Fort Atkinson vs Ossian

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Atkinson and Ossian: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Atkinson 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 340 in Fort Atkinson). Fort Atkinson has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $58,929 in Ossian). Ossian has the higher median home value ($152,700 vs $135,000 in Fort Atkinson).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Atkinson	Ossian
Population	340	833
Median age	47.7 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	$58,929
Median home value	$135,000	$152,700
Median gross rent	$1,125	$707
Housing units	172	416
Homeownership rate	83.2%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Atkinson	Ossian
Population	372 → 340 (-8.6%)	808 → 833 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$61,806 → $72,083 (+16.6%)	$55,438 → $58,929 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $135,000 (+8.0%)	$110,000 → $152,700 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $1,125 (+80.0%)	$550 → $707 (+28.5%)

Fort Atkinson

Population

372340

Median household income

$61,806$72,083

Median home value

$125,000$135,000

Median gross rent

$625$1,125

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)

	Fort Atkinson	Ossian
Under 5	8.5%	4.1%
5 to 17	5.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	13.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	9.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	8.8%	14.2%
45 to 54	18.2%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	11.5%	6.4%
75 and over	9.1%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Atkinson	Ossian
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	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	1.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Atkinson	Ossian
No high school diploma	6.1%	10.6%
High school graduate	42.9%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Atkinson	Ossian
Drove alone	88.9%	80.1%
Carpooled	5.5%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	5.9%
Other means	0.9%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Atkinson	Ossian
1-unit, detached	87.2%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Fort Atkinson	Ossian
Poverty rate	1.8%	9.1%
Average household size	2.11	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1957	1938