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Oberlin, OH vs Lorain, OH

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- Lorain is 0% more densely populated than Oberlin.
- People are 24.2% more likely to be married in Lorain.
- The Median Age is 13.6 years older in Lorain.
 Oberlin, OHLorain, OHUnited States
 Population  Unlock65,051329,725,481
 Female Population57.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population42.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.238.4
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 Population - 20108,393  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock68,652285,036,114
 Population - 19908,191  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,747.993.4
 Land Area4.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Oberlin, OHLorain, OHUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2026.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Oberlin, OHLorain, OHUnited States
 White73.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.0%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Oberlin, OHLorain, OHUnited States
 Married Population31.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.5%50.2%
 Never Married54.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households2,493  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,18080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,142  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Oberlin    1 Reviews
William · Oberlin, OH
Life in Oberlin, OH
Over 19 years ago

Oberlin is a small (pop. ca. 10,000) city in Northeastern Ohio, 40 minutes west/southwest of Cleveland and 25 minutes from the Cleveland-Hopkins Airport. Its center is  More

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Reviews for Lorain    8 Reviews
Napoleon · Lorain, OH
Quality of Life
Over 11 years ago

Well, in short...It Sucks !!! It's become like the movie "Escape from New York". The city of Lorain has the highest amount of sex offenders and other criminals. The  More

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william · Middleburg, FL
Loain-city in decline.
Over 14 years ago

I lived in Lorain for over 40 years of my life. It used to be a nice place to grow up and then raise a family. I return every year to visit family and meet up with  More

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Sandra · Lorain, OH
Where has the morale gone
Over 17 years ago

Living in Ohio is very unmotivating. There have been job cuts, homelessness and uncompassion all around us here. We strive to get ahead and take care of our families.   More

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