2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Oskaloosa, IA vs Ottumwa, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Ottumwa, is 11% less than it is in Oskaloosa and is 43% below the National Average.
- Oskaloosa unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Ottumwa unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Oskaloosa, IAOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.9%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.3%22.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.4%7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,204$26,972$37,638
 Household Income$54,216$48,198$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,686$54,955$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oskaloosa, IAOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.0%12.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.7%6.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.0%12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.8%11.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.8%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.2%10.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.9%4.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.9%2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oskaloosa, IAOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.4%8.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.7%1.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care1.1%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.8%16.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.0%1.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%7.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving24.5%29.1%13.1%
Reviews for Oskaloosa    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Iowa's weather is extremely unpredictable, but that's just the way it is. I personally hate snow and cold, so I'm not a fan of Iowa winters, but spring and summer are  More

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Over 14 years ago

Website lists the population @ 14,956 w/ a decrease of -.56 since 2000. I show the 2000 population as 11,066.Something is  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 15 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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