Wooster, Ohio is a small city located in northeastern Ohio, about 30 miles southwest of Akron, Ohio. Wooster has a population of 24,816 people according to the 2000 US Census. I have lived in Wooster since May of 2006. I lived in Orrville previously in 2003. I attended Wooster High School, so for the last Friday of October every year, I hate Orrville. I grew up in Wooster, and both cities are located in Wayne County, and the high school's have a long and storied rivalry.
Population (year 2000): 24,816, Est. population in July 2002: 25,605 (+3.2% change)
Males: 11,843 (47.7%), Females: 12,968 (52.3%)
Elevation: 950 feet
Land area: 14.4 square miles
Zip code: 44691
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $37,400 (year 2000)
Median house value: $107,900 (year 2000)
Races in Wooster:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
- Black (3.8%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
For population 25 years and over in Wooster
- High school or higher: 84.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher:27.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes
- Never married: 29.3%
- Now married: 49.6%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 12.5%