Moving to Osage Beach, Missouri

Population: 3,662. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,259 (+16.3% change)
Males: 1,801 (49.2%), Females: 1,861 (50.8%)

Camden County

Zip code: 65065

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.8 years
Median household income: $38,448
Median house value: $133,800

Population by Race

Races in Osage Beach:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Black (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (23.2%), English (14.9%), Irish (13.2%), United States (12.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%), Italian (3.2%).

Elevation: 895 feet

Land area: 9.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Osage Beach

  • High school or higher: 85.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Osage Beach city

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 56.6%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +1,063 (+40.9%).

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Osage Beach

  • High school or higher: 85.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Osage Beach city

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 56.6%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +1,063 (+40.9%).

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Osage Beach:

  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 63 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 65 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
  • COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 65 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)

Public primary/middle school in Osage Beach:

  • OSAGE BEACH ELEM. (Students: 196; Location: 4427 HWY 54; Grades: KG – 05)