Osceola is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 6,664 people and two associated neighborhoods, Osceola is the 55th largest community in Arkansas.When you are in Osceola, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.96% of Osceola’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Osceola is a city of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Osceola who work in sales jobs (9.93%), office and administrative support (8.09%), and management occupations (4.95%). 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 17.80 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The percentage of people in Osceola with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.92% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Osceola in 2022 was $23,530, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,120 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 Irish, German, English, French, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Osceola is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
