Osage County is a county of 13,402 people in Missouri. Few US counties rank higher on income. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $639 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,681, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Osage County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$105,603 → $223,300(+111%)US over the same years: +67%
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)25.2%(146)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.6%(73)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.4%(246)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(32)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 580 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
Osage County, decade by decade
Osage County 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
12,018
$59,961
$105,603
7.1%
2.2
2000
13,062
$72,074
$153,201
10.4%
4.4
2010
13,878
$65,809
$173,204
13.2%
4.0
2020
13,274
$75,252
$192,714
20.4%
10.8
2024
13,402
$76,681
$223,300
24.7%
8.4
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.
