Grafton vs Oberlin

A side-by-side comparison of Grafton and Oberlin: population, income, housing, and more.

Grafton and Oberlin are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oberlin has the higher population (8,054 vs 5,665 in Grafton). Grafton has the higher median household income ($88,352 vs $73,775 in Oberlin). Oberlin has the higher median home value ($207,500 vs $198,500 in Grafton).

Population, income & housing

	Grafton	Oberlin
Population	5,665	8,054
Median age	42.5 yrs	24.2 yrs
Median household income	$88,352	$73,775
Median home value	$198,500	$207,500
Median gross rent	$1,048	$982
Housing units	982	2,635
Homeownership rate	79.3%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	54.6%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grafton	Oberlin
Population	5,996 → 5,665 (-5.5%)	8,296 → 8,054 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$61,042 → $88,352 (+44.7%)	$50,509 → $73,775 (+46.1%)
Median home value	$145,300 → $198,500 (+36.6%)	$160,900 → $207,500 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,048 (+42.0%)	$833 → $982 (+17.9%)

Grafton

Population

5,9965,665

Median household income

$61,042$88,352

Median home value

$145,300$198,500

Median gross rent

$738$1,048

Oberlin

Population

8,2968,054

Median household income

$50,509$73,775

Median home value

$160,900$207,500

Median gross rent

$833$982

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grafton	Oberlin
Under 5	1.6%	1.7%
5 to 17	10.0%	9.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	39.5%
25 to 34	16.0%	5.8%
35 to 44	22.7%	6.8%
45 to 54	18.6%	7.4%
55 to 64	13.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.7%
75 and over	2.8%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grafton	Oberlin
White (non-Hispanic)	61.0%	68.8%
Black or African American	20.3%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.9%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grafton	Oberlin
No high school diploma	15.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	41.2%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	36.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grafton	Oberlin
Drove alone	79.9%	45.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	6.3%
Public transit	1.8%	1.9%
Walked	0.6%	30.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	2.7%
Worked from home	6.9%	11.2%
Other means	2.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grafton	Oberlin
1-unit, detached	85.9%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	18.6%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Grafton	Oberlin
Poverty rate	8.4%	18.8%
Average household size	2.91	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	28	16
Median year structure built	1977	1968