Osage County, Missouri

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 13,379
Median household income: $75,355
Median home value: $205,700

Home to 13,379 residents, Osage County is one of Missouri's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $75,355, its median household income sits above Missouri's $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Osage County's population declined 1.7% from 13,615 to 13,379, while its median household income rose 22.2% from $61,687 to $75,355.

79.1% of workers drive to work alone. 79.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,379
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $75,355
Median home value: $205,700
Median gross rent: $644
Housing units: 6,490
Homeownership rate: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,61513,379

Median household income

$61,687$75,355

Median home value

$151,900$205,700

Median gross rent

$535$644

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,615	$61,687	$151,900	$535
2020	13,613	$62,087	$159,000	$566
2021	13,372	$67,088	$166,300	$580
2022	13,374	$70,313	$183,000	$592
2023	13,379	$75,355	$205,700	$644

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	729	5.4%
5 to 17	2,364	17.7%
18 to 24	1,230	9.2%
25 to 34	1,493	11.2%
35 to 44	1,557	11.6%
45 to 54	1,664	12.4%
55 to 64	1,966	14.7%
65 to 74	1,411	10.5%
75 and over	965	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,972	97.0%
Black or African American	21	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	0.3%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	204	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	141	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	724	8.0%
High school graduate	3,577	39.5%
Some college or associate's	2,508	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,610	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	637	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,243	79.1%
Carpooled	707	10.7%
Public transit	62	0.9%
Walked	104	1.6%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	456	6.9%
Other means	47	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,747	28.3%
15 to 29 min	2,037	33.0%
30 to 44 min	1,646	26.7%
45 to 59 min	389	6.3%
60+ min	350	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 10.1% (1,318 of 13,057)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,556	68.7%
Nonfamily households	1,617	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,173	79.7%
Vacant	1,317	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,203	81.2%
Renter-occupied	970	18.8%

1-unit, detached79.6%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,169	79.6%
1-unit, attached	96	1.5%
2 to 4 units	309	4.8%
5 to 19 units	348	5.4%
20 or more units	26	0.4%
Mobile home & other	542	8.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 29151
State: Missouri
Land area: 607 sq mi
Water area: 6.85 sq mi
Center point: 38.4643, -91.8595

Cities & places

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