Wooster city, OH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 27,021 ( 902 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.1 square miles
Population density: 1582.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	23,748	87.89%	1.1%
Black:	799	2.96%	12.6%
Indian:	19	0.07%	66.1%
Asian:	458	1.69%	7.5%
2+ races:	1,139	4.22%	104.9%
Hispanic:	747	2.76%	31.1%

Total non-White:	3,273	12.11%	24.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	263	1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	639	3.0

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
26,119
23,485	89.92%
914	3.50%
56	0.21%
495	1.90%
556	2.13%
570	2.18%
2,634	10.08%

2000
25,070
23,138	92.29%
780	3.11%
65	0.26%
421	1.68%
454	1.81%
186	0.74%
1,932	7.71%

1990
22,191
20,894	94.16%
862	3.88%
31	0.14%
324	1.46%
n/a
80	0.36%
1,297	5.84%

1980
19,289
18,408	95.43%
469	2.43%
0	0.00%
236	1.22%
n/a
176	0.91%
881	4.57%

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

347	1.4
702	2.8

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

2,244	10.1
635	2.9

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

2,486	12.9
416	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Wooster 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
38.7
4,795	17.7%
22,226	82.3%
5,051	18.7%

10,969
2.16

6,163	56.2%
4,699	76.2%
560	9.1%
4,806	43.8%

2010
Number	Percent
37.3
5,319	20.4%
20,800	79.6%
4,345	16.6%

10,733
2.21

6,244	58.2%
4,625	74.1%
752	12.0%
4,489	41.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
5,645	22.5%
19,425	77.5%
3,548	14.2%

10,035
2.30

6,296	62.7%
4,725	75.0%
770	12.2%
3,739	37.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
5,152	23.2%
17,039	76.8%
3,158	14.2%

8,631
2.38

5,672	65.7%
4,524	79.8%
618	10.9%
2,959	34.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
4,417	22.9%
14,872	77.1%
2,494	12.9%

7,181
2.42

4,837	67.4%
4,040	83.5%
378	7.8%
2,344	32.6%

2022 Housing Data for Wooster city, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	450	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	621	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	602	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	425	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	501	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	398	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	503	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	350	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	410	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,036	9.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	915	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,765	16.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,256	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	597	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	571	5.2%
$200,000 or more	569	5.2%

Median Household Income	61,608
Per Capita Income	32,296

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	504	4.6%
Public Assistance	227	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,312	12.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,261	71.0%
Unemployed	627	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	12,888	74.6%
Not in Labor Force	4,389	25.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,729	4,247	52.7%
Non-Profit	549	1,051	34.3%
Self-Employed	627	317	66.4%

Local Government	541	590	47.8%
State Government	230	612	27.3%
Federal Government	43	33	56.6%

Total Private + Self	5,356	4,564	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,363	2,286	37.4%
Total	6,719	6,850	49.5%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,457	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,544	18.7%
Professional, Technical	3,633	26.8%
Service Occupations	2,292	16.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	140	1.0%
All others	3,643	26.8%

White Collar		56.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,873	21.2%
Health care and social assistance	2,260	16.7%
Educational services	2,114	15.6%
Retail trade	1,487	11.0%
Accommodation and food services	1,143	8.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	565	4.2%
Construction	458	3.4%
Finance and insurance	423	3.1%
Public administration	397	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	348	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	329	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	268	2.0%
Wholesale trade	261	1.9%
Other services	230	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	148	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	128	0.9%
Information	79	0.6%
Utilities	47	0.3%
Management	11	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	215	0.80%
Puerto Rican	245	0.91%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	94	0.35%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	52	0.19%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	42	0.16%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	183	0.68%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	147	0.54%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	36	0.13%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	10	0.04%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	85	0.31%
Filipino	74	0.27%
Indian	70	0.26%
Chinese	62	0.23%
Indonesian	24	0.09%
Vietnamese	21	0.08%
Mongolian	10	0.04%
Korean	6	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	23,962	93.2%
Spanish	408	1.6%
Other Indo-European	403	1.6%
Other Asian	286	1.1%
German, other Germanic	180	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	162	0.6%
Other	123	0.5%
Tagalog	74	0.3%
Chinese	36	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	7,761	28.7%
Irish	3,591	13.3%
English	3,248	12.0%
Italian	1,945	7.2%
American	1,382	5.1%
Scottish	923	3.4%
Polish	674	2.5%
Dutch	613	2.3%
French	552	2.0%
European	504	1.9%
Swiss	498	1.8%
Swedish	294	1.1%
Slovak	287	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	280	1.0%
Hungarian	278	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	26,141	96.7%
Not a citizen	880	3.3%

