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Oberlin, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Oberlin is a Census city of 1,734 people across 1.91 square miles of land, in Decatur County. Median household income is $52,284, 76.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oberlin
What Oberlin is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.91 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land908
- County holding the largest share of its areaDecatur County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oberlin
How many people live in Oberlin
- Population1,734
- Median age52.5
- Population under 18352 plus or minus 81
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Population 65 and over587
- Share 65 and over33.9 percent
- Households847
- Family households419
- Share of households that are families49.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oberlin
Income and work in Oberlin
- Median household income$52,284
- Per capita income$35,544
- Civilian labor force800
- Employed780
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over1,365
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.2 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oberlin
Housing in Oberlin
- Housing units1,062
- Occupied units847
- Vacant units215 plus or minus 75
- Vacancy rate20.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Owner occupied651
- Renter occupied196 plus or minus 79
- Ownership rate76.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$88,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$593 plus or minus $325
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.6 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Single family units988
- Share single family93.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more49 plus or minus 31
- Share in buildings of two or more4.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 31
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oberlin
How Oberlin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute631 plus or minus 127
- Commuting under 15 minutes446 plus or minus 103
- Share commuting under 15 minutes70.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more107 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.0 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone71.4 percent
- Carpooled2.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport5.9 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home19.1 percent plus or minus 9.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oberlin
SBA loans in Oberlin (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,396,700
- Average approval$232,783
- Median approval$132,850
- Largest approval$650,000
- Jobs supported17
- Jobs per approval2.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Oberlin, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Oberlin
Flood risk in Oberlin
- NFIP communityCity of Oberlin
- NFIP community number200073
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/17/85
The City of Oberlin participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200073 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Decatur County, not Oberlin
Decatur County context, not Oberlin figures
- Establishments in Decatur County98
- Covered employment, Decatur County877
- Average annual pay, Decatur County$38,309
- Housing units permitted, Decatur County2
Every figure in this section is published for Decatur County as a whole and is not a measurement of Oberlin.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Oberlin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oberlin, Kansas?
1,734, in 847 households. Oberlin city covers 1.91 square miles of land, which is 908 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oberlin in?
Decatur County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Oberlin?
$52,284. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $88,700. Median gross rent is $593 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Oberlin businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $132,850. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Oberlin, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Oberlin borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Oberlin. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Oberlin in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Oberlin appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Oberlin, city of, community 200073, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Oberlin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Decatur County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Oberlin.
Is zoning published for Oberlin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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