there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. The median household income was $32,701 and the median family income was $45,263. Males had a median income of $31,674 versus $21,684 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,244. About 5.2% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over. Infrastructure Transportation Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Osceola, operating its California Zephyr daily in both directions between Chicago and Emeryville. A bus connection is available from Osceola to Des Moines. Water Water is drawn out of West lake to supply the community. Notable people Dorothy Clark, author known under joint pen name Clark McMeekin; born in Osceola Dwight Harken, surgeon and cardiac surgery innovator Edgar Howard, Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska and sixth-term member of the [[United States House of W. Ward Reynoldson, Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court Gallery References External links City-Data - comprehensive statistical data and more about Osceola Cities in Clarke County, Iowa Cities in Iowa County seats in Iowa