North Buena Vista vs Osterdock

A side-by-side comparison of North Buena Vista and Osterdock: population, income, housing, and more.

North Buena Vista and Osterdock are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Osterdock has the higher population (144 vs 110 in North Buena Vista). North Buena Vista has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $49,185 in Osterdock). Since 2019, Osterdock's population has grown faster (+73.5% vs +44.7%).

Population, income & housing

	North Buena Vista	Osterdock
Population	110	144
Median age	56.5 yrs	58.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$49,185
Median home value	$88,300	—
Median gross rent	$769	—
Housing units	121	52
Homeownership rate	83.3%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	1.8%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	44.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Buena Vista	Osterdock
Population	76 → 110 (+44.7%)	83 → 144 (+73.5%)
Median household income	$35,833 → $53,750 (+50.0%)	$51,250 → $49,185 (-4.0%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $88,300 (+13.9%)	$155,000 → $76,100 (-50.9%)

North Buena Vista

Population

76110

Median household income

$35,833$53,750

Median home value

$77,500$88,300

Osterdock

Population

83144

Median household income

$51,250$49,185

Median home value

$155,000$76,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Buena Vista	Osterdock
Under 5	5.5%	13.2%
5 to 17	9.1%	4.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	10.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	9.1%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.5%	1.4%
55 to 64	31.8%	24.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	29.9%
75 and over	8.2%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Buena Vista	Osterdock
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Buena Vista	Osterdock
No high school diploma	9.6%	13.3%
High school graduate	45.7%	54.9%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Buena Vista	Osterdock
Drove alone	73.1%	60.0%
Carpooled	7.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	40.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Buena Vista	Osterdock
1-unit, detached	44.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Buena Vista	Osterdock
Poverty rate	8.2%	40.3%
Average household size	2.04	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1984	1938