Ossian town, IN

Wells County, IN

2022 population: 3,339 ( 50 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population density: 2004.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,204	95.96%	0.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	87	2.61%	163.6%
Hispanic:	48	1.44%	4.3%

Total non-White:	135	4.04%	27.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	21	0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	29	1.1

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
3,289
3,183	96.78%
7	0.21%
4	0.12%
15	0.46%
33	1.00%
46	1.40%
106	3.22%

2000
2,979
2,922	98.09%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.13%
12	0.40%
41	1.38%
57	1.91%

1990
2,428
2,230	91.85%
0	0.00%
6	0.25%
0	0.00%
n/a
90	3.71%
198	8.15%

1980
1,945
1,941	99.79%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.21%
4	0.21%

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

261	8.8
49	1.6

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

692	28.5
-141	-5.8

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

289	14.9
194	10.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Ossian town, IN

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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
38.4
739	22.1%
2,600	77.9%
800	24.0%

1,569
2.07

963	61.4%
786	81.6%
35	3.6%
606	38.6%

2010
Number	Percent
37.4
856	26.0%
2,433	74.0%
499	15.2%

1,287
2.49

909	70.6%
696	76.6%
108	11.9%
378	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
35.0
871	29.2%
2,108	70.8%
431	14.5%

1,126
2.58

823	73.1%
654	79.5%
76	9.2%
303	26.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
598	24.6%
1,830	75.4%
394	16.2%

897
2.62

666	74.2%
561	84.2%
48	7.2%
231	25.8%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
634	32.6%
1,311	67.4%
181	9.3%

662
2.94

541	81.7%
487	90.0%
39	7.2%
121	18.3%

2022 Housing Data for Ossian town, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	62	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	49	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	79	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	60	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	69	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	79	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	65	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	111	7.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	248	15.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	175	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	235	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	112	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	116	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	47	3.0%
$200,000 or more	32	2.0%

Median Household Income	56,326
Per Capita Income	31,993

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	56	3.6%
Public Assistance	33	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	62	4.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,490	78.2%
Unemployed	22	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,512	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	394	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	832	523	61.4%
Non-Profit	10	138	6.8%
Self-Employed	0	29	0.0%

Local Government	15	41	26.8%
State Government	15	17	46.9%
Federal Government	29	22	56.9%

Total Private + Self	832	552	60.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	69	218	24.0%
Total	901	770	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	8.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	209	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	418	25.0%
Professional, Technical	446	26.7%
Service Occupations	163	9.8%
All others	435	26.0%

White Collar		64.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	328	19.6%
Manufacturing	230	13.8%
Health care and social assistance	179	10.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	167	10.0%
Educational services	153	9.2%
Construction	153	9.2%
Finance and insurance	136	8.1%
Public administration	79	4.7%
Information	78	4.7%
Other services	68	4.1%
Wholesale trade	30	1.8%
Accommodation and food services	30	1.8%
Transportation and warehousing	22	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8	0.24%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	40	1.20%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,958	97.2%
Spanish	45	1.5%
German, other Germanic	39	1.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,557	46.6%
English	402	12.0%
Italian	247	7.4%
Irish	149	4.5%
French	140	4.2%
American	131	3.9%
Dutch	108	3.2%
Finnish	57	1.7%
Polish	50	1.5%
Swiss	47	1.4%
Scottish	43	1.3%
Norwegian	36	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	29	0.9%
Swedish	20	0.6%
Welsh	17	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,339	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	3,307	99.0%
Foreign-born	32	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	0.4%	67	2.7%	991	39.7%	812	32.5%	524	21.0%	92	3.7%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	0.4%
9-12 Years	67	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	991	39.7%
Some College	812	32.5%
Bach. Degree	524	21.0%
Grad Degree	92	3.7%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +129	R +94	R + 0.6%
D +35
2020 vs. 2012	R +210	R +225	R + 8.4%
D -15
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,267	74.1%	Joe Biden (D)	407	23.8%	37	2.2%	1,711	17	27	0.06%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	1,138	71.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	372	23.3%	86	5.4%	1,596	15	25	0.06%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,057	70.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	422	28.1%	25	1.7%	1,504	16	23	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ossian town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

407

23.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,267

74.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,711

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Ossian town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

372

23.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,138

71.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,596

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Ossian town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

422

28.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,057

70.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,504

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ossian town, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	68%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	1,141	67.1%	Donald Rainwater (Libertarian)	286	16.8%	273 [+]	16.1%	1,700	11	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Woody Myers (D) 273 (16.1%);
2018	S1	51%	Mike Braun (R)	868	68.8%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	339	26.9%	54 [+]	4.3%	1,261	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 54 (4.3%);
2016	S3	64%	Todd Young (R)	1,003	63.7%	Evan Bayh (D)	452	28.7%	120 [+]	7.6%	1,575	12	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 120 (7.6%);
2016	G	63%	Eric Holcomb (R)	1,033	66.0%	John Gregg (D)	473	30.2%	59 [+]	3.8%	1,565	15	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 59 (3.8%);

*: 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	1,695
Median Value	$166,700

Occupied	1,569	92.6%
Vacant	126	7.4%

Owned	1,108	70.6%
Rented	461	29.4%
Median Rent	$874

Single-Family Units	1,367	80.6%
Detached	1,260	74.3%
Attached	107	6.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	144	8.5%
Mobile Homes	39	2.3%

Ossian town, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ossian town, IN

2022 Housing Data for Ossian town, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ossian town, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ossian town, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ossian town, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ossian town, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ossian town, IN