Oskaloosa vs Perry

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

Oskaloosa and Perry 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 1,085 in Perry). Perry has the higher median household income ($82,589 vs $79,250 in Oskaloosa). Perry has the higher median home value ($173,800 vs $145,000 in Oskaloosa).

Population, income & housing

	Oskaloosa	Perry
Population	1,172	1,085
Median age	36.6 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$79,250	$82,589
Median home value	$145,000	$173,800
Median gross rent	$863	$803
Housing units	468	453
Homeownership rate	78.1%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oskaloosa	Perry
Population	1,344 → 1,172 (-12.8%)	949 → 1,085 (+14.3%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $79,250 (+54.6%)	$53,750 → $82,589 (+53.7%)
Median home value	$120,700 → $145,000 (+20.1%)	$122,300 → $173,800 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $863 (+16.9%)	$707 → $803 (+13.6%)

Oskaloosa

Population

1,3441,172

Median household income

$51,250$79,250

Median home value

$120,700$145,000

Median gross rent

$738$863

Perry

Population

9491,085

Median household income

$53,750$82,589

Median home value

$122,300$173,800

Median gross rent

$707$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oskaloosa	Perry
Under 5	6.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	21.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.3%	6.4%
35 to 44	13.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	15.6%	15.2%
55 to 64	10.9%	15.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.9%
75 and over	5.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oskaloosa	Perry
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	85.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oskaloosa	Perry
No high school diploma	4.7%	3.6%
High school graduate	33.2%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oskaloosa	Perry
Drove alone	81.4%	91.0%
Carpooled	7.7%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	3.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oskaloosa	Perry
1-unit, detached	83.5%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Oskaloosa	Perry
Poverty rate	14.3%	9.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1971	1978