Iowa · Census place 59925
Oskaloosa city, IA
Quick answer
Oskaloosa city has 11,492 residents, ranking #34 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $62,172, the median home is worth $128,900 and median gross rent runs $880 a month.
- Population
- 11,492Oskaloosa city residents
- Median household income
- $62,172Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $128,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $880Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Oskaloosa city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Oskaloosa city median would spend about 17% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.1% of residents and 60.5% 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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