| | People QuickFacts | Osceola County | Iowa |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 3,062,309 |
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Population, 2010 | 6,462 | 3,046,355 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -7.7% | 4.1% |
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Population, 2000 | 7,003 | 2,926,324 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.1% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 19.7% | 14.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 49.8% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 95.2% | 91.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 2.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.8% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 6.7% | 5.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 91.9% | 88.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 89.0% | 83.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.8% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.5% | 89.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 16.3% | 24.5% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 475 | 245,537 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 16.7 | 18.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 2,990 | 1,336,417 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 75.6% | 73.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.6% | 18.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $70,200 | $119,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 2,724 | 1,215,954 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.38 | 2.40 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $23,063 | $25,335 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $43,889 | $48,872 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.5% | 11.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Osceola County | Iowa |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 187 | 80,9712 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 1,540 | 1,283,7692 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -14.7% | 1.5%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 453 | 195,410 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 566 | 259,931 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 97,592,051 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 41,068,338 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 40,538 | 39,234,649 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $6,291 | $13,172 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 4,737,719 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 1 | 7,607 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 57,138 | 28,948,5252 |