Osceola vs South Bend

A side-by-side comparison of Osceola and South Bend: population, income, housing, and more.

Osceola and South Bend are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Bend has the higher population (102,866 vs 2,583 in Osceola). Osceola has the higher median household income ($63,063 vs $52,512 in South Bend). Osceola has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $124,500 in South Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Osceola	South Bend
Population	2,583	102,866
Median age	39.5 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,063	$52,512
Median home value	$178,300	$124,500
Median gross rent	$1,346	$1,000
Housing units	1,020	47,558
Homeownership rate	84.2%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Osceola	South Bend
Population	2,707 → 2,583 (-4.6%)	102,037 → 102,866 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$54,847 → $63,063 (+15.0%)	$40,265 → $52,512 (+30.4%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $178,300 (+59.8%)	$85,200 → $124,500 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$945 → $1,346 (+42.4%)	$789 → $1,000 (+26.7%)

Osceola

Population

2,7072,583

Median household income

$54,847$63,063

Median home value

$111,600$178,300

Median gross rent

$945$1,346

South Bend

Population

102,037102,866

Median household income

$40,265$52,512

Median home value

$85,200$124,500

Median gross rent

$789$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Osceola	South Bend
Under 5	4.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.5%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.9%
25 to 34	11.0%	15.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	17.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	10.9%	8.8%
75 and over	4.3%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Osceola	South Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	50.7%
Black or African American	4.2%	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.2%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Osceola	South Bend
No high school diploma	7.9%	12.3%
High school graduate	32.9%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Osceola	South Bend
Drove alone	73.2%	71.4%
Carpooled	10.4%	11.8%
Public transit	1.3%	1.7%
Walked	0.9%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.1%
Worked from home	12.2%	10.0%
Other means	1.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Osceola	South Bend
1-unit, detached	96.4%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Osceola	South Bend
Poverty rate	14.1%	22.6%
Average household size	2.53	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1959	1955