Kansas · Census place 53375
Oskaloosa city, KS
Quick answer
Oskaloosa city has 1,172 residents, ranking #183 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $79,250, the median home is worth $145,000 and median gross rent runs $863 a month.
- Population
- 1,172Oskaloosa city residents
- Median household income
- $79,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $145,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $863Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.1%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 13.1% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.3% of residents and 78.1% 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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