2022 population: 6,036 ( 426 from 2010 , 160 from 2020)
Land area: 398.7 square miles
Population density: 15.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,229	86.63%	11.9%
Black:	52	0.86%	246.7%
Indian:	25	0.41%	31.6%
Asian:	95	1.57%	375.0%
2+ races:	68	1.13%	78.9%
Hispanic:	567	9.39%	31.9%

Total non-White:	807	13.37%	53.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	128	10.3
Deaths:	204	16.5
Net Migration:	-98	-7.9
Net Immigration:	9	0.7

Change in White population:	-708	-11.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	282	4.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,462
5,937	91.88%
15	0.23%
19	0.29%
20	0.31%
38	0.59%
430	6.65%
525	8.12%

2000
7,003
6,812	97.27%
8	0.11%
18	0.26%
14	0.20%
26	0.37%
125	1.78%
191	2.73%

1990
7,267
7,211	99.23%
4	0.06%
2	0.03%
19	0.26%
n/a
31	0.43%
56	0.77%

1980
8,371
8,301	99.16%
0	0.00%
34	0.41%
14	0.17%
n/a
22	0.26%
70	0.84%

1970
8,555
8,537	99.79%
1	0.01%
4	0.05%
11	0.13%
n/a
0	0.00%
18	0.21%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
691	9.9
742	10.6
-601	-8.6
27	0.4

-875	-12.5
334	4.8

Number	Rate
1990's
845	11.6
836	11.5
-438	-6.0
8	0.1

-399	-5.5
135	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
1,103	13.2
918	11.0
-1,294	-15.5
n/a

-1,090	-13.0
-14	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-603	-7.0
n/a

-236	-2.8
52	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Osceola County, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.0
1,394	23.1%
4,642	76.9%
1,346	22.3%

2,631
2.29

1,583	60.2%
1,281	80.9%
157	9.9%
1,048	39.8%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
1,490	23.1%
4,972	76.9%
1,276	19.7%

2,682
2.37

1,787	66.6%
1,520	85.1%
95	5.3%
895	33.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
1,821	26.0%
5,182	74.0%
1,336	19.1%

2,778
2.48

1,943	69.9%
1,736	89.3%
81	4.2%
835	30.1%

1990
Number	Percent
36.3
2,003	27.6%
5,264	72.4%
1,406	19.3%

2,836
2.52

2,039	71.9%
1,877	92.1%
75	3.7%
797	28.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.6
2,343	28.0%
6,028	72.0%
1,441	17.2%

3,059
2.70

2,337	76.4%
2,119	90.7%
80	3.4%
722	23.6%

2022 Housing Data for Osceola County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	78	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	114	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	155	5.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	65	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	91	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	76	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	65	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	100	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	254	9.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	143	5.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	389	14.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	407	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	271	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	142	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	130	4.9%
$200,000 or more	151	5.7%

Median Household Income	67,561
Per Capita Income	35,657

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	103	3.9%
Public Assistance	62	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	231	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,597	80.1%
Unemployed	130	4.0%
In Armed Forces	8	0.2%

Total Labor Force	2,735	84.3%
Not in Labor Force	508	15.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,137	850	57.2%
Non-Profit	24	183	11.6%
Self-Employed	490	166	74.7%

Local Government	47	104	31.1%
State Government	33	12	73.3%
Federal Government	32	18	64.0%

Total Private + Self	1,627	1,016	61.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	136	317	30.0%
Total	1,763	1,333	56.9%

Pct. Govt.	7.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	480	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	485	15.7%
Professional, Technical	457	14.7%
Service Occupations	381	12.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	177	5.7%
All others	1,296	41.8%

White Collar		45.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	547	17.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	492	15.9%
Health care and social assistance	419	13.5%
Retail trade	253	8.2%
Construction	225	7.3%
Wholesale trade	205	6.6%
Educational services	191	6.2%
Other services	153	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	127	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	96	3.1%
Public administration	90	2.9%
Finance and insurance	87	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	66	2.1%
Accommodation and food services	58	1.9%
Utilities	47	1.5%
Information	35	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	415	6.75%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	125	2.03%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	100	1.63%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	25	0.41%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	50	0.81%
Indian	12	0.20%
Vietnamese	4	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,226	89.4%
Spanish	522	8.9%
Other Asian	48	0.8%
Other Indo-European	23	0.4%
German, other Germanic	19	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,581	42.0%
Dutch	1,074	17.5%
Irish	471	7.7%
Norwegian	431	7.0%
American	284	4.6%
English	147	2.4%
French	146	2.4%
French Canadian	119	1.9%
Swedish	90	1.5%
Danish	44	0.7%
Polish	41	0.7%
European	30	0.5%
Italian	25	0.4%
Scandinavian	21	0.3%
Scottish	20	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,964	97.0%
Not a citizen	185	3.0%

Native	5,825	94.7%
Foreign-born	324	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
288	6.6%	317	7.2%	1,666	38.1%	1,483	33.9%	431	9.9%	189	4.3%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	288	6.6%
9-12 Years	317	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,666	38.1%
Some College	1,483	33.9%
Bach. Degree	431	9.9%
Grad Degree	189	4.3%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,520	3,415	105	3.0%	4.4%
1991	3,581	3,465	116	3.2%	4.7%
1992	3,739	3,615	124	3.3%	4.5%
1993	3,632	3,519	113	3.1%	4.1%
1994	3,700	3,582	118	3.2%	3.6%
1995	3,759	3,629	130	3.5%	3.5%
1996	3,873	3,757	116	3.0%	3.6%
1997	3,786	3,681	105	2.8%	3.1%
1998	3,680	3,573	107	2.9%	2.8%
1999	3,960	3,864	96	2.4%	2.7%

2000	3,611	3,521	90	2.5%	2.7%
2001	3,691	3,576	115	3.1%	3.3%
2002	3,549	3,440	109	3.1%	4.0%
2003	3,481	3,351	130	3.7%	4.4%
2004	3,444	3,314	130	3.8%	4.5%
2005	3,436	3,299	137	4.0%	4.3%
2006	3,414	3,297	117	3.4%	3.7%
2007	3,352	3,240	112	3.3%	3.7%
2008	3,399	3,270	129	3.8%	4.1%
2009	3,304	3,100	204	6.2%	6.4%

2010	3,659	3,476	183	5.0%	6.1%
2011	3,543	3,382	161	4.5%	5.6%
2012	3,398	3,256	142	4.2%	5.1%
2013	3,414	3,283	131	3.8%	4.7%
2014	3,460	3,345	115	3.3%	4.2%
2015	3,545	3,445	100	2.8%	3.7%
2016	3,662	3,566	96	2.6%	3.6%
2017	3,602	3,527	75	2.1%	3.1%
2018	3,542	3,472	70	2.0%	2.6%
2019	3,563	3,494	69	1.9%	2.8%

2020	3,498	3,397	101	2.9%	5.3%
2021	3,554	3,477	77	2.2%	3.8%
2022	3,646	3,582	64	1.8%	2.7%
2023	3,648	3,578	70	1.9%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,885
Median Value	$114,800

Occupied	2,631	91.2%
Vacant	254	8.8%

Owned	1,996	75.9%
Rented	635	24.1%
Median Rent	$801

Single-Family Units	2,535	87.9%
Detached	2,517	87.2%
Attached	18	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	213	7.4%
Mobile Homes	19	0.7%

Osceola County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Osceola County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Osceola County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Osceola County, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Osceola County, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Osceola County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Osceola County, IA