 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.Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Osceola, operating its "California Zephyr" daily in both directions between Chicago, Illinois, and Emeryville, California, across the bay from San Francisco.A bus connection is available from Osceola to Des Moines.