USA.com / Ohio / Wooster Area / Income and Careers

Wooster Micro Area Income and Careers

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationOthers

As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wooster Area is $23,151, which is lower than the state average of $26,520 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wooster Area median household income is $49,244. On average Wooster Area residents spend 20.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #466

Wooster Area	23,151 USD
Ohio	26,520 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wooster Area	26,788 USD
Ohio	29,672 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wooster Area	34,981 USD
Ohio	35,698 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wooster Area	19,214 USD
Ohio	24,126 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #294

Wooster Area	49,244 USD
Ohio	48,849 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wooster Area	61,579 USD
Ohio	65,491 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Wooster Area	1.59%
Ohio	19.27%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Wooster Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Ohio and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Wooster Area		Ohio		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.62%	$10,609, see rank	20.41%	$12,326	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.22%	$18,070, see rank	30.33%	$17,126	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.58%	$2,716, see rank	3.33%	$3,240	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.55%	$22,562, see rank	20.91%	$22,104	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Wooster Area	60,133 USD
Ohio	62,104 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wooster Area	70,876 USD
Ohio	78,539 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Wooster Area	Ohio	U.S.
White	$49,346, see rank	$52,251	$56,900
Black	$26,944, see rank	$27,909	$35,600
Hispanic	$57,578, see rank	$37,644	$42,396
Asian	$53,616, see rank	$69,172	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$43,889, see rank	$32,551	$37,170
One Race, Other	$83,210, see rank	$35,695	$40,300
Two or More Races	$49,926, see rank	$35,360	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Wooster Area	Ohio	U.S.
less than 25	$27,790, see rank	$21,759	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,989, see rank	$53,889	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,557, see rank	$60,154	$65,027
65 or over	$36,769, see rank	$35,190	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Wooster Area	Ohio	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	89,505, see rank	9,197,668	248,775,628
Male¹	43,538, 48.64%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	31,610, 72.60%, see rank	68.34%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	32, 0.07%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	31,578, 72.53%, see rank	68.17%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	29,583, 93.68%, see rank	90.09%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,995, 6.32%, see rank	9.91%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,928, 27.40%, see rank	31.66%	30.72%
Female¹	45,967, 51.36%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	25,337, 55.12%, see rank	59.15%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	25,337, 55.12%, see rank	59.12%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	23,917, 94.40%, see rank	91.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,420, 5.60%, see rank	8.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	20,630, 44.88%, see rank	40.85%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Wooster Area	Ohio	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	52,442, 100%	5,199,477	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	41,806, 79.72%, see rank	83.53%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,780, 9.11%, see rank	7.95%	9.59%
Public Transportation	106, 0.20%, see rank	1.62%	5.06%
Walked	2,488, 4.74%, see rank	2.28%	2.78%
Other Means	985, 1.88%, see rank	1.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,277, 4.34%, see rank	3.51%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wooster Area	20.4 minutes
Ohio	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Wooster Area	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	53,500	5,303,013	143,435,233
Male¹	29,583, 55.30%, see rank	51.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,929, 26.80%, see rank	31.33%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,191, 10.79%, see rank	13.93%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,866, 13.07%, see rank	17.05%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	832, 2.81%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,515, 8.50%, see rank	7.79%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,250, 31.27%, see rank	23.32%	17.94%
Female¹	23,917, 44.70%, see rank	48.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,712, 32.24%, see rank	38.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,569, 23.28%, see rank	21.81%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,005, 33.47%, see rank	31.93%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	181, 0.76%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	52, 0.22%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,326, 9.73%, see rank	7.38%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Wooster Area	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	53,500, 100%	5,303,013	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,343, 4.38%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	3,050, 5.70%, see rank	5.15%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12,179, 22.76%, see rank	15.35%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,273, 2.38%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,432, 12.02%, see rank	11.72%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,605, 4.87%, see rank	4.72%	4.93%
Information	563, 1.05%, see rank	1.76%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,194, 4.10%, see rank	6.40%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,167, 5.92%, see rank	9.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	12,250, 22.90%, see rank	24.42%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,834, 7.17%, see rank	8.95%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,103, 2.06%, see rank	3.97%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,507, 4.69%, see rank	4.51%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Wooster Area	%	Ohio	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14,888	13.39%, see rank	15.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,923	9.64%, see rank	11.69%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.