Kirkville vs Ottumwa

A side-by-side comparison of Kirkville and Ottumwa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ottumwa has the higher population (25,352 vs 254 in Kirkville). Ottumwa has the higher median home value ($92,400 vs $77,500 in Kirkville). Since 2019, Kirkville's population has grown faster (+27.6% vs +3.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkville	Ottumwa
Population	254	25,352
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,994
Median home value	$77,500	$92,400
Median gross rent	—	$956
Housing units	91	11,525
Homeownership rate	90.2%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.6%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkville	Ottumwa
Population	199 → 254 (+27.6%)	24,545 → 25,352 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $70,000 (+53.4%)	$41,722 → $56,994 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$52,300 → $77,500 (+48.2%)	$74,100 → $92,400 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $913 (+0.8%)	$727 → $956 (+31.5%)

Kirkville

Population

199254

Median household income

$45,625$70,000

Median home value

$52,300$77,500

Median gross rent

$906$913

Ottumwa

Population

24,54525,352

Median household income

$41,722$56,994

Median home value

$74,100$92,400

Median gross rent

$727$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirkville	Ottumwa
Under 5	1.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	23.2%	17.4%
18 to 24	12.2%	9.2%
25 to 34	2.4%	13.8%
35 to 44	18.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	19.7%	13.0%
65 to 74	6.7%	9.5%
75 and over	3.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkville	Ottumwa
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	71.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkville	Ottumwa
No high school diploma	13.8%	14.4%
High school graduate	39.4%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.6%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkville	Ottumwa
Drove alone	84.5%	77.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	14.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	5.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.7%
Other means	1.8%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkville	Ottumwa
1-unit, detached	57.1%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	42.9%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Kirkville	Ottumwa
Poverty rate	8.7%	18.9%
Average household size	3.10	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	34	17
Median year structure built	1979	1955