Oberlin city, OH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,194 ( 92 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.9 square miles
Population density: 1684.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,784	70.59%	0.7%
Black:	1,055	12.88%	11.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	318	3.88%	4.8%
2+ races:	568	6.93%	21.4%
Hispanic:	463	5.65%	9.5%

Total non-White:	2,410	29.41%	2.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-43	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-49	-0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,286
5,827	70.32%
1,186	14.31%
18	0.22%
334	4.03%
468	5.65%
423	5.10%
2,459	29.68%

2000
8,257
5,899	71.44%
1,318	15.96%
108	1.31%
313	3.79%
302	3.66%
268	3.25%
2,358	28.56%

1990
8,191
5,722	69.86%
1,929	23.55%
63	0.77%
350	4.27%
n/a
127	1.55%
2,469	30.14%

1980
8,660
6,254	72.22%
2,142	24.73%
35	0.40%
103	1.19%
n/a
105	1.21%
2,406	27.78%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-72	-0.9
101	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

177	2.2
-111	-1.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-532	-6.1
63	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Oberlin city, OH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
25.8
780	9.5%
7,414	90.5%
1,623	19.8%

2,464
2.26

1,286	52.2%
1,004	78.1%
61	4.7%
1,178	47.8%

2010
Number	Percent
23.3
1,223	14.8%
7,063	85.2%
1,221	14.7%

2,730
2.19

1,381	50.6%
980	71.0%
182	13.2%
1,349	49.4%

2000
Number	Percent
24.7
1,217	14.7%
7,040	85.3%
1,203	14.6%

2,687
2.31

1,447	53.9%
1,126	77.8%
164	11.3%
1,240	46.1%

1990
Number	Percent
24.2
1,319	16.1%
6,872	83.9%
980	12.0%

2,451
2.48

1,441	58.8%
1,032	71.6%
216	15.0%
1,010	41.2%

1980
Number	Percent
23.9
1,701	19.6%
6,959	80.4%
868	10.0%

2,477
2.59

1,551	62.6%
1,215	78.3%
214	13.8%
926	37.4%

2022 Housing Data for Oberlin city, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	120	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	169	6.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	126	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	121	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	46	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	170	6.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	108	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	109	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	87	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	72	2.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	275	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	344	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	243	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	146	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	161	6.5%
$200,000 or more	167	6.8%

Median Household Income	67,660
Per Capita Income	28,443

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	132	5.4%
Public Assistance	76	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	244	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,428	61.9%
Unemployed	156	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,584	64.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,957	35.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,091	1,245	46.7%
Non-Profit	402	439	47.8%
Self-Employed	81	137	37.2%

Local Government	75	147	33.8%
State Government	83	196	29.7%
Federal Government	3	19	13.6%

Total Private + Self	1,172	1,382	45.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	563	801	41.3%
Total	1,735	2,183	44.3%

Pct. Govt.	13.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	469	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	668	17.0%
Professional, Technical	1,303	33.3%
Service Occupations	925	23.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	0.4%
All others	553	14.1%

White Collar		62.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	1,157	29.5%
Health care and social assistance	509	13.0%
Accommodation and food services	352	9.0%
Retail trade	344	8.8%
Other services	242	6.2%
Manufacturing	209	5.3%
Finance and insurance	167	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	156	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	126	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	120	3.1%
Public administration	117	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	99	2.5%
Construction	96	2.5%
Information	84	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	67	1.7%
Wholesale trade	31	0.8%
Utilities	28	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	14	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	138	1.68%
Puerto Rican	159	1.94%
Cuban	7	0.09%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	58	0.71%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	52	0.63%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	6	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	60	0.73%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	9	0.11%
Colombian	25	0.31%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	5	0.06%
Uruguayan	6	0.07%
Venezuelan	15	0.18%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	41	0.50%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	129	1.57%
Indian	124	1.51%
Filipino	35	0.43%
Korean	10	0.12%
Vietnamese	7	0.09%
Taiwanese	7	0.09%
Japanese	7	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,252	89.9%
Spanish	279	3.5%
Other Indo-European	155	1.9%
Chinese	124	1.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	78	1.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	76	0.9%
Tagalog	22	0.3%
Other	22	0.3%
German, other Germanic	18	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,198	14.6%
English	1,162	14.2%
Irish	1,085	13.2%
American	521	6.4%
Italian	429	5.2%
Polish	278	3.4%
French	175	2.1%
Welsh	161	2.0%
Scottish	156	1.9%
Eastern European	138	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	136	1.7%
European	118	1.4%
Swedish	112	1.4%
Russian	88	1.1%
Ukrainian	84	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,920	96.7%
Not a citizen	274	3.3%

