CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Osceola

Iowa · 4,164 residents · 7.26 sq mi

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With 4,164 people, Osceola is a city in Iowa. At a median age of 38.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $39,200. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Iowa median by roughly 26%. Households take in $19,422 at the median, 36% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,164

−11%vs 2000

vs 4,659 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(294)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(286)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(288)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(247)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(214)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(572)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(601)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(337)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(390)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(390)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410%(415)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.1%(130)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,422

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,701 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,916

−31%vs 2000

vs $17,244 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,200

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$285

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $467 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.6%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.4% in 2000

32.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(4,306)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino6.2%(291)

Asian0.6%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(4,140)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(6)

Asian0.6%(24)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.8%(1,261)

Central American1.8%(98)

South American1.4%(79)

Colombian1.4%(79)

Guatemalan1%(57)

Honduran0.7%(41)

Asian origin

Laotian0.5%(28)

Pacific Islander origin

Chuukese0.8%(42)

Ancestry

German17.8%(984)

English13.1%(723)

Irish7.3%(403)

American4.5%(248)

French1.6%(91)

Swedish1.6%(89)

Norwegian1.5%(83)

Scottish1.3%(70)

Danish1.2%(68)

Dutch1%(55)

British0.9%(47)

Greek0.4%(22)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(16)

Czech0.1%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 15.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married18.6%(420)

Married61.2%(1,383)

Widowed5%(112)

Divorced15.3%(346)

Women 15+

Never married19.1%(419)

Married53.8%(1,179)

Widowed10.4%(228)

Divorced16.7%(367)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−13.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.5%

+22.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.8%

−17.6 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.0%

+13.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.3%

−14.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.7%(73)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.2%(88)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.7%(122)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 273 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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