Otho ZIP Codes — Webster County, IA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	94	14.5%
18 and over	556	85.5%
65 and over	169	26.0%
Median age	56.5 years

Group	Count	%
White	619	94.4%
Two or more races	21	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6	0.9%
Other race	6	0.9%
Black or African American	4	0.6%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	5.1%
$10k–$15k	1.6%
$15k–$25k	17.6%
$25k–$35k	8.0%
$35k–$50k	11.2%
$50k–$75k	16.6%
$75k–$100k	9.9%
$100k–$150k	18.8%
$150k–$200k	5.4%
$200k+	5.8%
Median income	$56,979

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$86,000
Median rent / month	$550
Owner occupied	85.9%
Renter occupied	14.1%
Vacant	0.9%
Single-family detached	79.7%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	9.2%
Median rooms	5.3
Avg household size (owned)	2.22

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	3.2%
2000–2009	2.5%
1990–1999	10.4%
1980–1989	5.1%
1970–1979	24.4%
1960–1969	9.8%
1950–1959	5.7%
1940–1949	4.7%
1939 or earlier	34.2%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.6%
1 bedroom	12.3%
2 bedrooms	46.2%
3 bedrooms	29.7%
4 bedrooms	8.2%
5+ bedrooms	2.8%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	2.9%
1 vehicle	30.4%
2 vehicles	28.8%
3 or more	38.0%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	69.0%
Electricity	15.7%
Propane / LP gas	15.3%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	169	54.0%
Cohabiting couple	1	0.3%
Male householder, no spouse	51	16.3%
Female householder, no spouse	92	29.4%
Households with children under 18	38	12.1%
Households with seniors (65+)	142	45.4%
Average household size	2.08

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	19.3%	18.3%
Married	68.9%	56.9%
Separated	0.8%	0.0%
Widowed	8.0%	17.3%
Divorced	3.0%	7.5%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	87.2%
Bachelor's or higher	12.1%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	11	13.3%
Kindergarten	9	10.8%
Elementary school	36	43.4%
High school	6	7.2%
College / grad school	21	25.3%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	26.4%
Service	13.8%
Sales & office	14.9%
Natural resources & construction	24.9%
Production & transportation	20.1%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	67.3%
Government	18.9%
Self-employed	13.2%
Unpaid family workers	0.6%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	90.5%
Carpool	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.6%
Other means	0.0%
Avg commute (minutes)	19.5

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	43.8%
Retirement income	17.6%
Supplemental Security	7.0%
Cash public assistance	0.0%
Food stamps / SNAP	7.3%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	34.4%
High cholesterol	33.0%
Heart disease	7.3%
Stroke	3.3%
Asthma	9.7%
Arthritis	26.4%
Kidney disease	3.1%
Pulmonary disease	7.7%
Cancer	7.4%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	20.9%
No physical activity	25.1%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	31.8%
Fair or poor health	13.8%
Poor mental health	13.7%
Poor physical health	10.5%
No health insurance	9.5%
Visited doctor (checkup)	75.8%
Visited dentist	65.3%
Cholesterol screening	89.0%
Teeth loss	13.8%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	35	6.3%

Disability	%
Any disability	22.9%
Under 18	0.0%
18–64 years	17.3%
65 and over	48.5%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	73.5%
Public insurance	44.2%
Uninsured under 19	11.3%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	608	93.5%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	648	99.7%
Born in same state	648	99.7%
Born in different state	515	79.2%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	2	0.3%
Not a US citizen	2	100.0%