COMPARING TWO PLACES
Osage vs Mason City
PLACE A
Osage, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Mason City, Illinois
Osage is 91% smaller than Mason City. Mason City earns more, with a median household income $38,607 higher. Osage has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -11%).
OSAGEMASON CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population1801,956−91% vs Mason City
Population density5771,931−1,354
Population growth13.5%-11.4%+24.8 pts
Median age51.249.8+1.4
Male59.2%48.5%+10.7 pts
Female40.8%51.5%−10.7 pts
Foreign-born1.9%0.0%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.1%95.5%−31.4 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%0.8%+6.0 pts
Asian5.8%0.0%+5.8 pts
Other23.3%2.8%+20.5 pts
Median household income$27,917$66,524−$38,607
Per capita income$19,089$34,074−$14,985
Poverty rate28.2%16.7%+11.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4930.376+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%21.1%−15.8 pts
Graduate degree1.3%6.1%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate18.2%4.2%+13.9 pts
Labor force participation54.3%54.7%−0.4 pts
Median home value$42,500$91,100−$48,600
Median gross rent$488$767−$279
Owner-occupied92.2%78.3%+13.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.1%8.7%+18.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%48.9%−48.9 pts
Average commute28.732.4−3.7
Worked from home5.6%10.8%−5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured8.7%5.4%+3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025