Rittman vs Wooster

A side-by-side comparison of Rittman and Wooster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wooster has the higher population (27,012 vs 6,033 in Rittman). Wooster has the higher median household income ($65,888 vs $64,492 in Rittman). Wooster has the higher median home value ($198,400 vs $153,200 in Rittman).

Population, income & housing

	Rittman	Wooster
Population	6,033	27,012
Median age	36.2 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,492	$65,888
Median home value	$153,200	$198,400
Median gross rent	$749	$882
Housing units	2,582	11,914
Homeownership rate	74.7%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rittman	Wooster
Population	6,503 → 6,033 (-7.2%)	26,673 → 27,012 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$48,698 → $64,492 (+32.4%)	$47,944 → $65,888 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$116,000 → $153,200 (+32.1%)	$143,100 → $198,400 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$743 → $749 (+0.8%)	$728 → $882 (+21.2%)

Rittman

Population

6,5036,033

Median household income

$48,698$64,492

Median home value

$116,000$153,200

Median gross rent

$743$749

Wooster

Population

26,67327,012

Median household income

$47,944$65,888

Median home value

$143,100$198,400

Median gross rent

$728$882

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rittman	Wooster
Under 5	5.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.6%	12.6%
18 to 24	11.9%	16.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.0%	11.1%
75 and over	5.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rittman	Wooster
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.7%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rittman	Wooster
No high school diploma	11.1%	5.6%
High school graduate	42.2%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rittman	Wooster
Drove alone	80.5%	74.4%
Carpooled	8.2%	9.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	7.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.8%	7.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rittman	Wooster
1-unit, detached	78.5%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	12.5%
20 or more units	2.7%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Rittman	Wooster
Poverty rate	12.3%	10.0%
Average household size	2.50	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1961	1972