Indiana · Census place 57168
Ossian town, IN
Quick answer
Ossian town has 3,342 residents, ranking #167 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $67,641, the median home is worth $184,000 and median gross rent runs $896 a month.
- Population
- 3,342Ossian town residents
- Median household income
- $67,641Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $184,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $896Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ossian town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ossian town median would spend about 15.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 67.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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