Independence vs Osseo

A side-by-side comparison of Independence and Osseo: population, income, housing, and more.

Independence and Osseo are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Independence has the higher population (3,695 vs 2,601 in Osseo). Independence has the higher median household income ($194,205 vs $66,875 in Osseo). Independence has the higher median home value ($757,800 vs $275,000 in Osseo).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Osseo
Population	3,695	2,601
Median age	45.9 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$194,205	$66,875
Median home value	$757,800	$275,000
Median gross rent	$3,500	$1,222
Housing units	1,360	1,238
Homeownership rate	91.6%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.9%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Osseo
Population	3,776 → 3,695 (-2.1%)	2,753 → 2,601 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$129,732 → $194,205 (+49.7%)	$57,946 → $66,875 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$502,900 → $757,800 (+50.7%)	$198,600 → $275,000 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,637 → $3,500 (+113.8%)	$1,007 → $1,222 (+21.4%)

Independence

Population

3,7763,695

Median household income

$129,732$194,205

Median home value

$502,900$757,800

Median gross rent

$1,637$3,500

Osseo

Population

2,7532,601

Median household income

$57,946$66,875

Median home value

$198,600$275,000

Median gross rent

$1,007$1,222

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Osseo
Under 5	8.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.8%	7.9%
18 to 24	3.3%	5.5%
25 to 34	3.4%	20.3%
35 to 44	13.9%	9.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	9.8%
55 to 64	18.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	10.0%
75 and over	7.1%	16.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Osseo
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	79.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Osseo
No high school diploma	3.1%	2.6%
High school graduate	15.7%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree	41.0%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Osseo
Drove alone	60.1%	84.6%
Carpooled	11.1%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.0%	9.2%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Osseo
1-unit, detached	94.9%	49.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.3%
20 or more units	3.9%	30.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Osseo
Poverty rate	0.5%	8.5%
Average household size	2.78	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1989	1965