Oberlin

Population: 1,763
Median household income: $47,813
Median home value: $77,400

Located in Decatur County, Kansas, Oberlin is a community with a population of 1,763. The median household income of $47,813 is below the Decatur County median ($52,030).

From 2019 to 2023, Oberlin's population grew 8.7% from 1,622 to 1,763, while its median home value rose 19.8% from $64,600 to $77,400.

90.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,763
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $47,813
Median home value: $77,400
Median gross rent: $750
Housing units: 1,021
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6221,763

Median household income

$38,438$47,813

Median home value

$64,600$77,400

Median gross rent

$656$750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,622	$38,438	$64,600	$656
2020	1,730	$35,771	$63,900	$675
2021	1,777	$41,250	$62,200	$710
2022	1,629	$40,735	$72,500	$721
2023	1,763	$47,813	$77,400	$750

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 240.5%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7420.2%

75 and over16.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	5.3%
5 to 17	265	15.0%
18 to 24	8	0.5%
25 to 34	208	11.8%
35 to 44	230	13.0%
45 to 54	122	6.9%
55 to 64	194	11.0%
65 to 74	357	20.2%
75 and over	285	16.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,591	90.2%
Black or African American	31	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	1.1%
Two or more races	37	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	76	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	91	6.5%
High school graduate	391	28.0%
Some college or associate's	473	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	336	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	105	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit6.1%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	540	67.4%
Carpooled	14	1.7%
Public transit	49	6.1%
Walked	25	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	173	21.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	440	70.1%
15 to 29 min	67	10.7%
30 to 44 min	103	16.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	18	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 13.0% (220 of 1,688)

	Count	Share
Family households	460	52.0%
Nonfamily households	424	48.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	884	86.6%
Vacant	137	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	698	79.0%
Renter-occupied	186	21.0%

1-unit, detached90.9%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	928	90.9%
1-unit, attached	20	2.0%
2 to 4 units	33	3.2%
5 to 19 units	20	2.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2052000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8230, -100.5307