Housing data for Owasa, IA

Owasa, IA has an estimated 25 residents and 16 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Hardin County.

0.0% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
25 (±14)
Housing units
16 (±8)
Households that rent
0.0%
Residents since 2015–2019
+13.6%

Housing in Owasa at a glance

  • Renters and owners: 0.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $1,250 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 87.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 62.6% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 81.3% heat with utility gas (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 15.9 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +13.6% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 25.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Owasa against Hardin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
OwasaHardin CountyIowaUnited States
Residents25 (±14)16,639 (exact)3,210,507 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units16 (±8)8,011 (±45)1,437,699 (±523)143,775,355
Households that rent0.0% (±65.0 points)26.4% (±3.1 points)28.3% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$795 (±$42)$972 (±$6)$1,413
Median household income—$65,069 (±$4,846)$75,059 (±$418)$80,734
Median home value—$122,500 (±$7,470)$208,000 (±$1,141)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,250 (±$899)$1,683 (±$87)$2,897 (±$13)$3,119
Built before 198062.6% (±122.0 points)83.8% (±4.7 points)61.5% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute15.9 minutes (±10.5)21.6 minutes (±1.5)19.8 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband87.5% (±22.4 points)85.4% (±2.5 points)88.9% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents67.5 years (±19.5)45.4 years (±0.4)38.6 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Owasa covers 0.6 square miles of land, about 44 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Owasa has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents22 (±13)25 (±14)+13.6%Not a measurable change
Housing units16 (±9)16 (±8)0.0%Not a measurable change
Households that rent0.0% (±61.7 points)0.0% (±65.0 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot 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 Hardin County

Owasa has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Hardin County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Hardin County recorded 374 violent and 663 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 Owasa

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Iowa Falls6.8 mi$831$123,80038.8%
Eldora7.2 mi$750$133,00030.9%
Steamboat Rock7.3 mi$771$105,80026.0%
Buckeye8.8 mi——43.8%
Hubbard10 mi$632$106,1009.9%
Alden11 mi$621$107,90031.5%
New Providence11 mi$613$82,50022.7%
Ackley11 mi$669$103,90018.7%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Owasa, fiscal year 2027

Hardin County, IA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$688$709$927$1,196$1,335

HUD income limits for Owasa, fiscal year 2026

Hardin County, IA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$19,800$32,950$52,750
2 people$22,600$37,650$60,250
3 people$27,320$42,350$67,800
4 people$33,000$47,050$75,300
5 people$38,680$50,850$81,350
6 people$44,360$54,600$87,350
7 people$50,040$58,350$93,400
8 people$55,720$62,150$99,400

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Hardin County, IA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $90,100.

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 Owasa

Is Owasa growing?

In Owasa, the number of residents went from 22 in 2015–2019 to 25 in 2020–2024 (+13.6%), not a measurable change.

Sources

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 Owasa city, Iowa (place:60555, 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 .

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