STATISTICS FOR OSCEOLA INDIANA
FROM U.S. Census Bureau (2000)

Population (year 2000): 1,859
Est. population in July 2002: 1,841 (-1.0% change)
Males: 937 (50.4%), 
Females: 922 (49.6%)
 
Elevation: 735 feet
County: St. Joseph
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Zip code: 46561
Area code: 574

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $43,657 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,200 (year 2000)

Single-family new house construction building permits:
1997: 0 buildings, average cost: $0

 
  • 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%)
  • 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
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Elkhart, IN (7.4 miles, pop. 51,874)
                                              South Bend, IN (10.2 miles, pop. 109,265)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (76.7 miles, pop. 205,727)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (110.9 miles, pop. 2,896,016)
  • Nearest cities: 
    • Mishawaka, IN (3.6 miles)
    • Granger, IN (7.2 miles)
    • Elkhart, IN (7.4 miles)
    • Edwardsburg, MI (9.2 miles) 
    • Wakarusa, IN (9.8 miles)
    • Dunlap, IN (11.0 miles)
    • South Bend, IN (12 miles)
  • Industries providing employment: 
    • Manufacturing (33.5%)
    • Educational,health and social services (15.4%)
    • Retail trade (12.1%)


Average weather in Osceola, Indiana

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average temp. (°F) 23.2 27.1 37.6 48.8 60.0 69.2 73.0 70.8 63.6 52.2 40.3 28.9
High temperature (°F) 30.7 35.3 46.9 59.5 71.3 80.2 83.4 81.0 74.3 62.5 48.3 35.8
Low temperature (°F) 15.5 18.7 28.3 38.0 48.6 58.2 62.5 60.5 52.9 41.9 32.4 21.9
Precipitation (in) 2.1 1.9 2.8 3.5 3.6 4.0 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.0

 Normal climate around Osceola, Indiana

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Days with precip. 16 12 14 13 12 11 9 9 9 10 13 15
Wind speed (mph) 11.9 11.2 11.9 11.6 10.2 9.1 8.1 7.7 8.5 9.5 11.0 11.2
Morning humidity (%) 82 81 80 78 79 81 84 89 89 84 83 83
Afternoon humidity (%) 73 68 61 56 54 55 57 59 59 60 68 75
Sunshine (%) 43 49 53 56 64 70 71 69 64 58 39 37
Days clear of clouds 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 4 3
Partly cloudy days 6 6 7 8 10 10 13 12 9 8 6 6
Cloudy days 22 19 19 17 14 12 10 10 12 14 20 22
Snowfall (in) 19.1 14.7 9.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 7.7 17.5

 

  • Hospitals/medical centers near Osceola:
    • ST JOSEPH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MISHAWAKA, IN)
    • ELKHART GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ELKHART, IN)
    • MADISON CENTER HOSPITAL CORPORATION (about 10 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN)
    • ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN)
    • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH BEND (about 11 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 15 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)
  • Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Osceola:
    • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 12 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
    • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 10 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 Schools in Osceola:
    • MORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 372; Location: 305 N BEECH RD; Grades: KG - 05)
    • SCHMUCKER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students :901(2003/2004); Location: 56045 BITTERSWEET RD, Grades 6-8)
    • PENN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2822 (2003/2004); Location: 56100 BITTERSWEET RD, Grades 9-12)
Osceola compared to Indiana state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Strongest AM radio stations in Osceola:
WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WTRC (1340 AM; 1 kW; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WNDV (1490 AM; 1 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WKAM (1460 AM; 3 kW; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: FULMER COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)


Strongest FM radio stations in Osceola:
WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
W300AL (107.9 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WVPE (88.1 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CORP.)
WRBR-FM (103.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: HICKS BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, LLC)
WFRN-FM (104.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WZOW (97.7 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
W243AJ (96.5 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WSND-FM (88.9 FM; NOTRE DAME, IN; Owner: VOICE OF THE FIGHTING IRISH, INC.)
W241AD (96.1 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
WHME (103.1 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WZOC (94.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: PLYMOUTH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WETL (91.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP.)
WLRX (95.7 FM; NAPPANEE, IN; Owner: TALKING STICK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WHPZ (96.9 FM; BREMEN, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WUBU (106.3 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: PARTNERSHIP RADIO, LLC)
WUBS (89.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: INTERFAITH CHRISTIAN UNION, INC.)
WGCS (91.1 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: GOSHEN COLLEGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAOR (95.3 FM; NILES, MI; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)


TV broadcast stations around Osceola:
WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
W18CF (Channel 18; ELKHART, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WYGN-LP (Channel 12; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS TELEVISION)