COMPARING TWO PLACES
Osage vs Albert Lea
PLACE A
Osage, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Osage is 99% smaller than Albert Lea. Albert Lea earns more, with a median household income $36,686 higher. Osage has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 3%).
OSAGEALBERT LEADIFFERENCE
Total population18018,217−99% vs Albert Lea
Population density5771,371−794
Population growth13.5%2.6%+10.8 pts
Median age51.244.3+6.9
Male59.2%50.3%+9.0 pts
Female40.8%49.7%−9.0 pts
Foreign-born1.9%5.5%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.1%76.1%−12.0 pts
Black0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%14.7%−7.9 pts
Asian5.8%4.9%+1.0 pts
Other23.3%2.1%+21.2 pts
Median household income$27,917$64,603−$36,686
Per capita income$19,089$39,282−$20,193
Poverty rate28.2%12.8%+15.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4930.489Even
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%17.4%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree1.3%6.1%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate18.2%5.7%+12.5 pts
Labor force participation54.3%57.4%−3.0 pts
Median home value$42,500$157,500−$115,000
Median gross rent$488$857−$369
Owner-occupied92.2%74.1%+18.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.1%8.9%+18.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.7%−45.7 pts
Average commute28.717.8+10.9
Worked from home5.6%7.1%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.7%8.1%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025