Oskaloosa city, IA

Mahaska County, IA

2022 population: 11,492 ( 29 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.0 square miles
Population density: 1432.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,441	90.85%	1.1%
Black:	284	2.47%	25.7%
Indian:	6	0.05%	75.0%
Asian:	197	1.71%	2.1%
2+ races:	194	1.69%	6.6%
Hispanic:	358	3.12%	32.6%

Total non-White:	1,051	9.15%	16.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-121	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	150	1.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
11,463
10,562	92.14%
226	1.97%
24	0.21%
193	1.68%
182	1.59%
270	2.36%
901	7.86%

2000
10,908
10,346	94.85%
47	0.43%
51	0.47%
128	1.17%
132	1.21%
198	1.82%
562	5.15%

1990
10,632
10,385	97.68%
47	0.44%
35	0.33%
76	0.71%
n/a
89	0.84%
247	2.32%

1980
10,989
10,681	97.20%
98	0.89%
14	0.13%
143	1.30%
n/a
10	0.09%
308	2.80%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

216	2.0
339	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-39	-0.4
315	3.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
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n/a
n/a

-296	-2.7
-61	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Oskaloosa city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.5
2,701	23.5%
8,791	76.5%
2,300	20.0%

4,588
2.36

2,894	63.1%
2,033	70.2%
478	16.5%
1,694	36.9%

2010
Number	Percent
35.8
2,686	23.4%
8,777	76.6%
1,958	17.1%

4,715
2.30

2,842	60.3%
2,075	73.0%
398	14.0%
1,873	39.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
2,619	24.0%
8,289	76.0%
1,930	17.7%

4,581
2.29

2,851	62.2%
2,199	77.1%
353	12.4%
1,730	37.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
2,588	24.3%
8,044	75.7%
2,148	20.2%

4,342
2.33

2,832	65.2%
2,295	81.0%
327	11.5%
1,510	34.8%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
2,562	23.3%
8,427	76.7%
2,101	19.1%

4,449
2.34

3,051	68.6%
2,653	87.0%
227	7.4%
1,398	31.4%

2022 Housing Data for Oskaloosa city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	232	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	261	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	330	7.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	325	7.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	136	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	153	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	154	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	198	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	206	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	372	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	466	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	713	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	391	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	239	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	234	5.1%
$200,000 or more	178	3.9%

Median Household Income	57,949
Per Capita Income	33,555

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	277	6.0%
Public Assistance	234	5.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	910	19.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,052	76.8%
Unemployed	259	3.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,311	80.8%
Not in Labor Force	1,264	19.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,481	1,694	59.4%
Non-Profit	197	348	36.1%
Self-Employed	277	179	60.7%

Local Government	81	246	24.8%
State Government	27	150	15.3%
Federal Government	10	15	40.0%

Total Private + Self	2,758	1,873	59.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	315	759	29.3%
Total	3,073	2,632	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	9.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	962	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	866	15.2%
Professional, Technical	1,136	19.9%
Service Occupations	884	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	86	1.5%
All others	1,857	32.6%

White Collar		52.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,730	30.3%
Health care and social assistance	681	11.9%
Retail trade	617	10.8%
Educational services	583	10.2%
Accommodation and food services	356	6.2%
Other services	292	5.1%
Construction	284	5.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	242	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	191	3.3%
Finance and insurance	146	2.6%
Transportation and warehousing	134	2.3%
Wholesale trade	103	1.8%
Information	65	1.1%
Public administration	64	1.1%
Utilities	60	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	59	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	57	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	41	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	281	2.45%
Puerto Rican	20	0.17%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1	0.01%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1	0.01%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	56	0.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	79	0.69%
Laotian	60	0.52%
Filipino	33	0.29%
Korean	16	0.14%
Indonesian	5	0.04%
Cambodian	4	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	10,444	97.0%
Spanish	136	1.3%
Other Asian	133	1.2%
Korean	16	0.1%
Tagalog	12	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	11	0.1%
German, other Germanic	7	0.1%
Other	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,596	22.6%
English	1,427	12.4%
Irish	1,231	10.7%
Dutch	1,038	9.0%
American	874	7.6%
Norwegian	285	2.5%
European	189	1.6%
Scottish	166	1.4%
Swedish	140	1.2%
French	133	1.2%
Italian	95	0.8%
Welsh	71	0.6%
Polish	70	0.6%
Danish	68	0.6%
Czech	62	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	11,346	98.7%
Not a citizen	146	1.3%

Native	11,234	97.8%
Foreign-born	258	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
225	3.0%	332	4.5%	2,801	37.6%	2,303	30.9%	1,286	17.3%	496	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	225	3.0%
9-12 Years	332	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,801	37.6%
Some College	2,303	30.9%
Bach. Degree	1,286	17.3%
Grad Degree	496	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +278	R +85	D + 1.4%
D +193
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,573	64.7%	Joe Biden (D)	1,814	32.9%	134	2.4%	5,521	12	18	0.33%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	3,295	63.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,621	31.0%	316	6.0%	5,232	12	17	0.33%

2020 President, Oskaloosa city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,814

32.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,573

64.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

5,521

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Oskaloosa city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,621

31.0%

Donald Trump (R)

3,295

63.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

186

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

103

2.0%

TOTAL

5,232

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oskaloosa city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	62%	Joni Ernst* (R)	3,318	61.3%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,842	34.0%	253 [+]	4.7%	5,413	10	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 172 (3.2%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 75 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2018	G	46%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	2,440	61.2%	Fred Hubbell (D)	1,450	36.3%	100 [+]	2.5%	3,990	11	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 75 (1.9%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 24 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	59%	Charles Grassley* (R)	3,512	68.5%	Patty Judge (D)	1,391	27.1%	223 [+]	4.4%	5,126	8	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 159 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 64 (1.2%);
2014	S2	17%	Joni Ernst (R)	903	59.5%	Bruce Braley (D)	522	34.4%	92 [+]	6.1%	1,517	7	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 49 (3.2%); Ruth Smith (I) 16 (1.1%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 15 (1.0%); Bob Quast (I) 9 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2014	G	17%	Terry Branstad* (R)	1,014	66.7%	Jack Hatch (D)	437	28.7%	70 [+]	4.6%	1,521	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 29 (1.9%); Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 27 (1.8%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 14 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,079
Median Value	$123,800

Occupied	4,588	90.3%
Vacant	491	9.7%

Owned	2,680	58.4%
Rented	1,908	41.6%
Median Rent	$815

Single-Family Units	3,710	73.0%
Detached	3,649	71.8%
Attached	61	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	442	8.7%
Mobile Homes	279	5.5%

Oskaloosa city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oskaloosa city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Oskaloosa city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oskaloosa city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oskaloosa city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oskaloosa city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Oskaloosa city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oskaloosa city, IA