Murray vs Osceola

A side-by-side comparison of Murray and Osceola: population, income, housing, and more.

Murray and Osceola are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Osceola has the higher population (5,495 vs 648 in Murray). Osceola has the higher median household income ($62,363 vs $60,313 in Murray). Osceola has the higher median home value ($145,300 vs $76,300 in Murray).

Population, income & housing

	Murray	Osceola
Population	648	5,495
Median age	30.1 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,313	$62,363
Median home value	$76,300	$145,300
Median gross rent	$782	$832
Housing units	249	2,795
Homeownership rate	83.1%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Murray	Osceola
Population	733 → 648 (-11.6%)	5,103 → 5,495 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$46,591 → $60,313 (+29.5%)	$49,443 → $62,363 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$55,700 → $76,300 (+37.0%)	$95,700 → $145,300 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $782 (-7.2%)	$773 → $832 (+7.6%)

Murray

Population

733648

Median household income

$46,591$60,313

Median home value

$55,700$76,300

Median gross rent

$843$782

Osceola

Population

5,1035,495

Median household income

$49,443$62,363

Median home value

$95,700$145,300

Median gross rent

$773$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Murray	Osceola
Under 5	5.6%	8.7%
5 to 17	22.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	11.1%	9.2%
25 to 34	14.5%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	6.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	10.1%
75 and over	5.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Murray	Osceola
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	66.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	26.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Murray	Osceola
No high school diploma	7.6%	19.1%
High school graduate	42.7%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Murray	Osceola
Drove alone	74.9%	80.1%
Carpooled	17.5%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	7.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Murray	Osceola
1-unit, detached	78.7%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Murray	Osceola
Poverty rate	7.3%	15.3%
Average household size	2.60	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1954	1975