Oberlin

Population: 8,054
Median household income: $73,775
Median home value: $207,500

Located in Lorain County, Ohio, Oberlin is a community with a population of 8,054. Its median household income of $73,775 runs above the Lorain County figure of $70,693.

From 2019 to 2023, Oberlin's population declined 2.9% from 8,296 to 8,054, while its median home value rose 29.0% from $160,900 to $207,500.

The median resident is 24.2 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 39.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,054
Median age: 24.2 yrs
Median household income: $73,775
Median home value: $207,500
Median gross rent: $982
Housing units: 2,635
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2968,054

Median household income

$50,509$73,775

Median home value

$160,900$207,500

Median gross rent

$833$982

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,296	$50,509	$160,900	$833
2020	8,252	$49,840	$161,300	$750
2021	8,253	$62,696	$162,300	$786
2022	8,194	$67,660	$184,200	$986
2023	8,054	$73,775	$207,500	$982

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 2439.5%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	135	1.7%
5 to 17	757	9.4%
18 to 24	3,182	39.5%
25 to 34	470	5.8%
35 to 44	546	6.8%
45 to 54	598	7.4%
55 to 64	739	9.2%
65 to 74	697	8.7%
75 and over	930	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,544	68.8%
Black or African American	947	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	292	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.1%
Two or more races	587	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	671	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate19.9%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree36.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	182	4.6%
High school graduate	792	19.9%
Some college or associate's	833	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	705	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,468	36.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone45.8%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit1.9%

Walked30.1%

Bicycle2.7%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,601	45.8%
Carpooled	221	6.3%
Public transit	68	1.9%
Walked	1,051	30.1%
Bicycle	94	2.7%
Worked from home	392	11.2%
Other means	65	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,883	60.7%
15 to 29 min	504	16.3%
30 to 44 min	521	16.8%
45 to 59 min	116	3.7%
60+ min	76	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 18.8% (1,004 of 5,346)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,272	54.9%
Nonfamily households	1,044	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,316	87.9%
Vacant	319	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,321	57.0%
Renter-occupied	995	43.0%

1-unit, detached61.3%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units18.6%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,615	61.3%
1-unit, attached	195	7.4%
2 to 4 units	489	18.6%
5 to 19 units	98	3.7%
20 or more units	238	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3957834
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.2861, -82.2196