Otho

Population: 397
Median household income: $42,083
Median home value: $85,600

Otho, a community in Webster County, Iowa, has 397 residents. Its median household income of $42,083 runs below the Webster County figure of $68,054.

Between 2019 and 2023, Otho's population declined 10.2% from 442 to 397, while its median home value rose 16.5% from $73,500 to $85,600.

The median gross rent is $658. 11.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 397
Median age: 51.7 yrs
Median household income: $42,083
Median home value: $85,600
Median gross rent: $658
Housing units: 236
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

442397

Median household income

$44,861$42,083

Median home value

$73,500$85,600

Median gross rent

$541$658

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	442	$44,861	$73,500	$541
2020	479	$46,985	$77,300	$533
2021	479	$39,837	$73,900	$553
2022	421	$40,673	$83,400	$550
2023	397	$42,083	$85,600	$658

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	4.0%
5 to 17	42	10.6%
18 to 24	37	9.3%
25 to 34	53	13.4%
35 to 44	27	6.8%
45 to 54	36	9.1%
55 to 64	78	19.6%
65 to 74	55	13.9%
75 and over	53	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	342	86.1%
Black or African American	4	1.0%
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	16	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate49.3%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	8.6%
High school graduate	149	49.3%
Some college or associate's	93	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	31	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	154	83.7%
Carpooled	25	13.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.6%
Other means	1	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	26.5%
15 to 29 min	124	68.5%
30 to 44 min	5	2.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	4	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.70
Poverty rate: 15.4% (61 of 397)

	Count	Share
Family households	96	41.0%
Nonfamily households	138	59.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	234	99.2%
Vacant	2	0.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	170	72.6%
Renter-occupied	64	27.4%

1-unit, detached77.5%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	183	77.5%
1-unit, attached	3	1.3%
2 to 4 units	31	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	8.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1960105
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4222, -94.1494