Native	7,717	94.2%
Foreign-born	477	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
123	3.0%	83	2.0%	861	20.9%	833	20.2%	833	20.2%	1,392	33.7%
Average years of education: 14.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	123	3.0%
9-12 Years	83	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	861	20.9%
Some College	833	20.2%
Bach. Degree	833	20.2%
Grad Degree	1,392	33.7%
Average years of education: 14.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +61	R +728	R + 4.9%
D -667
2020 vs. 2012	R +7	R +607	R + 2.7%
D -600
2020 vs. 2008	R -38	R +616	R + 1.4%
D -654

2016 vs. 2008	R -99	D +112	D + 3.5%
D +13
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Joe Biden (D)	4,057	88.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	486	10.6%	45	1.0%	4,588	-43	-36	0.08%
2016	79%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,724	89.5%	Donald Trump (R)	425	8.0%	131	2.5%	5,280	-43	-38	0.10%
2012	75%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,657	89.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	479	9.2%	56	1.1%	5,192	-38	-38	0.09%
2008	75%	Barack Obama (D)	4,711	89.1%	John McCain (R)	524	9.9%	55	1.0%	5,290	-37	-36	0.09%
2004	74%	John Kerry (D)	4,600	88.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	590	11.3%	20	0.4%	5,210	-39	-39	0.09%
2000	49%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,648	76.3%	George W. Bush (R)	556	16.0%	268	7.7%	3,472	-34	-32	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Oberlin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,057

88.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

486

10.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,588

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -43	Diff (US): -36

2016 President, Oberlin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

4,724

89.5%

Donald Trump (R)

425

8.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

5,280

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -43	Diff (US): -38

2012 President, Oberlin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

4,657

89.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

479

9.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

5,192

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -38	Diff (US): -38

2008 President, Oberlin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,711

89.1%

John McCain (R)

524

9.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

5,290

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -37	Diff (US): -36

2004 President, Oberlin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

590

11.3%

John Kerry (D)

4,600

88.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,210

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -39	Diff (US): -39

2000 President, Oberlin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

556

16.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,648

76.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

247

7.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,472

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -34	Diff (US): -32

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oberlin city, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	54%	Tim Ryan (D)	3,135	90.1%	J.D. Vance (R)	344	9.9%	0	0.0%	3,479	-43	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	54%	Nan Whaley (D)	2,943	85.8%	Mike DeWine* (R)	486	14.2%	0	0.0%	3,429	-48	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	65%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	3,943	92.8%	Jim Renacci (R)	305	7.2%	0	0.0%	4,248	-39	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	65%	Richard Cordray (D)	3,795	89.1%	Mike DeWine (R)	366	8.6%	97 [+]	2.3%	4,258	-42	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 59 (1.4%); Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 38 (0.9%);
2016	S3	78%	Ted Strickland (D)	4,334	83.4%	Rob Portman* (R)	620	11.9%	244 [+]	4.7%	5,198	-46	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Joseph DeMare (Green) 174 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 38 (0.7%); Tom Connors (I) 32 (0.6%);
2014	G	38%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	1,851	71.5%	John Kasich* (R)	494	19.1%	244 [+]	9.4%	2,589	-45	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 244 (9.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,745
Median Value	$184,200

Occupied	2,464	89.8%
Vacant	281	10.2%

Owned	1,238	50.2%
Rented	1,226	49.8%
Median Rent	$986

Single-Family Units	1,824	66.4%
Detached	1,601	58.3%
Attached	223	8.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	403	14.7%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Oberlin city, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oberlin city, OH

2022 Housing Data for Oberlin city, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oberlin city, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oberlin city, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oberlin city, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Oberlin city, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oberlin city, OH