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Population (year 2000): 8,195. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,280 (+1.0% change)
Males: 3,583 (43.7%), Females: 4,612 (56.3%)
Lorain County
Zip code:
44074
Median resident age: 23.6 years
Median household income: $41,094 (year 2000)
Median house value: $118,500 (year 2000)
Races in Oberlin:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.7%)
- Black (18.5%)
- Two or more races (4.3%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Chinese (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- Korean (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (17.2%), English (15.7%),
Irish (10.7%), Italian (4.9%), Polish (4.7%), Scottish (4.5%).
Elevation: 801 feet
Land area: 4.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oberlin
- High school or higher: 86.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 24.1%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oberlin city
- Never married: 50.0%
- Now married: 33.8%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 6.9%
5.4% Foreign born (2.5% Asia, 1.7% Europe, 0.8%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -96 (-1.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Oberlin:
- ALLEN MEDICAL CENTER (200 W LORAIN STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Oberlin:
- AMHERST HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; AMHERST, OH)
- EMH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; ELYRIA,
OH)
- COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS OF OH-WEST (about 10
miles; LORAIN, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Oberlin:
- LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 5 miles;
LORAIN/ELYRIA, OH; ID: LPR)
- CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (about 28 miles; CLEVELAND,
OH; ID: CLE)
- MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 38 miles; MANSFIELD,
OH; ID: MFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oberlin:
- ELYRIA (about 9 miles; ELYRIA, OH; ID: 1G1)
- READER-BOTSFORD (about 10 miles; WELLINGTON, OH; ID:
67D)
- HARLAN AIRFIELD (about 11 miles; LAGRANGE, OH; ID:
92D)
Amtrak station near Oberlin:
- 11 miles: ELYRIA (410 E. RIVER RD.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service,
public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Oberlin:
- OBERLIN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,899;
Location: 70 N PROFESSOR ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.oberlin.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- LORAIN COUNTY JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
(FT enrollment: 545; Location: 15181 ST RTE 58 S;
Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Oberlin:
- LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
ELYRIA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,008)
- BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BEREA, OH;
FT enrollment: 3,849)
- ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; ASHLAND, OH; FT
enrollment: 4,404)
- CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
CLEVELAND, OH; FT enrollment: 11,000)
- CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 41 miles;
CLEVELAND, OH; FT enrollment: 10,927)
- CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles;
CLEVELAND, OH; FT enrollment: 7,729)
- JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; CLEVELAND,
OH; FT enrollment: 3,861)
Public high schools in Oberlin:
- FIRELANDS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 733;
Location: 10643 VERMILION RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- OBERLIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 341; Location:
281 N PLEASANT ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WILLIAM R BURTON (Location: 15181 STATE ROUTE
58; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Oberlin:
- FIRELANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 786;
Location: 10779 VERMILION RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- EASTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 259;
Location: 198 E COLLEGE ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- LANGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 257;
Location: 150 N PLEASANT ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 255;
Location: 36 S PROSPECT ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Oberlin:
- OBERLIN SDA ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 16;
Location: 99 SOUTH PARK STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Oberlin:
- OBERLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,077,625; Location: 65 S. MAIN ST.; 112,865 books;
5,416 audio materials; 8,665 video materials; 360 serial
subscriptions)
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