Osawatomie

Population: 4,244
Median household income: $55,612
Median home value: $137,400

Osawatomie, a community in Miami County, Kansas, has 4,244 residents. At $55,612, its median household income sits below Miami County's $88,000.

From 2019 to 2023, Osawatomie's population declined 1.1% from 4,293 to 4,244, while its median home value rose 57.7% from $87,100 to $137,400.

13.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,244
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $55,612
Median home value: $137,400
Median gross rent: $948
Housing units: 1,602
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2934,244

Median household income

$51,631$55,612

Median home value

$87,100$137,400

Median gross rent

$778$948

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,293	$51,631	$87,100	$778
2020	4,279	$51,307	$89,000	$799
2021	4,275	$57,635	$90,800	$834
2022	4,256	$62,598	$129,100	$966
2023	4,244	$55,612	$137,400	$948

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2414.8%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4418.5%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	166	3.9%
5 to 17	606	14.3%
18 to 24	628	14.8%
25 to 34	443	10.4%
35 to 44	784	18.5%
45 to 54	484	11.4%
55 to 64	578	13.6%
65 to 74	249	5.9%
75 and over	306	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,465	81.6%
Black or African American	226	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.2%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	354	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	186	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate51.1%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	183	6.4%
High school graduate	1,454	51.1%
Some college or associate's	838	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	178	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	191	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,533	73.4%
Carpooled	200	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	348	16.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	248	14.2%
15 to 29 min	669	38.4%
30 to 44 min	370	21.3%
45 to 59 min	403	23.1%
60+ min	51	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 18.1% (705 of 3,902)

	Count	Share
Family households	972	61.2%
Nonfamily households	615	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,587	99.1%
Vacant	15	0.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,093	68.9%
Renter-occupied	494	31.1%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,334	83.3%
1-unit, attached	31	1.9%
2 to 4 units	50	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	87	5.4%
Mobile home & other	100	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2053225
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 38.4999, -94.9459