New Sharon vs Oskaloosa

A side-by-side comparison of New Sharon and Oskaloosa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oskaloosa has the higher population (11,492 vs 1,147 in New Sharon). Oskaloosa has the higher median household income ($62,172 vs $60,000 in New Sharon). Oskaloosa has the higher median home value ($128,900 vs $125,000 in New Sharon).

Population, income & housing

	New Sharon	Oskaloosa
Population	1,147	11,492
Median age	38.9 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$62,172
Median home value	$125,000	$128,900
Median gross rent	$564	$880
Housing units	637	5,139
Homeownership rate	78.6%	60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Sharon	Oskaloosa
Population	1,144 → 1,147 (+0.3%)	11,511 → 11,492 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$65,341 → $60,000 (-8.2%)	$47,429 → $62,172 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $125,000 (+12.0%)	$96,300 → $128,900 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $564 (+15.6%)	$653 → $880 (+34.8%)

New Sharon

Population

1,1441,147

Median household income

$65,341$60,000

Median home value

$111,600$125,000

Median gross rent

$488$564

Oskaloosa

Population

11,51111,492

Median household income

$47,429$62,172

Median home value

$96,300$128,900

Median gross rent

$653$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Sharon	Oskaloosa
Under 5	4.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	11.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	17.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.7%
75 and over	7.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Sharon	Oskaloosa
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Sharon	Oskaloosa
No high school diploma	4.7%	6.0%
High school graduate	38.5%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Sharon	Oskaloosa
Drove alone	80.9%	79.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Sharon	Oskaloosa
1-unit, detached	81.9%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	9.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	New Sharon	Oskaloosa
Poverty rate	11.2%	16.1%
Average household size	2.08	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1957	1964