 257
90 or more minutes: 169

Wooster mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,794 (79%)
Carpooled: 992 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 41 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 57 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 1,144 (9%)
Other means: 28 (0%)
Worked at home: 325 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 883
$10,000 to $14,999: 819
$15,000 to $19,999: 722
$20,000 to $24,999: 805
$25,000 to $29,999: 756
$30,000 to $34,999: 804
$35,000 to $39,999: 460
$40,000 to $44,999: 669
$45,000 to $49,999: 617
$50,000 to $59,999: 916
$60,000 to $74,999: 920
$75,000 to $99,999: 747
$100,000 to $124,999: 405
$125,000 to $149,999: 197
$150,000 to $199,999: 95
$200,000 or more: 220

First ancestries reported:

German: 5731

United States or American: 2038

Irish: 2020

English: 1934

Other groups: 1926

Italian: 1411

Scotch-Irish: 446

French (except Basque): 390

Polish: 379

Swiss: 368

Scottish: 338

European: 248

Dutch: 244

Welsh: 211

Swedish: 185

Hungarian: 145

Subsaharan African:: 140

British: 120

Norwegian: 114

Austrian: 114

Arab:: 111

Russian: 99

African: 92

Lebanese: 88

Pennsylvania German: 85

Slovak: 80

Slovene: 71

Greek: 64

French Canadian: 52

Czechoslovakian: 50

Serbian: 36

Danish: 35

Lithuanian: 35

Ukrainian: 33

Iranian: 31

Czech: 28

Canadian: 25

Ghanian: 25

Belgian: 20

Scandinavian: 20

Celtic: 18

Jamaican: 17

Romanian: 17

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 17

Croatian: 16

Northern European: 14

Australian: 13

Eastern European: 11

Egyptian: 10

Nigerian: 8

Sudanese: 8

Somalian: 7

Palestinian: 7

Acadian/Cajun: 7

Finnish: 6

Arab/Arabic: 6

Icelander: 5

Latvian: 5

Armenian: 4

Slavic: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (17%)
Germany (14%)
United Kingdom (10%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Other South Eastern Asia (4%)
Korea (4%)
Canada (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 17742
Northeast: 1703
Midwest: 1761
South: 2363
West: 537

48% of Wooster residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 41
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 230
9th grade: 203
10th grade: 273
11th grade: 170
12th grade, no diploma: 128
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,398
Less than 1 year of college: 335
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 922
Associate degree: 344
Bachelor's degree: 1,290
Master's degree: 543
Professional school degree: 224
Doctorate degree: 222

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 279
9th grade: 214
10th grade: 311
11th grade: 264
12th grade, no diploma: 262
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,972
Less than 1 year of college: 571
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,024
Associate degree: 462
Bachelor's degree: 1,387
Master's degree: 449
Professional school degree: 156
Doctorate degree: 69

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 29.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,674
Black householders: $26,246
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,515
Asian householders: $177,619
Some other race householders: $85,764
Two or more races householders: $30,311
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $25,380

Wooster household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wooster household income for Asian householders

Wooster household income for Some other race householders

Wooster marital status for males

Wooster marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $149,594
Black or African American householders: $102,477
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $154,540
Asian householders: $135,857
Two or more races householders: $91,075
Hispanic or Latino householders: $139,154

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,042
One, attached: 430
Two: 1,136
3 or 4: 850
5 to 9: 974
10 to 19: 313
20 to 49: 138
50 or more: 216
Mobile homes: 644

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,130

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wooster:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 223

Here:	9.0%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28

Here:	2.2%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,601

Here:	70.5%
Ohio:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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