County profile
Osceola County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#2274 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 71% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$602.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+22.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,896
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
192
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,980
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.4%
Median HH income
$69.2k±$6.9k
Bachelor's degree+
16.7%±3.2%
Poverty rate
16.0%±3.3%
Business applications
36 · 2025
Retail establishments
27
44.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care22%
Agriculture22%
Manufacturing22%
Retail trade15%
Wholesale trade11%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,980
residents · 2025 · -3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $67.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−219
International migration+70
Natural change−78
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$346.0M2019
$333.7M2020
$420.1M2021
$576.7M2022
$491.6M2023
$602.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$122.6k±$10.0k
Median gross rent
$797/mo±$155/mo
Vacancy rate
8.2%±3.2%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$780.0k
3 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
14.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$919/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 86Winter weather 67Drought 59
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1782016
2002017
2112018
2432019
2232020
2382021
2902022
3442023
3052024
3852025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 202132021
22022
72023
62024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
28.8 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
3.8 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
121.6 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
93.0 km
JOE FOSS FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.0k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Osceola?
Osceola's economy produced $602.1M in 2024, growing 22.5% year over year — faster than 99% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.