Osceola Mills vs Sandy

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

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

Osceola Mills has the higher population (1,165 vs 853 in Sandy). Osceola Mills has the higher median household income ($60,750 vs $53,250 in Sandy). Sandy has the higher median home value ($136,600 vs $104,500 in Osceola Mills).

Population, income & housing

	Osceola Mills	Sandy
Population	1,165	853
Median age	44.5 yrs	57.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,750	$53,250
Median home value	$104,500	$136,600
Median gross rent	$835	$900
Housing units	583	626
Homeownership rate	87.8%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Osceola Mills	Sandy
Population	1,115 → 1,165 (+4.5%)	1,401 → 853 (-39.1%)
Median household income	$48,500 → $60,750 (+25.3%)	$47,450 → $53,250 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$77,200 → $104,500 (+35.4%)	$106,600 → $136,600 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $835 (+23.7%)	$1,000 → $900 (-10.0%)

Osceola Mills

Population

1,1151,165

Median household income

$48,500$60,750

Median home value

$77,200$104,500

Median gross rent

$675$835

Sandy

Population

1,401853

Median household income

$47,450$53,250

Median home value

$106,600$136,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Osceola Mills	Sandy
Under 5	4.2%	2.0%
5 to 17	9.4%	10.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	2.0%
35 to 44	14.9%	9.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	22.5%
55 to 64	18.8%	14.1%
65 to 74	6.9%	22.0%
75 and over	8.2%	17.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Osceola Mills	Sandy
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Osceola Mills	Sandy
No high school diploma	5.6%	9.4%
High school graduate	52.4%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Osceola Mills	Sandy
Drove alone	73.5%	76.5%
Carpooled	16.1%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	20.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Osceola Mills	Sandy
1-unit, detached	78.0%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Osceola Mills	Sandy
Poverty rate	13.3%	16.2%
Average household size	2.21	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	32	14
Median year structure built	1938	1953