Osseo vs Wayzata

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

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

Wayzata has the higher population (4,363 vs 2,601 in Osseo). Wayzata has the higher median household income ($125,344 vs $66,875 in Osseo). Wayzata has the higher median home value ($1,047,400 vs $275,000 in Osseo).

Population, income & housing

	Osseo	Wayzata
Population	2,601	4,363
Median age	46.2 yrs	58.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,875	$125,344
Median home value	$275,000	$1,047,400
Median gross rent	$1,222	$1,507
Housing units	1,238	2,566
Homeownership rate	48.7%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	72.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Osseo	Wayzata
Population	2,753 → 2,601 (-5.5%)	4,561 → 4,363 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$57,946 → $66,875 (+15.4%)	$86,852 → $125,344 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$198,600 → $275,000 (+38.5%)	$523,600 → $1,047,400 (+100.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,007 → $1,222 (+21.4%)	$1,163 → $1,507 (+29.6%)

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

Wayzata

Population

4,5614,363

Median household income

$86,852$125,344

Median home value

$523,600$1,047,400

Median gross rent

$1,163$1,507

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Osseo	Wayzata
Under 5	5.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	7.9%	7.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	4.5%
25 to 34	20.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	9.8%	6.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	15.0%	16.8%
65 to 74	10.0%	15.7%
75 and over	16.1%	23.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Osseo	Wayzata
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	87.1%
Black or African American	6.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Osseo	Wayzata
No high school diploma	2.6%	2.0%
High school graduate	22.5%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	46.6%	16.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	45.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	26.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Osseo	Wayzata
Drove alone	84.6%	62.7%
Carpooled	3.9%	3.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	31.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Osseo	Wayzata
1-unit, detached	49.1%	39.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	9.0%
20 or more units	30.9%	41.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Osseo	Wayzata
Poverty rate	8.5%	6.3%
Average household size	2.17	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1965	1985