Osage

Population: 3,578
Median household income: $62,309
Median home value: $141,800

Located in Mitchell County, Iowa, Osage is a community with a population of 3,578. At $62,309, its median household income sits below Mitchell County's $68,704.

Between 2019 and 2023, Osage's population held roughly steady from 3,568 to 3,578, while its median home value rose 34.2% from $105,700 to $141,800.

24.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,578
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,309
Median home value: $141,800
Median gross rent: $735
Housing units: 1,845
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5683,578

Median household income

$54,274$62,309

Median home value

$105,700$141,800

Median gross rent

$624$735

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,568	$54,274	$105,700	$624
2020	3,549	$53,246	$109,500	$605
2021	3,581	$53,777	$112,100	$596
2022	3,590	$56,667	$131,700	$673
2023	3,578	$62,309	$141,800	$735

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over12.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	199	5.6%
5 to 17	469	13.1%
18 to 24	316	8.8%
25 to 34	455	12.7%
35 to 44	399	11.2%
45 to 54	382	10.7%
55 to 64	466	13.0%
65 to 74	431	12.0%
75 and over	461	12.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,390	94.7%
Black or African American	35	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.3%
Asian	53	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	125	4.8%
High school graduate	853	32.9%
Some college or associate's	991	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	428	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	197	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.9%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,615	87.9%
Carpooled	74	4.0%
Public transit	5	0.3%
Walked	36	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	70	3.8%
Other means	37	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,064	60.2%
15 to 29 min	197	11.1%
30 to 44 min	347	19.6%
45 to 59 min	73	4.1%
60+ min	86	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 6.8% (236 of 3,465)

	Count	Share
Family households	918	54.3%
Nonfamily households	773	45.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,691	91.7%
Vacant	154	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,298	76.8%
Renter-occupied	393	23.2%

1-unit, detached78.0%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,440	78.0%
1-unit, attached	26	1.4%
2 to 4 units	213	11.5%
5 to 19 units	38	2.1%
20 or more units	71	3.8%
Mobile home & other	57	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1959745
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.2827, -92.8113