Oberlin vs Wiconsico

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

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

Wiconsico has the higher population (750 vs 452 in Oberlin). Oberlin has the higher median household income ($138,750 vs $66,023 in Wiconsico). Oberlin has the higher median home value ($148,100 vs $79,700 in Wiconsico).

Population, income & housing

	Oberlin	Wiconsico
Population	452	750
Median age	32.5 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$138,750	$66,023
Median home value	$148,100	$79,700
Median gross rent	—	$967
Housing units	218	360
Homeownership rate	100.0%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.6%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oberlin	Wiconsico
Population	351 → 452 (+28.8%)	801 → 750 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$72,216 → $138,750 (+92.1%)	$46,250 → $66,023 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$142,300 → $148,100 (+4.1%)	$68,200 → $79,700 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$725 → $967 (+33.4%)

Oberlin

Population

351452

Median household income

$72,216$138,750

Median home value

$142,300$148,100

Wiconsico

Population

801750

Median household income

$46,250$66,023

Median home value

$68,200$79,700

Median gross rent

$725$967

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oberlin	Wiconsico
Under 5	13.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	19.2%	24.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	24.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	0.7%	7.1%
45 to 54	3.3%	7.7%
55 to 64	18.8%	16.7%
65 to 74	20.1%	8.8%
75 and over	0.0%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oberlin	Wiconsico
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	94.8%
Black or African American	6.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oberlin	Wiconsico
No high school diploma	0.0%	15.7%
High school graduate	66.7%	54.7%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oberlin	Wiconsico
Drove alone	64.3%	84.9%
Carpooled	4.9%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.8%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oberlin	Wiconsico
1-unit, detached	92.7%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Oberlin	Wiconsico
Poverty rate	0.0%	4.7%
Average household size	3.42	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	17	36
Median year structure built	1938	1938