LIVING IN OSAGE BEACH
Osage Beach is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 4,637 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Osage Beach is the 148th largest community in Missouri.
Osage Beach real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Osage Beach house values don’t compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some cities, Osage Beach isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Osage Beach are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Osage Beach is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Osage Beach who work in sales jobs (19.48%), food service (12.92%), and maintenance occupations (9.79%).
Another notable thing is that Osage Beach is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Osage Beach’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Osage Beach has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Osage Beach a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Osage Beach spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.70 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Osage Beach doesn’t have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Osage Beach overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Osage Beach, 22.17% have at least a bachelor’s degree.
The per capita income in Osage Beach in 2018 was $23,315, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,260 for a family of four. However, Osage Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Osage Beach is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Osage Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Osage Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Osage Beach include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Osage Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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