Osceola vs St. Croix Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Osceola and St. Croix Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Osceola and St. Croix Falls are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Osceola has the higher population (2,818 vs 2,469 in St. Croix Falls). St. Croix Falls has the higher median household income ($63,179 vs $61,029 in Osceola). St. Croix Falls has the higher median home value ($216,500 vs $210,800 in Osceola).

Population, income & housing

	Osceola	St. Croix Falls
Population	2,818	2,469
Median age	35.1 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,029	$63,179
Median home value	$210,800	$216,500
Median gross rent	$1,019	$864
Housing units	1,366	1,122
Homeownership rate	57.5%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Osceola	St. Croix Falls
Population	2,511 → 2,818 (+12.2%)	1,943 → 2,469 (+27.1%)
Median household income	$44,855 → $61,029 (+36.1%)	$47,500 → $63,179 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$149,500 → $210,800 (+41.0%)	$156,100 → $216,500 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $1,019 (+24.0%)	$738 → $864 (+17.1%)

Osceola

Population

2,5112,818

Median household income

$44,855$61,029

Median home value

$149,500$210,800

Median gross rent

$822$1,019

St. Croix Falls

Population

1,9432,469

Median household income

$47,500$63,179

Median home value

$156,100$216,500

Median gross rent

$738$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Osceola	St. Croix Falls
Under 5	7.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	18.3%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.0%
45 to 54	5.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	8.3%	9.6%
75 and over	11.6%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Osceola	St. Croix Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Osceola	St. Croix Falls
No high school diploma	11.6%	12.0%
High school graduate	31.0%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Osceola	St. Croix Falls
Drove alone	83.4%	76.4%
Carpooled	7.6%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	8.5%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Osceola	St. Croix Falls
1-unit, detached	50.2%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	17.7%
20 or more units	11.9%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Osceola	St. Croix Falls
Poverty rate	13.9%	7.0%
Average household size	2.08	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	1979	1977