Language Spoken At Home in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,097 | 100% |
English only | 7,369 | 91.0% |
Language other than English | 728 | 9.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 211 | 2.6% |
Spanish | 161 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 59 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 230 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 203 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 114 | 1.4% |
Other languages | 134 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 31 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,288 | 100% |
American | 474 | 5.7% |
Arab | 86 | 1.0% |
Czech | 56 | 0.7% |
Danish | 9 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 86 | 1.0% |
English | 1,306 | 15.8% |
French (except Basque) | 181 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 27 | 0.3% |
German | 1,732 | 20.9% |
Greek | 53 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 197 | 2.4% |
Irish | 1,214 | 14.6% |
Italian | 457 | 5.5% |
Lithuanian | 18 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 54 | 0.7% |
Polish | 308 | 3.7% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 267 | 3.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 194 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 297 | 3.6% |
Slovak | 78 | 0.9% |
Subsaharan African | 154 | 1.9% |
Swedish | 107 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 26 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 44 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 81 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 45 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,575 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,344 | 52.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 490 | 19.0% |
Married-couple family | 1,058 | 41.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 348 | 13.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 75 | 2.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 37 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 211 | 8.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 105 | 4.1% |
Nonfamily households | 1,231 | 47.8% |
Householder living alone | 1,010 | 39.2% |
65 years and over | 448 | 17.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 544 | 21.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 853 | 33.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 5,911 | 100% |
Householder | 2,575 | 43.6% |
Spouse | 1,076 | 18.2% |
Child | 1,193 | 20.2% |
Other relatives | 242 | 4.1% |
Nonrelatives | 825 | 14.0% |
Unmarried partner | 167 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,526 | 100% |
Never married | 2,048 | 58.1% |
Now married, except separated | 1,105 | 31.3% |
Separated | 86 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 56 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 231 | 6.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,949 | 100% |
Never married | 2,028 | 51.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,121 | 28.4% |
Separated | 17 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 377 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 406 | 10.3% |
Fertility in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 33 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 88 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 64 | 72.7% |
Less than 1 year | 25 | 28.4% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 39 | 44.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 64 | 100% |
Who are female | 46 | 71.9% |
Who are married | 43 | 67.2% |
School Enrollment in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,104 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 63 | 1.5% |
Kindergarten | 59 | 1.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 563 | 13.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 251 | 6.1% |
College or graduate school | 3,168 | 77.2% |
Educational Attainment in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,100 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 61 | 1.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 168 | 4.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 988 | 24.1% |
Some college, no degree | 834 | 20.3% |
Associate's degree | 364 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 768 | 18.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 917 | 22.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 41.1% |
Veteran Status in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,221 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 440 | 6.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 8,162 | 100% |
With a disability | 983 | 12.0% |
Under 18 years | 1,067 | 100% |
With a disability | 112 | 10.5% |
18 to 64 years | 6,005 | 100% |
With a disability | 500 | 8.3% |
65 years and over | 1,090 | 100% |
With a disability | 371 | 34.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,251 | 100% |
Same house | 5,761 | 69.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,391 | 29.0% |
Same county | 1,381 | 16.7% |
Different county | 1,010 | 12.2% |
Same state | 238 | 2.9% |
Different state | 772 | 9.4% |
Abroad | 99 | 1.2% |
Place Of Birth in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,288 | 100% |
Native | 7,799 | 94.1% |
Born in United States | 7,695 | 92.8% |
State of residence | 3,679 | 44.4% |
Different state | 4,016 | 48.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 104 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 489 | 5.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 489 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 174 | 35.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 315 | 64.4% |
Year of Entry in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 593 | 100% |
Native | 104 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 104 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 489 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 15 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 474 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Oberlin City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 489 | 100% |
Europe | 140 | 28.6% |
Asia | 222 | 45.4% |
Africa | 79 | 16.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 21 | 4.3% |
Northern America | 27 | 5.5% |