ZIP 52161 · Ossian
Who lives in ZIP code 52161 (Ossian, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ossian, IA · Winneshiek County
uszips 2026
People1,532
Median age35.7
Household income$87,870
Home value$172,784
Median rent$781/mo
Poverty11.5%
College degree+26.3%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 564
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.5% are 65 or older; 69.6% are adults.
Household income
39.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,596.
Education (adults 25+)
40.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.4%
- Never married
- 25.0%
- Divorced
- 7.3%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 63.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.8%
- Rent burden
- 23.8%
- Men / women
- 57% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 21.9%
- Farmers
- 17.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.0%
- Veterans
- 7.9%
- With a disability
- 8.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.