Osage Beach, MO

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,905
US Senator
Josh Hawley
Republican Party
US Senator
Eric Schmitt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
59.4
6.26% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.8%
23% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$55,994
7.54% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$355,200
23.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,237
13.8% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Osage Beach, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.4% of the residents in Osage Beach, MO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Osage Beach, MO was $355,200, and the homeownership rate was 63.5%.

Most people in Osage Beach, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Osage Beach, MO was 2 cars per household.

United StatesMissouriCamden County, MOMiller County, MOCamden, Miller, Morgan & Moniteau Counties PUMA, MO

Population & Diversity

Osage Beach, MO is home to a population of 4.91k people, from which 92.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.22% of Osage Beach, MO residents were born outside of the country (403 people).

In 2024, there were 20.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.17k people) in Osage Beach, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 202 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 146 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.4%
2024 Citizenship
95.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.4% of Osage Beach, MO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Osage Beach, MO was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Osage Beach, MO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.17k ± 239
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    202 ± 137
  3. White (Hispanic)
    146 ± 119
7.91%
Hispanic Population
388 people

In 2024, there were 20.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.17k people) in Osage Beach, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 202 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 146 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.91% of the people in Osage Beach, MO are hispanic (388 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Osage Beach, MO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Missouri.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    41,951 ± 5,011 people
  2. India
    23,410 ± 3,749 people
  3. China
    17,257 ± 3,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 41,951 Missouri residents, followed by India with 23,410 and China with 17,257.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.22%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
403 people
5.34%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
252 people

As of 2024, 8.22% of Osage Beach, MO residents (403 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Osage Beach, MO was 5.34%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    177 ± 118
  2. World War II
    52 ± 82
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    44 ± 60

Osage Beach, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.4 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Osage Beach, MO employs 2.24k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Osage Beach, MO were Retail Trade (499 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (316 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (225 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($121,136), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($105,511), and Transportation & Warehousing ($105,511).

Employment

Occupations

2.24k
2024 Value
± 349
13.8%
1 Year growth
± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Osage Beach, MO grew at a rate of 13.8%, from 1.97k employees to 2.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Osage Beach, MO, are Sales & Related Occupations (377 people), Management Occupations (255 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (213 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Osage Beach, MO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.24k
2024 Value
± 349
13.8%
1 Year growth
± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Osage Beach, MO grew at a rate of 13.8%, from 1.97k employees to 2.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Osage Beach, MO, are Retail Trade (499 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (316 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (225 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Osage Beach, MO, though some of these residents may live in Osage Beach, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,903
Median earning men ± $7,363
$28,362
Median earning women ± $4,137

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($105,909), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,182), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,862).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,972), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,627), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($26,667).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.17%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Osage Beach, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (40.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.797%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Missouri for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Eric Schmitt
Senator from Missouri3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Osage Beach, MO was $355,200 in 2024, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $286,800 to $355,200, a 23.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Osage Beach, MO is 63.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Osage Beach, MO have an average commute time of 17.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Osage Beach, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$355,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$34,410
$1,440
Median Property Taxes
±$293

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Osage Beach, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Osage Beach, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

63.5%
Homeownership
2024
62.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63.5% of the housing units in Osage Beach, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,994
Median Household Income
± $7,467
2.27k
Number of Households
± 355

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.27k households in Osage Beach, MO grew to $55,994 from the previous year's value of $52,067.

The following chart displays the households in Osage Beach, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Osage Beach, MO is from Missouri.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Missouri
0.455
2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2023, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.848% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69.8%)
  2. Carpooled (13.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.77%)

In 2024, 69.8% of workers in Osage Beach, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who worked at home (8.77%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Osage Beach, MO have a shorter commute time (17.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.85% of the workforce in Osage Beach, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Osage Beach, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Osage Beach, MO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Osage Beach, MO (601 out of 4.71k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Osage Beach, MO is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

87.4% of the population of Osage Beach, MO has health coverage, with 30.3% on employee plans, 17.4% on Medicaid, 28.4% on Medicare, 9.42% on non-group plans, and 1.91% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Missouri see 1,421 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,421 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1596 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 382 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.1% under 18 years, 11.8% between 18 and 34 years, 43.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.6%
Uninsured
30.3%
Employer Coverage
17.4%
Medicaid
28.4%
Medicare
9.42%
Non-Group
1.91%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Osage Beach, MO declined by 20.1% from 15.8% to 12.6%.

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