Ocheyedan

Population: 486
Median household income: $71,875
Median home value: $105,400

Ocheyedan is a community in Osceola County, Iowa, home to 486 residents. The median household income of $71,875 is in line with the Osceola County median ($69,138).

From 2019 to 2023, Ocheyedan's population declined 5.4% from 514 to 486, while its median home value rose 43.8% from $73,300 to $105,400.

The median resident is 40.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 486
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $71,875
Median home value: $105,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 256
Homeownership rate: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

514486

Median household income

$53,750$71,875

Median home value

$73,300$105,400

Median gross rent

$513$420

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	514	$53,750	$73,300	—
2020	563	$60,500	$82,100	$513
2021	608	$68,750	$87,000	—
2022	577	$72,969	$94,000	$420
2023	486	$71,875	$105,400	—

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	5.1%
5 to 17	89	18.3%
18 to 24	30	6.2%
25 to 34	65	13.4%
35 to 44	42	8.6%
45 to 54	76	15.6%
55 to 64	81	16.7%
65 to 74	26	5.3%
75 and over	52	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	401	82.5%
Black or African American	6	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	1.4%
Asian	10	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	2.3%
Two or more races	51	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's41.5%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	10.2%
High school graduate	147	43.0%
Some college or associate's	142	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	15	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	209	80.1%
Carpooled	17	6.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	8.0%
Bicycle	2	0.8%
Worked from home	8	3.1%
Other means	4	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	36.0%
15 to 29 min	84	33.2%
30 to 44 min	51	20.2%
45 to 59 min	8	3.2%
60+ min	19	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 10.9% (53 of 486)

	Count	Share
Family households	144	67.3%
Nonfamily households	70	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	214	83.6%
Vacant	42	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	179	83.6%
Renter-occupied	35	16.4%

1-unit, detached87.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	223	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15	5.9%
5 to 19 units	12	4.7%
20 or more units	6	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1958530
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.4182, -95.5367