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Oberlin, OH
Demographic Data




Oberlin Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Oberlin Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

7,721

Age

Under 5 Years:
1.6%
5 - 17:
7.9%
18 - 24:
40.1%
25 - 34:
6.5%
35 - 54:
14.6%
55 - 64:
9.4%
Over 65 Years:
19.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
38.3%
38.3%
95.0%
95.0%
53.9%
53.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Oberlin
USA
$28,443
$28,443
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Oberlin
USA
$67,660
$67,660
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

21.6%

Employment Industries

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Education
Healthcare
Accommodation
Retail
Other
Manufacturing
Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Administration
Public Service
Arts
Construction
Information Technology
29.5%
29.5%
13.0%
13.0%
9.0%
9.0%
8.8%
8.8%
6.2%
6.2%
5.3%
5.3%
4.3%
4.3%
4.0%
4.0%
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
3.1%
3.0%
3.0%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
70.6%
70.6%
12.9%
12.9%
7.0%
7.0%
5.7%
5.7%
3.9%
3.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
Polish
French
Welsh
Scottish
Eastern European
Scots-Irish
European
Swedish
Russian
Ukrainian
Norwegian
Czech
African
British
Danish
Romanian
14.6%
14.6%
14.2%
14.2%
13.2%
13.2%
5.2%
5.2%
3.4%
3.4%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
French
Langs. of India
German/Yiddish
African languages
Russian
Tagalog
Native American languages
Slavic languages
Serbo-Croatian
Greek
West Germanic languages
Other Asian languages
Korean
Italian
Arabic
Hungarian
Pacific Island languages
89.9%
89.9%
3.5%
3.5%
1.5%
1.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Oberlin Residents

5.8%


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