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.Osceola is a blue-collar town, with 44.96% 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, 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%). One of the benefits of Osceola is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.80 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.The rate of college-level education in Osceola is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.92% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an 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.
