Iowa · Census place 59835
Osceola city, IA
Quick answer
Osceola city has 5,495 residents, ranking #73 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $62,363, the median home is worth $145,300 and median gross rent runs $832 a month.
- Population
- 5,495Osceola city residents
- Median household income
- $62,363Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $145,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $832Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Osceola city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Osceola city median would spend about 16% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 56% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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