Oberlin vs Wellington

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

Oberlin and Wellington 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 4,514 in Wellington). Oberlin has the higher median household income ($73,775 vs $68,510 in Wellington). Oberlin has the higher median home value ($207,500 vs $181,400 in Wellington).

Population, income & housing

	Oberlin	Wellington
Population	8,054	4,514
Median age	24.2 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,775	$68,510
Median home value	$207,500	$181,400
Median gross rent	$982	$757
Housing units	2,635	1,878
Homeownership rate	57.0%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.6%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oberlin	Wellington
Population	8,296 → 8,054 (-2.9%)	5,135 → 4,514 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$50,509 → $73,775 (+46.1%)	$48,333 → $68,510 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$160,900 → $207,500 (+29.0%)	$120,800 → $181,400 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $982 (+17.9%)	$603 → $757 (+25.5%)

Oberlin

Population

8,2968,054

Median household income

$50,509$73,775

Median home value

$160,900$207,500

Median gross rent

$833$982

Wellington

Population

5,1354,514

Median household income

$48,333$68,510

Median home value

$120,800$181,400

Median gross rent

$603$757

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oberlin	Wellington
Under 5	1.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	9.4%	17.7%
18 to 24	39.5%	10.7%
25 to 34	5.8%	11.6%
35 to 44	6.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	7.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.2%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	8.7%
75 and over	11.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oberlin	Wellington
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	93.6%
Black or African American	11.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oberlin	Wellington
No high school diploma	4.6%	9.6%
High school graduate	19.9%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	36.9%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oberlin	Wellington
Drove alone	45.8%	88.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	4.3%
Public transit	1.9%	1.1%
Walked	30.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	2.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	4.8%
Other means	1.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oberlin	Wellington
1-unit, detached	61.3%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	18.6%	18.5%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	5.5%
20 or more units	9.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Oberlin	Wellington
Poverty rate	18.8%	13.3%
Average household size	2.30	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	16	27
Median year structure built	1968	1970