Wooster, OH Profile

Wooster, OH, population 26,214, is located in Ohio's Wayne county, about 28.9 miles from Akron and 49.6 miles from Cleveland.

Through the 90's Wooster's population has grown by about 12%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Wooster has grown by about 3%. Since 2005 Wooster's population has grown by about 1%.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	93%
	African American	4%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	1%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	8.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	25,285	N/A
2001	25,396	0.44%
2002	25,562	0.65%
2003	25,783	0.86%
2004	25,768	-0.06%
2005	25,951	0.71%
2006	26,171	0.85%
2007	26,088	-0.32%
2008	26,272	0.71%
2009	26,214	-0.22%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$37,400

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	280
2007	212
2008	226
2009	220
2010	171

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-	-
2006	1	15	30	26
2007	2	15	19	19
2008	1	15	19	24
2009	0	13	24	21
2010	1	23	13	8

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	4,090
2007	3,789
2008	4,260
2009	4,674
2010	3,368

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-
2006	206	828	17
2007	168	792	22
2008	263	831	18
2009	226	986	18
2010	194	673	17

Location

Elevation	950 feet above sea level
Land Area	11.8 Square Miles