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Osceola, NE

896 Population
0.9 square miles 971.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Polk County: 43.4 ±0.7
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Nebraska: 37.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,824 ±$3,946 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $37,673 ±$2,059
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $41,751 ±$384
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$81,250 ±$10,608 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $69,768 ±$3,459
  • a little higher than the amount in Nebraska: $76,475 ±$633
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.7% ±6.6% (109  ±59) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Polk County: 7.9% † 404 (±2.1% / ±106)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 10.6% 204,630 (±0.3% / ±5,789)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.9 minutes ±3.1 (7,800  ±2,150) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 20.8 50,995 (±1.6 / ±4,923)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 19.2 17,325,040 (±0.1 / ±147,565)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

352 ±59 Number of households
  • Polk County: 2,114 ±92
  • Nebraska: 797,847 ±2,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.6 (858  ±134) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 2.4 5,145 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • about the same as the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,931,011
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.3% ±5.8% (7  ±8) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Polk County: 9.7% † 95 (±4.6% / ±45)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 26,331 (±0.3% / ±1,201)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

366 ±63 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 2,531 ±20
  • Nebraska: 863,444 ±628
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$148,400 ±$26,647 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Polk County: $189,900 † ±$19,302
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Nebraska: $238,600 ±$1,365
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.5% ±4.5% (93  ±42.3) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Polk County: 5.5% † 282 (±1.4% / ±69.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 13.2% 257,994 (±0.3% / ±5,628.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.7% ±2.3% (588  ±85.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Polk County: 94% 3,459 (±5.6% / ±207.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 92.2% 1,198,824 (±0.6% / ±7,286.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.6% ±6.4% (162  ±46.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Polk County: 20% † 735 (±2.5% / ±92.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Nebraska: 34.6% 449,651 (±0.3% / ±4,426.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.7% ±4.7% (78  ±44) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Polk County: 2.6% 137
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 8% 159,084
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±2.8% (50  ±22) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 7.4% † 301 (±1.3% / ±52)
  • a little less than the rate in Nebraska: 6.9% 102,710 (±0.1% / ±1,710)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
50 Total veterans ±22 50 Male ±22 N/A Female ±10

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