Osawatomie vs Somerset

A side-by-side comparison of Osawatomie and Somerset: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Osawatomie has the higher population (4,244 vs 43 in Somerset). Since 2019, Osawatomie's population has grown faster (-1.1% vs -66.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Osawatomie	Somerset
Population	4,244	43
Median age	40.0 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,612	—
Median home value	$137,400	—
Median gross rent	$948	—
Housing units	1,602	32
Homeownership rate	68.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Osawatomie	Somerset
Population	4,293 → 4,244 (-1.1%)	128 → 43 (-66.4%)
Median household income	$51,631 → $55,612 (+7.7%)	—
Median home value	$87,100 → $137,400 (+57.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$778 → $948 (+21.9%)	—

Osawatomie

Population

4,2934,244

Median household income

$51,631$55,612

Median home value

$87,100$137,400

Median gross rent

$778$948

Somerset

Population

12843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Osawatomie	Somerset
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	14.8%	37.2%
25 to 34	10.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	18.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.6%	25.6%
65 to 74	5.9%	37.2%
75 and over	7.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Osawatomie	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	62.8%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	37.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Osawatomie	Somerset
No high school diploma	6.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	51.1%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Osawatomie	Somerset
Drove alone	73.4%	59.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	40.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Osawatomie	Somerset
1-unit, detached	83.3%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	50.0%

Poverty & households

	Osawatomie	Somerset
Poverty rate	18.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.43	1.34
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1953	—