Population 13,518 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Oskaloosa
Household size in Oskaloosa
| Period | Oskaloosa | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.32 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.25 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.37 | 2.43 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.42 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.10 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
The average household in Oskaloosa has 2.42 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Iowa. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.32, even as the national average fell.
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 Oskaloosa
| Period | Oskaloosa | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.9 | 38.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.7 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.1 | 39.7 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.4 | 39.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.5 | +1.0 | +2.3 |
Oskaloosa is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 38.4, against 40.1 nationally. The picture is much the same across Iowa. Since 2006–10, the median age has crept up from 37.9, a smaller shift than nationally.
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 Oskaloosa
| Period | Oskaloosa | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.6% | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.6% | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 13.1% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.6% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.0 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in eight households in Oskaloosa (11.6%), the same as the national share. Single parents are more common here than in Iowa as a whole (10.0%). The single-parent share has edged up 1.0 points since 2006–10, even as the national share fell.
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 Oskaloosa
Renters in Oskaloosa
| Period | Oskaloosa | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.6% | 26.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 36.0% | 28.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 37.3% | 28.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 35.8% | 28.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting in Oskaloosa is about as common as it is nationally: 35.8% of households rent, against 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in Iowa overall (28.3%). Among homeowners, 46.9% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%. Since 2006–10, the renter share has risen 4.2 points, mirroring the country.
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 Oskaloosa
| Period | Oskaloosa | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.3% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.3% | 8.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.0% | 9.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.1% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.8 pts | +0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Oskaloosa as nationally: 10.1%, against 9.6%. Since 2006–10, vacancy has risen 2.8 points, even as the national rate fell.
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 Oskaloosa
| Period | Oskaloosa | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1961 | 1965 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1961 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1959 | 1969 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1965 | 1971 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Oskaloosa is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1965, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. The median year built has moved up from 1961 in 2006–10, a sign of steady new building. The newest homes are mostly in the southwest, the oldest in the east.
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 Oskaloosa
| Period | Oskaloosa | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $523 | $669 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $584 | $732 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $708 | $821 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $859 | $1,020 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$335 | +$351 | +$606 |
Rent in Oskaloosa runs $859 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent has climbed $335 a month since 2006–10, up 64%, roughly in step with the nation. The typical renter here spends 24.7% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally. Rents run highest in the center and lowest in the northwest.
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 Oskaloosa
Bachelor's degrees in Oskaloosa
| Period | Oskaloosa | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.0% | 26.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 24.3% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.2% | 29.3% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.5% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +5.6 pts | +5.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Oskaloosa have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 25.5%, against 35.6% nationally. The share with a degree is up 5.6 points from 2006–10, in line with the national trend. College graduates are most concentrated in the north and least in the west.
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 Oskaloosa
| Period | Oskaloosa | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 87.0% | 90.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 90.3% | 91.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.7% | 92.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 93.0% | 93.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.9 pts | +2.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over nine in ten adults in Oskaloosa have finished high school (93.0%), above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Iowa. The share with a diploma has risen 5.9 points since 2006–10, as it has nationally.
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 Oskaloosa
| Period | Oskaloosa | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.2% | 5.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.1% | 5.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.7 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Oskaloosa runs below the national rate: 4.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Even so, the rate is higher than in Iowa as a whole (3.7%). Unemployment has fallen 3.7 points since 2006–10, as it has nationally.
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).
Oskaloosa compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskaloosa | 2.42 | 38.4 | 11.6% | 35.8% | 10.1% | 1965 | $859 | 25.5% | 93.0% | 4.5% |
| University Park | 2.46 | 40.0 | 9.0% | 31.8% | 6.2% | 1961 | $899 | 36.4% | 93.5% | 2.8% |
| Beacon | 2.69 | 45.1 | 4.3% | 19.7% | 2.0% | 1976 | $740 | 18.3% | 92.9% | 2.8% |
| Keomah Village | 2.58 | 42.0 | 16.1% | 19.4% | 6.3% | 1959 | $834 | 23.0% | 92.0% | 4.7% |
| Wright | 2.54 | 43.3 | 10.4% | 19.7% | 4.9% | 1964 | $717 | 18.7% | 92.8% | 2.9% |
| Leighton | 2.65 | 42.8 | 4.6% | 14.5% | 9.6% | 1951 | $871 | 37.0% | 98.3% | 1.4% |
| Cedar | 2.56 | 42.8 | 12.5% | 19.6% | 5.4% | 1962 | $760 | 20.3% | 92.5% | 3.6% |
| Eddyville | 2.53 | 38.8 | 8.8% | 20.4% | 5.1% | 1972 | $629 | 19.4% | 96.1% | 0.3% |
| Rose Hill | 2.52 | 43.1 | 15.0% | 19.9% | 6.6% | 1957 | $834 | 22.9% | 91.5% | 4.4% |
| Olivet | 2.62 | 37.4 | 2.8% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 1992 | $608 | 29.2% | 95.8% | 0.0% |
| New Sharon | 2.28 | 41.6 | 5.7% | 31.8% | 12.9% | 1952 | $750 | 24.8% | 95.5% | 1.9% |
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 Oskaloosa. 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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