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Osage, IA vs Mason City, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Mason City, is 4% more than it is in Osage and is 23% below the National Average.
- Osage unemployment rate is 3.4%.
- Mason City unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Osage, IAMason City, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,766  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$56,009$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,659  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Osage, IAMason City, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Osage, IAMason City, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.9%13.1%
Reviews for Osage    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I was born and raised in Osage and the surrounding farm community. Osage is a very friendly place to live, and with only about 3000 people it is a very intimate  More

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Reviews for Mason City    8 Reviews

I am from the area originally and have lived several places. I recently moved back from Arizona. I moved back to help with my elderly parents. If I did not have  More

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Over 13 years ago

Where to begin?? Murder,arson,abductions,beastialty,gang killings,meth labs,pantie thiefs. High utility bills, no jobs, corrupt police, evil judges, minus 40 below wind  More

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Over 14 years ago

Unless you have a tie to Mason City, such as family, don't even consider this desolate town. The population is declining rapidly for a reason. You are on an island,  More

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