Moving to Wooster, Ohio
About Wooster, Ohio

Wooster ( WUUST-ər) is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located in northeastern Ohio, the city lies approximately 50 mi (80 km) south-southwest of Cleveland, 35 mi (56 km) southwest of Akron and 30 mi (48 km) west of Canton. The population was 27,232 at the 2020 census. It is the largest in Wayne County, and the center of the Wooster micropolitan area. Wooster has the main branch and administrative offices of the Wayne County Public Library, and is home to the private College of Wooster. fDi magazine ranked Wooster among North America's top 10 micro cities for business friendliness and strategy in 2013.
Gender
Gender | Wooster | Ohio | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 53% | 51% | 50.8% |
Male | 47% | 49% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Wooster | Ohio | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 6.6% | 6.6% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 5.6% | 4.4% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 11% | 9.5% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 13.5% | 13.3% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 22.6% | 18.4% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 14.6% | 13% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 9.6% | 14.4% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3.7% | 5.6% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 3.2% | 5.2% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Wooster | Ohio | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 1% | 2% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 4% | 7% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 38% | 33% | 27.0% |
Other College | 20% | 20% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 9% | 9% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 14% | 18% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 9% | 8% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 2% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 3% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Wooster | Ohio | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 88.9% | 78.3% | 60.1% |
African American | 2.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Asian | 2.6% | 2.3% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
Other | 0% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 1.9% | 3.9% | 18.2% |
Race / Ethnicity
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