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Population (year 2000): 1,859. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,811 (-2.6% change)
Males: 937 (50.4%), Females: 922 (49.6%)
St. Joseph County
Zip code:
46561
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $43,657 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,200 (year 2000)
Races in Osceola:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (24.4%), Irish (13.8%),
United States (12.0%), English (8.4%), Polish (6.1%), French
(2.9%).
Elevation: 735 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Osceola
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Osceola town
- Never married: 24.7%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 12.0%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -152 (-7.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Osceola:
- ST JOSEPH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
MISHAWAKA, IN)
- ELKHART GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ELKHART,
IN)
- MADISON HOSPITAL CORPORATION (about 12 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Osceola:
- ELKHART MUNI (about 7 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 17 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN;
ID: SBN)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 54
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Osceola:
- MISHAWAKA PILOTS CLUB (about 4 miles; ELKHART, IN;
ID: 3C1)
- JERRY TYLER MEML (about 16 miles; NILES, MI; ID:
3TR)
- NAPPANEE MUNI (about 19 miles; NAPPANEE, IN; ID:
C03)
Amtrak stations near Osceola:
- 8 miles: ELKHART (131 TYLER ST.). Services: ticket
office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending
machines, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi
service.
- 15 miles: SOUTH BEND (2702 W. WASHINGTON AVE.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 17 miles: NAPPANEE (252 S. MAIN ST.). Services: free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Osceola:
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 13 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 16 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 59
miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
- VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; VALPARAISO,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
Public primary/middle school in Osceola:
- MORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 382;
Location: 305 N BEECH RD; Grades: KG - 05)
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