Osceola

Population: 5,495
Median household income: $62,363
Median home value: $145,300

Located in Clarke County, Iowa, Osceola is a community with a population of 5,495. Its median household income of $62,363 runs below the Clarke County figure of $66,821.

Between 2019 and 2023, Osceola's population grew 7.7% from 5,103 to 5,495, while its median home value rose 51.8% from $95,700 to $145,300.

12.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 56.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,495
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,363
Median home value: $145,300
Median gross rent: $832
Housing units: 2,795
Homeownership rate: 56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1035,495

Median household income

$49,443$62,363

Median home value

$95,700$145,300

Median gross rent

$773$832

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,103	$49,443	$95,700	$773
2020	5,160	$50,696	$90,600	$582
2021	5,412	$55,149	$101,800	$545
2022	5,455	$55,208	$108,100	$630
2023	5,495	$62,363	$145,300	$832

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	479	8.7%
5 to 17	798	14.5%
18 to 24	508	9.2%
25 to 34	640	11.6%
35 to 44	593	10.8%
45 to 54	678	12.3%
55 to 64	781	14.2%
65 to 74	557	10.1%
75 and over	461	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,647	66.4%
Black or African American	2	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	39	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	364	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,443	26.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	707	19.1%
High school graduate	1,650	44.5%
Some college or associate's	892	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	313	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	148	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,999	80.1%
Carpooled	248	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	60	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	174	7.0%
Other means	15	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,581	68.1%
15 to 29 min	29	1.2%
30 to 44 min	125	5.4%
45 to 59 min	439	18.9%
60+ min	148	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 15.3% (816 of 5,323)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,555	64.2%
Nonfamily households	869	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,424	86.7%
Vacant	371	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,358	56.0%
Renter-occupied	1,066	44.0%

1-unit, detached62.5%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units12.2%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,747	62.5%
1-unit, attached	90	3.2%
2 to 4 units	301	10.8%
5 to 19 units	194	6.9%
20 or more units	342	12.2%
Mobile home & other	121	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1959835
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.33 sq mi
Center point: 41.0350, -93.7866