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Wooster, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Wooster is a Census city of 26,971 people across 17.46 square miles of land, in Wayne County. Median household income is $66,898, 65.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 61 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $16.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wooster
What Wooster is
- Census place typecity
- Land area17.46 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,545
- County holding the largest share of its areaWayne 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.
Wooster
How many people live in Wooster
- Population26,971
- Median age40.1
- Population under 184,639
- Share under 1817.2 percent
- Population 65 and over5,645
- Share 65 and over20.9 percent
- Households11,108
- Family households6,184
- Share of households that are families55.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wooster
Income and work in Wooster
- Median household income$66,898
- Per capita income$34,774
- Civilian labor force13,587
- Employed13,067
- Unemployed520 plus or minus 170
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over18,004
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wooster
Housing in Wooster
- Housing units12,114
- Occupied units11,108
- Vacant units1,006 plus or minus 288
- Vacancy rate8.3 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied7,237
- Renter occupied3,871
- Ownership rate65.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$214,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$918
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.5 percent
- Single family units8,442
- Share single family69.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,196
- Share in buildings of two or more26.4 percent
- Mobile homes423 plus or minus 187
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wooster
How Wooster gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,474
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,299
- Share commuting under 15 minutes63.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,923
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.8 percent
- Drove alone74.3 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home9.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wooster
SBA loans in Wooster (7(a))
- Approvals61
- Gross approval$16,752,200
- Average approval$274,626
- Median approval$75,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$650,000
- Largest approval$2,456,800
- Jobs supported323
- Jobs per approval5.3
- Loans with a final outcome20
- Paid in full20
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.8 percent
- Share to franchises14.8 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS37
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wooster, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 20 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.
Wooster
SBA loans in Wooster (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,059,000
- Average approval$353,000
- Median approval$312,000
- Largest approval$506,000
- Jobs supported28
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wooster, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wooster
Flood risk in Wooster
- NFIP communityCity of Wooster
- NFIP community number390579
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/09
The City of Wooster participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390579 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.
Wayne County, not Wooster
Wayne County context, not Wooster figures
- Establishments in Wayne County2,583
- Covered employment, Wayne County48,515
- Average annual pay, Wayne County$57,609
- Housing units permitted, Wayne County282
Every figure in this section is published for Wayne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wooster.
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.
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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
Wooster questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wooster, Ohio?
26,971, in 11,108 households. Wooster city covers 17.46 square miles of land, which is 1,545 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wooster in?
Wayne 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 Wooster?
$66,898. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $214,200. Median gross rent is $918 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wooster businesses?
61 7(a) approvals totaling $16.8 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $75,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wooster, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wooster borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wooster. Only 20 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 Wooster in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wooster appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wooster, city of, community 390579, 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 Wooster figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wayne 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 Wooster.
Is zoning published for Wooster?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.