Osceola is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 6,496 people and two associated neighborhoods, Osceola is the 55th largest community in Arkansas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Osceola is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.22% of the Osceola workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Osceola is a city of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Osceola who work in office and administrative support (8.98%), management occupations (8.31%), and teaching (6.45%). Also of interest is that Osceola has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One of the benefits of Osceola is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.23 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small city, Osceola doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Osceola have a very low rate of college education: just 7.99% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Osceola in 2022 was $23,986, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,944 for a family of four. However, Osceola contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Osceola is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Osceola home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Osceola residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Osceola include German, Irish, English, African, and French. The most common language spoken in Osceola is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
