Housing data for Osage Township (Bates County), MO

Osage Township (Bates County), MO has an estimated 2,047 residents and 828 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Bates County.

22.0% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $907 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
2,047 (±306)
Housing units
828 (±129)
Households that rent
22.0%
Median gross rent
$907
Residents since 2015–2019
+7.1%

What stands out in Osage Township (Bates County)

Median home value: $97,200 (±$18,980) in Osage Township (Bates County), lower than in Bates County ($170,800).

Median real estate taxes: $624 (±$90) in Osage Township (Bates County), lower than in Bates County ($1,039).

Housing in Osage Township (Bates County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $907 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $905 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 35.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 22.0% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $51,625 median household income
  • Home values: $97,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,053 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $624 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.4% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 61.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 62.2% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 32.5% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 31.5 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +7.1% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 15.8% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 3.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Osage Township (Bates County) against Bates County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Osage Township (Bates County)Bates CountyMissouriUnited States
Residents2,047 (±306)16,186 (exact)6,191,814 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units828 (±129)7,192 (±29)2,825,287 (±1,043)143,775,355
Households that rent22.0% (±7.6 points)25.1% (±3.1 points)31.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$907 (±$299)$786 (±$73)$1,033 (±$6)$1,413
Median household income$51,625 (±$12,542)$60,733 (±$4,639)$70,702 (±$325)$80,734
Median home value$97,200 (±$18,980)$170,800 (±$12,266)$230,300 (±$880)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$624 (±$90)$1,039 (±$92)$1,948 (±$11)$3,119
Built before 198062.2% (±14.1 points)55.8% (±4.8 points)52.8% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute31.5 minutes (±5.6)32.8 minutes (±2.3)23.5 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband85.8% (±5.5 points)85.0% (±2.4 points)89.3% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents39.4 years (±4.6)41.4 years (±0.5)39.0 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Osage Township (Bates County) covers 42.4 square miles of land, about 48 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Osage Township (Bates County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,912 (±213)2,047 (±306)+7.1%Not a measurable change
Housing units860 (±72)828 (±129)−3.7%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$575 (±$106)$907 (±$299)+57.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$62,400 (±$9,448)$97,200 (±$18,980)+55.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$42,250 (±$8,284)$51,625 (±$12,542)+22.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$898 (±$146)$1,053 (±$145)+17.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$501 (±$56)$624 (±$90)+24.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent24.0% (±6.5 points)22.0% (±7.6 points)−2.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±15.7 points)0.0% (±19.7 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 Bates County

Osage Township (Bates County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Bates County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Bates County recorded 624 violent and 1,023 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.

ZIP codes in Osage Township (Bates County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6477921%2,688$919$120,600$54,183

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Osage Township (Bates County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Rich Hill0.3 mi$900$75,60024.9%
Lone Oak Township6.3 mi——0.0%
New Home Township6.6 mi——14.8%
Prairie Township (Bates County)7.3 mi——56.0%
Osage Township (Vernon County)7.4 mi—$121,40029.7%
Metz8.0 mi——0.0%
Metz Township8.0 mi—$308,3000.0%
Howard Township (Bates County)9.1 mi$685$175,6007.0%

Places in Missouri most like Osage Township (Bates County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Rich Hill$900$75,600$47,16724.9%
Windsor Township$904$104,700$51,71917.2%
Goodman$863$117,200$54,25018.8%
Alba$865$83,200$51,51032.3%
Castor Township$765$101,900$57,12523.1%
Kidder$791$82,900$62,50027.6%

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 Missouri.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Osage Township (Bates County), fiscal year 2027

Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$834$839$1,098$1,402$1,835

HUD income limits for Osage Township (Bates County), fiscal year 2026

Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$17,700$29,450$47,150
2 people$21,640$33,650$53,850
3 people$27,320$37,850$60,600
4 people$33,000$42,050$67,300
5 people$38,680$45,450$72,700
6 people$44,360$48,800$78,100
7 people$50,040$52,150$83,500
8 people$55,550$55,550$88,850

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $84,100.

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 Osage Township (Bates County)

What is the average rent in Osage Township (Bates County), MO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Osage Township (Bates County) is $907 (±$299) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many renters are there in Osage Township (Bates County)?

Osage Township (Bates County) has an estimated 158 (±60) renting households, 22.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Osage Township (Bates County)?

The median household income in Osage Township (Bates County) is $51,625 (±$12,542) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Osage Township (Bates County), MO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $97,200 (±$18,980) for owner-occupied homes in Osage Township (Bates County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Osage Township (Bates County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Osage Township (Bates County), MO is $1,053 (±$145) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Osage Township (Bates County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Osage Township (Bates County), MO is $624 (±$90) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Osage Township (Bates County) growing?

In Osage Township (Bates County), the number of residents went from 1,912 in 2015–2019 to 2,047 in 2020–2024 (+7.1%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Osage Township (Bates County)?

The ZIP code that covers Osage Township (Bates County) is 64779.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 64779?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 64779 is $919 (±$242) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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 Osage township, Bates County, Missouri (county subdivision:55028, in state:29 county:013).

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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