Independence vs Osseo

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

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

Osseo has the higher population (1,736 vs 1,477 in Independence). Osseo has the higher median household income ($64,886 vs $54,967 in Independence). Osseo has the higher median home value ($174,000 vs $152,600 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Osseo
Population	1,477	1,736
Median age	35.5 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,967	$64,886
Median home value	$152,600	$174,000
Median gross rent	$856	$827
Housing units	682	810
Homeownership rate	46.5%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Osseo
Population	1,439 → 1,477 (+2.6%)	1,719 → 1,736 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$49,821 → $54,967 (+10.3%)	$60,750 → $64,886 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $152,600 (+19.5%)	$124,200 → $174,000 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $856 (+26.1%)	$680 → $827 (+21.6%)

Independence

Population

1,4391,477

Median household income

$49,821$54,967

Median home value

$127,700$152,600

Median gross rent

$679$856

Osseo

Population

1,7191,736

Median household income

$60,750$64,886

Median home value

$124,200$174,000

Median gross rent

$680$827

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Osseo
Under 5	6.8%	8.2%
5 to 17	20.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	11.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	15.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.4%	15.1%
55 to 64	9.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.9%
75 and over	5.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Osseo
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	92.2%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	30.4%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Osseo
No high school diploma	10.0%	8.5%
High school graduate	47.6%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Osseo
Drove alone	80.6%	76.8%
Carpooled	16.7%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Osseo
1-unit, detached	52.9%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	20.8%	5.2%
20 or more units	7.6%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Osseo
Poverty rate	12.9%	8.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1973	1974