Native	25,720	95.2%
Foreign-born	1,301	4.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
225	1.3%	778	4.4%	6,411	36.3%	4,720	26.7%	2,702	15.3%	2,840	16.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	225	1.3%
9-12 Years	778	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,411	36.3%
Some College	4,720	26.7%
Bach. Degree	2,702	15.3%
Grad Degree	2,840	16.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +594	R +102	R + 0.6%
D +492
2020 vs. 2012	R +633	R +943	R + 7.7%
D -310
2020 vs. 2008	R +769	R +1,819	R + 14.3%
D -1,050

2016 vs. 2008	R +175	R +1,717	R + 13.7%
D -1,542
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,449	50.7%	Joe Biden (D)	6,052	47.6%	216	1.7%	12,717	-2	4	0.21%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	5,855	48.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	5,560	46.5%	554	4.6%	11,969	-2	3	0.22%
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	6,362	51.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,816	46.9%	226	1.8%	12,404	-1	0	0.22%
2008	64%	Barack Obama (D)	7,102	54.4%	John McCain (R)	5,680	43.5%	269	2.1%	13,051	-3	-2	0.23%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,362	50.7%	John Kerry (D)	6,145	49.0%	38	0.3%	12,545	0	0	0.22%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	5,252	52.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,234	42.5%	485	4.9%	9,971	3	5	0.21%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wooster city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6,052

47.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

6,449

50.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

161

1.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

12,717

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Wooster city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

5,560

46.5%

Donald Trump (R)

5,855

48.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

380

3.2%

Other

174

1.5%

TOTAL

11,969

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Wooster city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

6,362

51.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

5,816

46.9%

Other

226

1.8%

TOTAL

12,404

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Wooster city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

7,102

54.4%

John McCain (R)

5,680

43.5%

Other

269

2.1%

TOTAL

13,051

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Wooster city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

6,362

50.7%

John Kerry (D)

6,145

49.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

12,545

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Wooster city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

5,252

52.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,234

42.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

353

3.5%

Other

132

1.3%

TOTAL

9,971

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wooster city, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	44%	Tim Ryan (D)	4,487	50.3%	J.D. Vance (R)	4,438	49.7%	0	0.0%	8,925	-3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	44%	Mike DeWine* (R)	5,265	59.0%	Nan Whaley (D)	3,664	41.0%	0	0.0%	8,929	-3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	48%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	5,210	53.0%	Jim Renacci (R)	4,627	47.0%	0	0.0%	9,837	0	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	48%	Mike DeWine (R)	4,905	49.6%	Richard Cordray (D)	4,685	47.4%	292 [+]	3.0%	9,882	-1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 183 (1.9%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 109 (1.1%);
2016	S3	58%	Rob Portman* (R)	6,605	55.6%	Ted Strickland (D)	4,625	38.9%	646 [+]	5.4%	11,876	-2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Tom Connors (I) 222 (1.9%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 220 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 204 (1.7%);
2014	G	30%	John Kasich* (R)	4,169	67.2%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	1,765	28.5%	267 [+]	4.3%	6,201	4	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 267 (4.3%);

*: 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	11,876
Median Value	$185,300

Occupied	10,969	92.4%
Vacant	907	7.6%

Owned	6,746	61.5%
Rented	4,223	38.5%
Median Rent	$855

Single-Family Units	8,077	68.0%
Detached	7,285	61.3%
Attached	792	6.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,854	15.6%
Mobile Homes	477	4.0%

Wooster city, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wooster city, OH

2022 Housing Data for Wooster city, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wooster city, OH

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wooster city, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wooster city, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wooster city, OH