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Demographic
Information
Wooster
is a city in Wayne County. The estimated population, in 2005, was
26,500. It is the county seat. The community is in the Eastern Standard
time zone. The latitude of Wooster is 40.805N. The longitude is
-81.935W. Located in eastern Ohio approximately 50 miles (80km)
SSW of Cleveland.
The
median household income was $37,400 compared to the national figure
of $41,994 based upon 2000 census information.
The
racial makeup of the city is 92.59% White, 3.82% African American,
0.26% Native American, 1.54% Asian, 1.07% Hispanic, 0.01% Pacific
Islander, 0.36% from other races and 1.42% from two or more races.
National
locator map from epodunk can be found at
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17624#locator-map
Local
map from epodunk and Google can be found at
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17624#local-map
Colleges
and Universities: College of Wooster, Akron University/Wayne College,
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute.
| Housing |
| Number |
| Total housing units |
10,743 |
| RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
| |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
4,042 |
| |
| Average number of household members |
2.03 |
| Average number of rooms |
4.27 |
| Average number of vehicles |
1.19 |
| Median year structure was built |
1967 |
| Median year householder moved in |
1998 |
| Median rent ($) |
418 |
| Median rent asked for vacant units ($) |
401 |
Number |
| Rent includes utlilities |
731 |
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| Rent as a % of household revenue |
24.0 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
Number |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
6,065 |
Number |
| Average number of household members |
2.46 |
| Average number of rooms |
6.56 |
| Average number of vehicles |
1.76 |
| Median year structure was built |
1963 |
| Median year householder moved in |
1992 |
| Median value ($) |
99,800 |
Number |
| With mortgage or contract to purchase |
3,269 |
| With second mortgage, equity loan |
867 |
Number |
| Median price asked for vacant housing ($) |
149,400 |
| Monthly cost, with mortgage ($) |
919 |
| Monthly cost, without mortgage ($) |
315 |
| Sources: U.S. Census
Bureau, 200 Census; ePodunk |
| INCOME |
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Wooster |
OH |
US |
| MEDIAN HSHLD INCOME-AGE
($ IN 1999) |
| |
Number |
Number |
Number |
| Median hshld income |
37,400 |
40,956 |
41,994 |
| Householder under 25 |
23,438 |
21,948 |
22,679 |
| Householder 25-34 |
38,571 |
40,964 |
41,414 |
| Householder 35-44 |
41,840 |
50,282 |
50,654 |
| Householder 45-54 |
49,201 |
56,136 |
56,300 |
| Householder 55-64 |
48,107 |
46,223 |
47,447 |
| Householder 65-74 |
33,882 |
29,792 |
31,368 |
| Householder75-older |
24,198 |
21,551 |
22,259 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME-RACE OR ETHNICITY($) |
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Number |
Number |
Number |
| Per capita income |
21,505 |
21,003 |
21,587 |
| White |
21,912 |
22,089 |
23,918 |
| Black/African American |
13,072 |
14,499 |
14,437 |
| Native American |
6,868 |
15,109 |
12,893 |
| Asian |
34,538 |
24,912 |
21,823 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander |
0 |
12,919 |
15,054 |
| Some other race |
8,692 |
11,944 |
10,813 |
| Two or more races |
8,465 |
11,694 |
13,405 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
8,908 |
13,544 |
12,111 |
| Sources: U.S. Census
Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk |
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