Demographics of Oberlin city, Ohio

Oberlin city, Ohio had 8,603 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −5 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Oberlin city, in four figures

8,603
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,329 ±27.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −5 people.; 27.3 ±4.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,308 ±$7,364
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Oberlin city, Ohio's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oberlin city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Oberlin city, Ohio's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oberlin city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,608	100.0	100.0
2021	7,758	90.1	100.2
2022	8,190	95.1	100.7
2023	8,617	100.1	101.6
2024	8,625	100.2	102.5
2025	8,603	99.9	103.1

Population of Oberlin city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,608	—
2021	7,758	−850
2022	8,190	+432
2023	8,617	+427
2024	8,625	+8
2025	8,603	−22

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 27.3 ±4.6: for men 29.2 ±3.9 and for women 23.6 ±6.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Oberlin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	163 ±75	2.0% ±0.9	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	767 ±218	9.2% ±2.6	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,118 ±348	37.4% ±4.2	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,140 ±234	13.7% ±2.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,413 ±238	17.0% ±2.9	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,728 ±265	20.7% ±3.2	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,308 ±$7,364, and income per person $32,995 ±$4,076, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Oberlin city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	340 ±111	13.8% ±4.3	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	455 ±153	18.5% ±6.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	310 ±108	12.6% ±4.2	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	401 ±140	16.3% ±5.5	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	527 ±127	21.4% ±4.7	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	172 ±69	7.0% ±2.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	252 ±103	10.3% ±4.1	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Oberlin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	892 ±225	16.1% ±4.0	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	212 ±80	23.5% ±7.4	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	539 ±169	19.9% ±5.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	141 ±66	7.2% ±3.2	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oberlin city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oberlin city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	2,728 ±260	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.1% ±2.2	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.9% ±4.8	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.2% ±4.6	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.8% ±5.9	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$225,600 ±$15,955	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$995 ±$128	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±5	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Oberlin city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	672 ±185	8.1% ±2.2	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,658 ±351	67.9% ±4.2	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	966 ±242	11.6% ±2.9	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	328 ±157	3.9% ±1.9	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	685 ±232	8.2% ±2.8	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Oberlin city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	4,235 ±420	50.8% ±5.0	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,432 ±391	41.2% ±4.7	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4 to 212	< 0.1% to 2.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	554 ±196	6.7% ±2.4	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	268 ±130	3.2% ±1.6	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	286 ±112	3.4% ±1.3	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Oberlin city among the places of Ohio

214th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Oberlin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Highland Heights city	8,623 ±17
North Madison CDP	8,594 ±690
Blacklick Estates CDP	8,389 ±1,244
Orrville city	8,343 ±164
Eaton city	8,339 ±19
Oberlin city	8,329 ±27
Kenwood CDP	8,326 ±742
St. Marys city	8,301 ±231
Bellevue city	8,187 ±40
Sunbury city	8,005 ±42
Uniontown CDP	7,920 ±928

Rankings this appears in

No. 14 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 24 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 29 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 64 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 65 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 81 Places in Ohio by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026