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.Osceola is a blue-collar town, with 45.22% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Osceola spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.23 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small city, Osceola does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Osceola, just 7.99% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. 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.
