Wooster is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 27,031 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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.50% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.95 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Wooster does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Wooster citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.35% of adults in Wooster have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Wooster in 2022 was $32,296, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,184 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.