Osceola is home to 2,593 people in Indiana. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. 734 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $196,900. Density works out to 1,921 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 6%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,503, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Osceola
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate5.3% → 14.5%(+9.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.4% → 28.6%(+22.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants87.7% → 82.5%(−5.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)45%(113)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.5%(34)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.8%(110)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 251 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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Over time
Osceola, decade by decade
Osceola population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,999
$75,739
$118,323
6.4%
2.0
2000
1,859
$79,528
$141,178
8.7%
5.7
2010
2,463
$66,649
$151,625
10.2%
15.1
2020
2,590
$65,347
$160,110
23.9%
32.3
2024
2,593
$66,503
$196,900
28.6%
37.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
