Ossian vs Ridgeway

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

Ossian and Ridgeway 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 266 in Ridgeway). Ossian has the higher median household income ($58,929 vs $56,500 in Ridgeway). Ossian has the higher median home value ($152,700 vs $136,600 in Ridgeway).

Population, income & housing

	Ossian	Ridgeway
Population	833	266
Median age	39.8 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,929	$56,500
Median home value	$152,700	$136,600
Median gross rent	$707	$637
Housing units	416	146
Homeownership rate	78.3%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ossian	Ridgeway
Population	808 → 833 (+3.1%)	256 → 266 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$55,438 → $58,929 (+6.3%)	$58,750 → $56,500 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $152,700 (+38.8%)	$111,700 → $136,600 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $707 (+28.5%)	$517 → $637 (+23.2%)

Ossian

Population

808833

Median household income

$55,438$58,929

Median home value

$110,000$152,700

Median gross rent

$550$707

Ridgeway

Population

256266

Median household income

$58,750$56,500

Median home value

$111,700$136,600

Median gross rent

$517$637

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ossian	Ridgeway
Under 5	4.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	11.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	28.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	8.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.3%
45 to 54	13.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	9.7%	10.5%
65 to 74	6.4%	11.7%
75 and over	15.4%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ossian	Ridgeway
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	97.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ossian	Ridgeway
No high school diploma	10.6%	2.1%
High school graduate	37.1%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ossian	Ridgeway
Drove alone	80.1%	85.0%
Carpooled	4.6%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	1.1%
Other means	1.8%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ossian	Ridgeway
1-unit, detached	91.6%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	22.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ossian	Ridgeway
Poverty rate	9.1%	3.4%
Average household size	2.01	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1938	1963