Ottosen vs Renwick

A side-by-side comparison of Ottosen and Renwick: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Renwick has the higher population (253 vs 31 in Ottosen). Renwick has the higher median household income ($54,375 vs $43,125 in Ottosen). Renwick has the higher median home value ($80,800 vs $65,000 in Ottosen).

Population, income & housing

	Ottosen	Renwick
Population	31	253
Median age	51.5 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,125	$54,375
Median home value	$65,000	$80,800
Median gross rent	—	$696
Housing units	22	178
Homeownership rate	84.6%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ottosen	Renwick
Population	26 → 31 (+19.2%)	274 → 253 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $43,125 (-17.2%)	$44,688 → $54,375 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $65,000 (+44.4%)	$48,500 → $80,800 (+66.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$575 → $696 (+21.0%)

Ottosen

Population

2631

Median household income

$52,083$43,125

Median home value

$45,000$65,000

Renwick

Population

274253

Median household income

$44,688$54,375

Median home value

$48,500$80,800

Median gross rent

$575$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ottosen	Renwick
Under 5	3.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	12.9%	8.7%
18 to 24	6.5%	13.0%
25 to 34	6.5%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	5.9%
45 to 54	19.4%	24.5%
55 to 64	19.4%	15.4%
65 to 74	6.5%	5.9%
75 and over	12.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ottosen	Renwick
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	75.5%
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%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ottosen	Renwick
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	50.0%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ottosen	Renwick
Drove alone	60.0%	82.2%
Carpooled	20.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ottosen	Renwick
1-unit, detached	100.0%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Ottosen	Renwick
Poverty rate	6.5%	13.4%
Average household size	2.38	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1938	1950