Gratz vs Oberlin

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

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

Gratz has the higher population (682 vs 452 in Oberlin). Oberlin has the higher median home value ($148,100 vs $130,400 in Gratz). Since 2019, Oberlin's population has grown faster (+28.8% vs -8.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Gratz	Oberlin
Population	682	452
Median age	52.3 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$138,750
Median home value	$130,400	$148,100
Median gross rent	$766	—
Housing units	432	218
Homeownership rate	42.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gratz	Oberlin
Population	745 → 682 (-8.5%)	351 → 452 (+28.8%)
Median household income	$61,786 → $38,194 (-38.2%)	$72,216 → $138,750 (+92.1%)
Median home value	$107,600 → $130,400 (+21.2%)	$142,300 → $148,100 (+4.1%)
Median gross rent	$554 → $766 (+38.3%)	—

Gratz

Population

745682

Median household income

$61,786$38,194

Median home value

$107,600$130,400

Median gross rent

$554$766

Oberlin

Population

351452

Median household income

$72,216$138,750

Median home value

$142,300$148,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gratz	Oberlin
Under 5	7.3%	13.7%
5 to 17	7.8%	19.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.2%	24.1%
35 to 44	5.9%	0.7%
45 to 54	35.9%	3.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	18.8%
65 to 74	5.7%	20.1%
75 and over	8.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gratz	Oberlin
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	24.6%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gratz	Oberlin
No high school diploma	21.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	56.8%	66.7%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gratz	Oberlin
Drove alone	74.8%	64.3%
Carpooled	13.2%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	30.8%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gratz	Oberlin
1-unit, detached	78.0%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gratz	Oberlin
Poverty rate	32.1%	0.0%
Average household size	1.67	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1938	1938