Osceola

Population: 867
Median household income: $85,673
Median home value: $143,800

Osceola is a community in Polk County, Nebraska, home to 867 residents. At $85,673, its median household income sits above Polk County's $71,771.

Between 2019 and 2023, Osceola's population declined 6.2% from 924 to 867, while its median home value rose 60.3% from $89,700 to $143,800.

The median resident is 41.1 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 14.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 867
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $85,673
Median home value: $143,800
Median gross rent: $611
Housing units: 355
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

924867

Median household income

$59,000$85,673

Median home value

$89,700$143,800

Median gross rent

$563$611

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	924	$59,000	$89,700	$563
2020	826	$68,365	$88,400	$572
2021	834	$74,444	$94,100	$608
2022	803	$77,031	$112,500	$604
2023	867	$85,673	$143,800	$611

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	6.5%
5 to 17	97	11.2%
18 to 24	119	13.7%
25 to 34	88	10.1%
35 to 44	100	11.5%
45 to 54	121	14.0%
55 to 64	87	10.0%
65 to 74	114	13.1%
75 and over	85	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	746	86.0%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.5%
Asian	4	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	76	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's40.3%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	4.5%
High school graduate	212	35.6%
Some college or associate's	240	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	79	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	37	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	379	81.3%
Carpooled	28	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	47	10.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	260	57.3%
15 to 29 min	78	17.2%
30 to 44 min	83	18.3%
45 to 59 min	33	7.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 9.9% (82 of 827)

	Count	Share
Family households	207	62.0%
Nonfamily households	127	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	334	94.1%
Vacant	21	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	236	70.7%
Renter-occupied	98	29.3%

1-unit, detached83.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	295	83.1%
1-unit, attached	4	1.1%
2 to 4 units	27	7.6%
5 to 19 units	18	5.1%
20 or more units	2	0.6%
Mobile home & other	9	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3137525
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.92 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1785, -97.5500