Oberlin vs Pillow

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

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

Oberlin has the higher population (452 vs 248 in Pillow). Oberlin has the higher median household income ($138,750 vs $60,000 in Pillow). Oberlin has the higher median home value ($148,100 vs $117,600 in Pillow).

Population, income & housing

	Oberlin	Pillow
Population	452	248
Median age	32.5 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$138,750	$60,000
Median home value	$148,100	$117,600
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	218	114
Homeownership rate	100.0%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.6%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oberlin	Pillow
Population	351 → 452 (+28.8%)	320 → 248 (-22.5%)
Median household income	$72,216 → $138,750 (+92.1%)	$52,000 → $60,000 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$142,300 → $148,100 (+4.1%)	$100,500 → $117,600 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$725 → $675 (-6.9%)

Oberlin

Population

351452

Median household income

$72,216$138,750

Median home value

$142,300$148,100

Pillow

Population

320248

Median household income

$52,000$60,000

Median home value

$100,500$117,600

Median gross rent

$725$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oberlin	Pillow
Under 5	13.7%	9.7%
5 to 17	19.2%	7.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.1%
25 to 34	24.1%	3.6%
35 to 44	0.7%	11.7%
45 to 54	3.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	18.8%	14.1%
65 to 74	20.1%	16.9%
75 and over	0.0%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oberlin	Pillow
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	83.5%
Black or African American	6.9%	13.3%
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	0.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oberlin	Pillow
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.0%
High school graduate	66.7%	59.7%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oberlin	Pillow
Drove alone	64.3%	75.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	30.8%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oberlin	Pillow
1-unit, detached	92.7%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Oberlin	Pillow
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.2%
Average household size	3.42	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	17	26
Median year structure built	1938	1938