Oberlin, OH Demographic Data
Oberlin, OH Summary
Oberlin is located in Lorain County in Ohio
- Population: 8,288
- Area: 4.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.92 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,671.97 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 810.37 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Oberlin, OH Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,545
54%
50.8
Male
3,808
46%
49.2
Total Population
8,353
323,128,000
Oberlin, OH Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
276
3.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
417
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
350
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,507
18.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,655
19.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
545
6.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
578
6.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
787
9.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
438
5.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
460
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
574
6.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
491
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
275
3.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,069
84.6%
77.2
Female
3,754
53.1%
51.3
Male
3,315
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,266
63.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,534
18.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,340
16.0%
15.2
Female
825
61.6%
55.8
Male
515
38.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
25
0.0%
0.0
Oberlin, OH Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,599
91.0%
96.8
White
5,725
68.5%
72.6
Black or African American
1,307
15.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
31
0.4%
0.8
Asian
452
5.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
20
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
301
3.6%
1.3
Filipino
33
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
50
0.6%
0.2
Korean
26
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
22
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
84
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
754
9.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
337
4.0%
17.8
Mexican
48
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
128
1.5%
1.7
Cuban
37
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
124
1.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,016
96.0%
82.2
Oberlin, OH Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
67
1.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
204
4.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
877
21.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
916
22.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
184
4.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
621
15.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,279
30.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
271
6.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,877
93.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,900
45.8%
31.2
Oberlin, OH Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,965
54.2%
33.7%
Now Married
2,208
30.2%
47.5
Divorced
588
8.0%
11.0%
Separated
102
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
447
6.1
5.8%
Oberlin, OH Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,341
90.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
736
9.1%
21.6%
Spanish
121
1.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
141
1.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
311
3.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
163
2.0%
1.1%
Oberlin, OH Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
297
11.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
97
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
363
13.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
245
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
282
10.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
452
16.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
353
13.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
366
13.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
130
4.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
83
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
51,404
57,617
Per capita income
22,298
31,128
Oberlin, OH Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
5
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
545
14.8%
9.8
Construction
76
2.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,936
52.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
67
1.8%
6.6
Information
40
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
145
3.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
180
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
134
3.6%
11.4
Public administration
69
1.9%
4.6
Retail trade
346
9.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
100
2.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
34
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
153
4.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,642
44.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
227
6.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
775
21.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
880
23.9%
18.1%
Oberlin, OH Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,498
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,624
46.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
151
4.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
12
0.3%
5.1
Walked
1,386
39.6%
2.7
Other means
142
4.1%
1.8
Worked at home
183
5.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.9
26.6
Oberlin, OH Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
291
10.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,237
46.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
876
32.8%
37.1
3 or more
264
9.9%
21.0
Oberlin, OH Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,668
92.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,465
54.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,203
45.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
213
7.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Oberlin, OH Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,881
1 room
19
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
35
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
329
11.4%
9.1
4 rooms
396
13.7%
16.5
5 rooms
471
16.3%
19.8
6 rooms
437
15.2%
17.8
7 rooms
351
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
282
9.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
561
19.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Oberlin, OH Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,881
1-unit, detached
1,682
58.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
248
8.6%
5.9
2-units
253
8.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
191
6.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
164
5.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
39
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
304
10.6%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Oberlin, OH Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,018
35.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
177
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
214
7.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
421
14.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
335
11.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
36
1.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
304
10.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
287
10.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
89
3.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Oberlin, OH Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,083
78.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
46
1.7%
4.7
Electricity
409
15.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
39
1.5%
1.9
Solar energy
8
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
65
2.4%
0.5
No fuel used
18
0.7%
1.1
Oberlin, OH Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,014
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
7
0.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
35
3.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
91
9.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
177
17.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
293
28.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
411
40.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
476
47.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
204
20.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
98
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
46
4.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
179
17.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Oberlin, OH Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,084
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
27
2.5%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
46
4.2%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
60
5.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
120
11.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
242
22.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
589
54.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
119
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
752
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
285
27.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
59
5.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
91
8.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
141
13.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
52
5.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
411
39.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
164
0.0%
0.0%
Oberlin, OH Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,465
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
62
4.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
244
16.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
466
31.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
288
19.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
316
21.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
74
5.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
15
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
145,000
205,000
