Osceola

Population: 6,807
Median household income: $40,783
Median home value: $108,700

Located in Mississippi County, Arkansas, Osceola is a community with a population of 6,807. At $40,783, its median household income sits below Mississippi County's $53,428.

From 2019 to 2023, Osceola's population declined 1.5% from 6,908 to 6,807, while its median home value rose 33.9% from $81,200 to $108,700.

Households average 2.48 people. The median gross rent is $832.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,807
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $40,783
Median home value: $108,700
Median gross rent: $832
Housing units: 3,224
Homeownership rate: 40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Unemployment rate: 13.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9086,807

Median household income

$31,436$40,783

Median home value

$81,200$108,700

Median gross rent

$640$832

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,908	$31,436	$81,200	$640
2020	6,786	$37,871	$87,500	$663
2021	7,016	$38,826	$88,400	$705
2022	6,911	$44,492	$98,400	$809
2023	6,807	$40,783	$108,700	$832

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 2415.8%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	496	7.3%
5 to 17	1,202	17.7%
18 to 24	1,073	15.8%
25 to 34	784	11.5%
35 to 44	749	11.0%
45 to 54	912	13.4%
55 to 64	673	9.9%
65 to 74	604	8.9%
75 and over	314	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,160	31.7%
Black or African American	3,861	56.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	40	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	374	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	372	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate47.2%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	647	16.0%
High school graduate	1,906	47.2%
Some college or associate's	1,122	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	279	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	82	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled19.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,048	76.0%
Carpooled	518	19.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	80	3.0%
Other means	48	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,572	60.1%
15 to 29 min	473	18.1%
30 to 44 min	223	8.5%
45 to 59 min	102	3.9%
60+ min	244	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 27.0% (1,759 of 6,512)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,705	64.9%
Nonfamily households	922	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,627	81.5%
Vacant	597	18.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,065	40.5%
Renter-occupied	1,562	59.5%

1-unit, detached59.3%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units29.1%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,912	59.3%
1-unit, attached	82	2.5%
2 to 4 units	937	29.1%
5 to 19 units	172	5.3%
20 or more units	14	0.4%
Mobile home & other	107	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0552580
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.6902, -89.9883