Iowa · Census place 59745
Osage city, IA
Quick answer
Osage city has 3,578 residents, ranking #111 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $62,309, the median home is worth $141,800 and median gross rent runs $735 a month.
- Population
- 3,578Osage city residents
- Median household income
- $62,309Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $141,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $735Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Osage city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Osage city median would spend about 14.2% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.8% of residents and 76.8% 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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