Osage Beach is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 4,821 people and two associated neighborhoods, Osage Beach is the 148th largest community in Missouri.

Osage Beach real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Osage Beach house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

A relatively large number of people in Osage Beach telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.18% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Osage Beach is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Osage Beach has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Osage Beach has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Osage Beach than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Osage Beach may be for you.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.38 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Osage Beach does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Osage Beach overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Osage Beach, 22.29% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Osage Beach in 2018 was $28,511, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,044 for a family of four. However, Osage Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Osage Beach is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Osage Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Osage Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Osage Beach include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Osage Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.