Housing data for Otho, IA
Otho, IA has an estimated 380 residents and 243 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Webster County.
27.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $665 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 380 (±73)
- Housing units
- 243 (±40)
- Households that rent
- 27.5%
- Median gross rent
- $665
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −14.0%
What stands out in Otho
Median home value: $89,900 (±$12,327) in Otho, lower than in Webster County ($153,800).
Median real estate taxes: $1,243 (±$106) in Otho, lower than in Webster County ($2,138).
Median household income: $43,482 (±$7,347) in Otho, lower than in Webster County ($68,975).
Households without a vehicle: 1.7% (±2.0 points) in Otho, lower than in Webster County (6.7%).
Housing in Otho at a glance
- Median rent: $665 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $769 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 45.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 27.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $43,482 median household income
- Home values: $89,900 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,044 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,243 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 45.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 84.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 73.8% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 16.1 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: −14.0% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 13.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 1.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Otho against Webster County, its state and the nation
| Otho | Webster County | Iowa | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 380 (±73) | 36,886 (exact) | 3,210,507 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 243 (±40) | 17,082 (±72) | 1,437,699 (±523) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 27.5% (±12.8 points) | 29.7% (±2.7 points) | 28.3% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $665 (±$256) | $785 (±$36) | $972 (±$6) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $43,482 (±$7,347) | $68,975 (±$4,434) | $75,059 (±$418) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $89,900 (±$12,327) | $153,800 (±$5,022) | $208,000 (±$1,141) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,243 (±$106) | $2,138 (±$125) | $2,897 (±$13) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 84.9% (±16.2 points) | 77.9% (±3.9 points) | 61.5% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 16.1 minutes (±2.4) | 20.2 minutes (±1.6) | 19.8 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 68.7% (±11.8 points) | 87.3% (±1.8 points) | 88.9% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 55.1 years (±5.7) | 39.7 years (±0.5) | 38.6 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Otho covers 0.4 square miles of land, about 858 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Otho has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 442 (±66) | 380 (±73) | −14.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 251 (±34) | 243 (±40) | −3.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $541 (±$28) | $665 (±$256) | +22.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $73,500 (±$8,173) | $89,900 (±$12,327) | +22.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $44,861 (±$7,920) | $43,482 (±$7,347) | −3.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $861 (±$73) | $1,044 (±$178) | +21.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,183 (±$104) | $1,243 (±$106) | +5.1% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 26.2% (±8.0 points) | 27.5% (±12.8 points) | +1.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±29.9 points) | 0.0% (±31.2 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Webster County
Otho has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Webster County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Webster County recorded 730 violent and 2,065 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Otho
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Dodge | 6.2 mi | $785 | $144,100 | 35.6% |
| Lehigh | 6.6 mi | $669 | $75,000 | 26.5% |
| Moorland | 7.6 mi | — | $105,900 | 9.3% |
| Duncombe | 8.4 mi | $656 | $117,100 | 43.0% |
| Callender | 8.5 mi | $444 | $107,100 | 13.3% |
| Harcourt | 11 mi | $550 | $85,000 | 20.7% |
| Dayton | 12 mi | $523 | $114,800 | 30.9% |
| Gowrie | 12 mi | $750 | $109,900 | 22.0% |
Places in Iowa most like Otho
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon | $664 | $97,700 | $39,816 | 34.2% |
| Corydon | $776 | $92,400 | $51,250 | 32.8% |
| Earling | $815 | $125,000 | $43,750 | 23.9% |
| New Market | $832 | $102,700 | $50,000 | 21.3% |
| Dow City | $747 | $126,900 | $48,421 | 35.4% |
| Allerton | $641 | $67,900 | $46,989 | 26.5% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Iowa.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Otho, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $667 | $709 | $927 | $1,191 | $1,549 |
HUD income limits for Otho, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,650 | $34,450 | $55,100 |
| 2 people | $23,600 | $39,400 | $63,000 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $44,300 | $70,850 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $49,200 | $78,700 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $53,150 | $85,000 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $57,100 | $91,300 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $61,050 | $97,600 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $64,950 | $103,900 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Webster County, IA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $98,400.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Otho
How many renters are there in Otho?
Otho has an estimated 64 (±34) renting households, 27.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Otho?
The median household income in Otho is $43,482 (±$7,347) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Otho, IA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $89,900 (±$12,327) for owner-occupied homes in Otho (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Otho?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Otho, IA is $1,044 (±$178) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Otho?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Otho, IA is $1,243 (±$106) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Otho?
Otho, IA has an estimated 243 (±40) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Otho growing?
In Otho, the number of residents went from 442 in 2015–2019 to 380 in 2020–2024 (−14.0%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Otho city, Iowa
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Otho city, Iowa
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Otho city, Iowa
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Otho city, Iowa
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Otho city, Iowa
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Otho city, Iowa
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Otho city, Iowa
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Webster County, IA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Webster County, IA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Otho city, Iowa (place:60105, in state:19).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .