Gerster vs Osceola

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

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

Osceola has the higher population (955 vs 8 in Gerster). Gerster has the higher median household income ($43,750 vs $32,245 in Osceola). Osceola has the higher median home value ($127,900 vs $45,000 in Gerster).

Population, income & housing

	Gerster	Osceola
Population	8	955
Median age	68.0 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$32,245
Median home value	$45,000	$127,900
Median gross rent	—	$516
Housing units	25	554
Homeownership rate	100.0%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gerster	Osceola
Population	20 → 8 (-60.0%)	1,032 → 955 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$24,464 → $43,750 (+78.8%)	$26,224 → $32,245 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $45,000 (+350.0%)	$73,100 → $127,900 (+75.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$423 → $516 (+22.0%)

Gerster

Population

208

Median household income

$24,464$43,750

Median home value

$9,999$45,000

Osceola

Population

1,032955

Median household income

$26,224$32,245

Median home value

$73,100$127,900

Median gross rent

$423$516

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gerster	Osceola
Under 5	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.7%
35 to 44	25.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.7%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.1%
65 to 74	62.5%	20.7%
75 and over	12.5%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gerster	Osceola
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gerster	Osceola
No high school diploma	0.0%	17.1%
High school graduate	75.0%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gerster	Osceola
Drove alone	100.0%	55.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	25.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gerster	Osceola
1-unit, detached	96.0%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Gerster	Osceola
Poverty rate	0.0%	30.4%
Average household size	2.00	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1967	1961