McLouth vs Oskaloosa

A side-by-side comparison of McLouth and Oskaloosa: population, income, housing, and more.

McLouth and Oskaloosa are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oskaloosa has the higher population (1,172 vs 891 in McLouth). Oskaloosa has the higher median household income ($79,250 vs $70,703 in McLouth). McLouth has the higher median home value ($164,400 vs $145,000 in Oskaloosa).

Population, income & housing

	McLouth	Oskaloosa
Population	891	1,172
Median age	37.0 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,703	$79,250
Median home value	$164,400	$145,000
Median gross rent	$1,071	$863
Housing units	354	468
Homeownership rate	69.7%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McLouth	Oskaloosa
Population	1,237 → 891 (-28.0%)	1,344 → 1,172 (-12.8%)
Median household income	$49,091 → $70,703 (+44.0%)	$51,250 → $79,250 (+54.6%)
Median home value	$106,600 → $164,400 (+54.2%)	$120,700 → $145,000 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,071 (+45.1%)	$738 → $863 (+16.9%)

McLouth

Population

1,237891

Median household income

$49,091$70,703

Median home value

$106,600$164,400

Median gross rent

$738$1,071

Oskaloosa

Population

1,3441,172

Median household income

$51,250$79,250

Median home value

$120,700$145,000

Median gross rent

$738$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McLouth	Oskaloosa
Under 5	5.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.0%	21.3%
18 to 24	13.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	15.7%	15.6%
55 to 64	15.3%	10.9%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.9%
75 and over	4.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McLouth	Oskaloosa
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	2.8%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McLouth	Oskaloosa
No high school diploma	9.8%	4.7%
High school graduate	38.3%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McLouth	Oskaloosa
Drove alone	84.8%	81.4%
Carpooled	4.2%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	8.7%
Other means	2.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McLouth	Oskaloosa
1-unit, detached	87.0%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	McLouth	Oskaloosa
Poverty rate	6.2%	14.3%
Average household size	2.72	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	39	24
Median year structure built	1976	1971