Ossian

Population: 3,342
Median household income: $67,641
Median home value: $184,000

Ossian, a community in Wells County, Indiana, has 3,342 residents. At $67,641, its median household income sits in line with Wells County's $69,741.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ossian's population held roughly steady from 3,350 to 3,342, while its median home value rose 53.6% from $119,800 to $184,000.

28.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,342
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $67,641
Median home value: $184,000
Median gross rent: $896
Housing units: 1,662
Homeownership rate: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3503,342

Median household income

$54,531$67,641

Median home value

$119,800$184,000

Median gross rent

$708$896

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,350	$54,531	$119,800	$708
2020	3,352	$52,500	$132,100	$726
2021	3,263	$52,170	$138,800	$732
2022	3,339	$56,326	$166,700	$874
2023	3,342	$67,641	$184,000	$896

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	261	7.8%
5 to 17	514	15.4%
18 to 24	158	4.7%
25 to 34	609	18.2%
35 to 44	306	9.2%
45 to 54	202	6.0%
55 to 64	440	13.2%
65 to 74	469	14.0%
75 and over	383	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,286	98.3%
Black or African American	8	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate41.9%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	2.4%
High school graduate	1,009	41.9%
Some college or associate's	658	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	595	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	88	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone88.3%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,361	88.3%
Carpooled	58	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	122	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	344	24.2%
15 to 29 min	478	33.7%
30 to 44 min	369	26.0%
45 to 59 min	73	5.1%
60+ min	155	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 6.9% (224 of 3,263)

	Count	Share
Family households	977	63.6%
Nonfamily households	558	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,535	92.4%
Vacant	127	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,031	67.2%
Renter-occupied	504	32.8%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,173	70.6%
1-unit, attached	84	5.1%
2 to 4 units	183	11.0%
5 to 19 units	157	9.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	65	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1857168
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.8769, -85.1687