Oskaloosa is home to 1,113 people in Kansas. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $183,100. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Renters pay $846 a month at the median.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,750, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oskaloosa
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate13.3% → 5.7%(−7.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$92,163 → $183,100(+99%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.0% → 23.0%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Oskaloosa's population equals 6.1% of Jefferson County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.3% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 4.5% of the county's.
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)16%(8)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32%(16)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 50 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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Over time
Oskaloosa, decade by decade
Oskaloosa population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,074
$59,130
$92,163
14.0%
4.4
2000
1,165
$61,361
$120,411
14.4%
7.7
2010
1,113
$55,595
$135,657
16.1%
8.9
2020
1,110
$66,399
$147,748
24.9%
23.9
2024
1,113
$83,750
$183,100
23.0%
31.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
