Osceola vs Woodburn

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

Osceola and Woodburn 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 148 in Woodburn). Osceola has the higher median household income ($62,363 vs $43,021 in Woodburn). Osceola has the higher median home value ($145,300 vs $70,300 in Woodburn).

Population, income & housing

	Osceola	Woodburn
Population	5,495	148
Median age	38.2 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,363	$43,021
Median home value	$145,300	$70,300
Median gross rent	$832	—
Housing units	2,795	84
Homeownership rate	56.0%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Osceola	Woodburn
Population	5,103 → 5,495 (+7.7%)	145 → 148 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$49,443 → $62,363 (+26.1%)	$36,250 → $43,021 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$95,700 → $145,300 (+51.8%)	$44,600 → $70,300 (+57.6%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $832 (+7.6%)	—

Osceola

Population

5,1035,495

Median household income

$49,443$62,363

Median home value

$95,700$145,300

Median gross rent

$773$832

Woodburn

Population

145148

Median household income

$36,250$43,021

Median home value

$44,600$70,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Osceola	Woodburn
Under 5	8.7%	2.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	15.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	5.4%
35 to 44	10.8%	2.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	15.5%
55 to 64	14.2%	23.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	16.2%
75 and over	8.4%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Osceola	Woodburn
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	78.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	16.9%
Hispanic or Latino	26.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Osceola	Woodburn
No high school diploma	19.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	44.5%	57.1%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Osceola	Woodburn
Drove alone	80.1%	65.1%
Carpooled	9.9%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	31.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Osceola	Woodburn
1-unit, detached	62.5%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Osceola	Woodburn
Poverty rate	15.3%	31.0%
Average household size	2.21	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	1975	1973