Wooster.
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Ohio·Wayne County
8 tracts·23K people·$214K median·1,300/mi²
White 87 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 2 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 45 · Living alone 38 · Other 17
Health 44 · Manufacturing 22 · Retail 12 · Professional 10 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 19 · Service 17 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 11 · Walk 9 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wooster is $214,200 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Wooster has 26,971 residents across 6 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.1; the population is 87.0% White, 4.5% Multiracial, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian, 2.2% Black and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 36.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.2% (Census ACS).
Kean Elementary School (74%), Melrose Elementary School (65%) and Parkview Elementary School (56%) lead the elementary schools; Edgewood Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (64%); Wooster High School is the high school with reported scores (54%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $918/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wooster is $66,898 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Wooster, median rent is $918/month and the median home value is $214,200 (Census ACS).
Wooster reported 2.6 violent crimes and 25.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 41 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wooster are hail (81), ice storm (78) and winter weather (77), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wooster, 8.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).