Ottosen vs Rutland

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

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

Rutland has the higher population (130 vs 31 in Ottosen). Rutland has the higher median household income ($82,895 vs $43,125 in Ottosen). Ottosen has the higher median home value ($65,000 vs $50,800 in Rutland).

Population, income & housing

	Ottosen	Rutland
Population	31	130
Median age	51.5 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,125	$82,895
Median home value	$65,000	$50,800
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	22	77
Homeownership rate	84.6%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ottosen	Rutland
Population	26 → 31 (+19.2%)	158 → 130 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $43,125 (-17.2%)	$43,571 → $82,895 (+90.3%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $65,000 (+44.4%)	$44,200 → $50,800 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$713 → $775 (+8.7%)

Ottosen

Population

2631

Median household income

$52,083$43,125

Median home value

$45,000$65,000

Rutland

Population

158130

Median household income

$43,571$82,895

Median home value

$44,200$50,800

Median gross rent

$713$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ottosen	Rutland
Under 5	3.2%	10.0%
5 to 17	12.9%	10.8%
18 to 24	6.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.5%	25.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	6.9%
45 to 54	19.4%	16.2%
55 to 64	19.4%	13.1%
65 to 74	6.5%	14.6%
75 and over	12.9%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ottosen	Rutland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	98.5%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ottosen	Rutland
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	50.0%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ottosen	Rutland
Drove alone	60.0%	55.0%
Carpooled	20.0%	26.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	6.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ottosen	Rutland
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Ottosen	Rutland
Poverty rate	6.5%	3.1%
Average household size	2.38	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1938	1938