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Wooster, OH
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Living in Wooster



Wooster is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 27,030 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Wooster is the 55th largest community in Ohio.

Also of interest is that Wooster has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.72% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Wooster is a college town. There are a lot of students in Wooster attending college, and as a result Wooster provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

One of the benefits of Wooster is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.43 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small city, Wooster doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Wooster are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.37% of adults in Wooster have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wooster in 2022 was $33,270, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,080 for a family of four. However, Wooster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wooster is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wooster home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wooster residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wooster include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Wooster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.