Osceola vs Vista

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

Osceola and Vista 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 46 in Vista). Vista has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $32,245 in Osceola). Since 2019, Vista's population has grown faster (-2.1% vs -7.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Osceola	Vista
Population	955	46
Median age	43.6 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$32,245	$48,750
Median home value	$127,900	—
Median gross rent	$516	—
Housing units	554	18
Homeownership rate	54.6%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Osceola	Vista
Population	1,032 → 955 (-7.5%)	47 → 46 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$26,224 → $32,245 (+23.0%)	$42,083 → $48,750 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$73,100 → $127,900 (+75.0%)	$45,000 → $48,300 (+7.3%)
Median gross rent	$423 → $516 (+22.0%)	—

Osceola

Population

1,032955

Median household income

$26,224$32,245

Median home value

$73,100$127,900

Median gross rent

$423$516

Vista

Population

4746

Median household income

$42,083$48,750

Median home value

$45,000$48,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Osceola	Vista
Under 5	5.9%	4.3%
5 to 17	13.9%	28.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.7%	8.7%
35 to 44	10.1%	37.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	6.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	4.3%
65 to 74	20.7%	4.3%
75 and over	8.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

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

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Osceola	Vista
No high school diploma	17.1%	19.4%
High school graduate	29.3%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	12.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Osceola	Vista
Drove alone	55.7%	88.5%
Carpooled	25.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.4%	11.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	0.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Osceola	Vista
1-unit, detached	70.6%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Osceola	Vista
Poverty rate	30.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.00	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	9
Median year structure built	1961	1986