CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Osage City

Kansas · 2,689 residents · 3.15 sq mi

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Osage City is a city of 2,689 people in Kansas. At a median age of 39.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $40,100. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 24%. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,689

−11%vs 2000

vs 3,034 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.6

+3%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(168)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(189)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(163)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(156)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(130)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(368)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(346)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(263)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(283)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(257)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(229)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.1%(137)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,726

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,979 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,260

−40%vs 2000

vs $17,227 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.2%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,100

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $438 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.4%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.5% in 2000

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(2,871)

Black0.4%(11)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(71)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(2,658)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.2%(31)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American1%(29)

Salvadoran1%(29)

Mexican0.1%(2)

Ancestry

German21.4%(605)

English20.6%(582)

Irish9.5%(269)

American6.3%(179)

Norwegian3%(84)

Swedish2.9%(83)

Dutch2.4%(68)

French2.2%(61)

Scottish2%(57)

Polish1.7%(49)

French Canadian1.4%(39)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(24)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

British0.8%(23)

Italian0.8%(23)

Czech0.4%(12)

Danish0.2%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.7%

−14.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 21.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.7%(326)

Married45.4%(535)

Widowed7%(82)

Divorced19.9%(235)

Women 15+

Never married21.2%(251)

Married44%(520)

Widowed11.3%(133)

Divorced23.5%(278)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.8%

+3.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.8%

+17.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

−9.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.1%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.2%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.4%

−12.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19.3%(48)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.9%(32)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49%(122)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.5%(36)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 249 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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