Harris vs Ocheyedan

A side-by-side comparison of Harris and Ocheyedan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ocheyedan has the higher population (486 vs 191 in Harris). Ocheyedan has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $51,517 in Harris). Ocheyedan has the higher median home value ($105,400 vs $71,700 in Harris).

Population, income & housing

	Harris	Ocheyedan
Population	191	486
Median age	60.3 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,517	$71,875
Median home value	$71,700	$105,400
Median gross rent	$946	—
Housing units	141	256
Homeownership rate	29.1%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harris	Ocheyedan
Population	139 → 191 (+37.4%)	514 → 486 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $51,517 (+47.2%)	$53,750 → $71,875 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $71,700 (+10.3%)	$73,300 → $105,400 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$439 → $946 (+115.5%)	$513 → $420 (-18.1%)

Harris

Population

139191

Median household income

$35,000$51,517

Median home value

$65,000$71,700

Median gross rent

$439$946

Ocheyedan

Population

514486

Median household income

$53,750$71,875

Median home value

$73,300$105,400

Median gross rent

$513$420

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harris	Ocheyedan
Under 5	2.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	11.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	3.1%	6.2%
25 to 34	4.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	3.1%	8.6%
45 to 54	9.4%	15.6%
55 to 64	52.4%	16.7%
65 to 74	7.3%	5.3%
75 and over	7.3%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harris	Ocheyedan
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	0.5%	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino	54.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harris	Ocheyedan
No high school diploma	60.6%	10.2%
High school graduate	23.1%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harris	Ocheyedan
Drove alone	27.3%	80.1%
Carpooled	2.9%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	67.6%	8.0%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harris	Ocheyedan
1-unit, detached	35.5%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	64.5%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Harris	Ocheyedan
Poverty rate	3.7%	10.9%
Average household size	1.43	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	12	22
Median year structure built	2012	1945