Oran, IA Demographics

Population 423 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Oran

Household size in Oran

Household size, people per household
PeriodOranIowaU.S.
2006–102.702.442.68
2010–142.572.452.73
2015–192.512.432.71
2020–242.492.432.65
Change−0.21−0.01−0.03
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The average household in Oran has 2.49 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Iowa. Household size has dropped from 2.70 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Oran

Median age, years
PeriodOranIowaU.S.
2006–1041.438.837.7
2010–1444.839.338.6
2015–1946.339.739.6
2020–2441.739.840.1
Change+0.4+1.0+2.3
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The median resident of Oran is 41.7 years old, a bit older than the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Oran

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodOranIowaU.S.
2006–104.2%9.5%12.3%
2010–147.1%9.9%12.3%
2015–194.9%10.0%11.6%
2020–247.0%10.0%11.6%
Change+2.8 pts+0.6 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Oran: 7.0% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Oran

Renters in Oran

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodOranIowaU.S.
2006–1011.3%26.8%33.3%
2010–1411.8%28.2%35.6%
2015–198.8%28.9%36.0%
2020–2411.4%28.3%34.8%
Change+0.1 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Oran is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 11.4% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About four in ten owners (39.8%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Oran

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodOranIowaU.S.
2006–107.0%8.7%11.4%
2010–143.4%8.6%11.4%
2015–1912.0%9.4%11.1%
2020–244.2%8.8%9.6%
Change−2.8 pts+0.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Only 4.2% of homes in Oran are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Oran

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodOranIowaU.S.
2006–10195219651974
2010–14195019671975
2015–19194919691977
2020–24195319711980
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The housing in Oran is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1953, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Oran

Rent, per month
PeriodOranIowaU.S.
2006–10$465$669$965
2010–14$537$732$1,040
2015–19$636$821$1,213
2020–24$948$1,020$1,571
Change+$483+$351+$606
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Rent in Oran runs $948 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 16.9% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Oran

Bachelor's degrees in Oran

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodOranIowaU.S.
2006–1016.4%26.5%28.4%
2010–1420.3%27.9%29.6%
2015–1919.0%29.3%32.1%
2020–2420.1%32.3%35.6%
Change+3.7 pts+5.8 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Oran have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 20.1%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Oran

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodOranIowaU.S.
2006–1095.3%90.4%84.9%
2010–1495.4%91.4%86.1%
2015–1995.1%92.1%87.7%
2020–2494.1%93.0%89.3%
Change−1.3 pts+2.7 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion in Oran is above the national rate: 94.1% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%. Iowa as a whole looks much the same.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Oran

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodOranIowaU.S.
2006–103.7%5.2%8.1%
2010–143.8%5.4%9.4%
2015–194.8%3.7%5.6%
2020–240.4%3.7%5.4%
Change−3.3 pts−1.5 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Oran has been low: just 0.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Oran compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Oran2.4941.77.0%11.4%4.2%1953$94820.1%94.1%0.4%
Fairbank2.9234.211.1%14.4%5.3%1965$79522.6%87.4%1.2%
Westgate2.4146.18.2%13.6%5.1%1964$1,01718.1%93.9%0.5%
Readlyn2.4439.88.0%14.5%4.5%1953$66022.1%96.0%0.7%
Oelwein2.1840.310.9%22.6%10.8%1950$86615.8%90.3%7.9%
Sumner2.3545.67.8%19.6%10.8%1944$76725.9%95.4%3.6%
Knittel2.4641.17.7%9.7%2.4%1943$83325.0%94.3%1.8%
Dunkerton2.6139.97.0%13.7%14.6%1973$58922.0%94.5%7.2%
Hazleton2.7035.716.9%11.1%10.7%1974$75018.9%86.3%1.8%
Maynard2.1349.66.6%19.4%2.0%1954$68222.2%89.5%0.2%
Tripoli2.3546.012.3%12.1%5.1%1949$86828.8%95.7%5.7%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Oran. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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