Burr Oak vs Ossian

A side-by-side comparison of Burr Oak and Ossian: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ossian has the higher population (833 vs 234 in Burr Oak). Burr Oak has the higher median household income ($62,813 vs $58,929 in Ossian). Ossian has the higher median home value ($152,700 vs $130,900 in Burr Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Burr Oak	Ossian
Population	234	833
Median age	33.9 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,813	$58,929
Median home value	$130,900	$152,700
Median gross rent	—	$707
Housing units	111	416
Homeownership rate	75.8%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burr Oak	Ossian
Population	209 → 234 (+12.0%)	808 → 833 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$70,417 → $62,813 (-10.8%)	$55,438 → $58,929 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$154,800 → $130,900 (-15.4%)	$110,000 → $152,700 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $825 (+21.5%)	$550 → $707 (+28.5%)

Burr Oak

Population

209234

Median household income

$70,417$62,813

Median home value

$154,800$130,900

Median gross rent

$679$825

Ossian

Population

808833

Median household income

$55,438$58,929

Median home value

$110,000$152,700

Median gross rent

$550$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burr Oak	Ossian
Under 5	10.7%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	18.8%	12.8%
35 to 44	7.3%	14.2%
45 to 54	7.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	8.1%	6.4%
75 and over	9.4%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burr Oak	Ossian
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burr Oak	Ossian
No high school diploma	6.3%	10.6%
High school graduate	62.7%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burr Oak	Ossian
Drove alone	88.7%	80.1%
Carpooled	11.3%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burr Oak	Ossian
1-unit, detached	73.0%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Burr Oak	Ossian
Poverty rate	46.2%	9.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1990	1938