Ossian vs Zanesville

A side-by-side comparison of Ossian and Zanesville: population, income, housing, and more.

Ossian and Zanesville are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ossian has the higher population (3,342 vs 573 in Zanesville). Ossian has the higher median household income ($67,641 vs $62,045 in Zanesville). Ossian has the higher median home value ($184,000 vs $153,200 in Zanesville).

Population, income & housing

	Ossian	Zanesville
Population	3,342	573
Median age	36.7 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$67,641	$62,045
Median home value	$184,000	$153,200
Median gross rent	$896	$1,035
Housing units	1,662	247
Homeownership rate	67.2%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ossian	Zanesville
Population	3,350 → 3,342 (-0.2%)	715 → 573 (-19.9%)
Median household income	$54,531 → $67,641 (+24.0%)	$50,375 → $62,045 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$119,800 → $184,000 (+53.6%)	$98,500 → $153,200 (+55.5%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $896 (+26.6%)	$905 → $1,035 (+14.4%)

Ossian

Population

3,3503,342

Median household income

$54,531$67,641

Median home value

$119,800$184,000

Median gross rent

$708$896

Zanesville

Population

715573

Median household income

$50,375$62,045

Median home value

$98,500$153,200

Median gross rent

$905$1,035

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ossian	Zanesville
Under 5	7.8%	1.9%
5 to 17	15.4%	19.4%
18 to 24	4.7%	10.1%
25 to 34	18.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	9.2%	7.3%
45 to 54	6.0%	19.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	4.7%
75 and over	11.5%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ossian	Zanesville
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ossian	Zanesville
No high school diploma	2.4%	11.2%
High school graduate	41.9%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ossian	Zanesville
Drove alone	88.3%	83.4%
Carpooled	3.8%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ossian	Zanesville
1-unit, detached	70.6%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Ossian	Zanesville
Poverty rate	6.9%	14.6%
Average household size	2.13	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1982	1972