OscoIL
The town was settled in 1871 and has 74 residents today.
Is Osco a good place to live?
Osco’s age of the median resident is 64.2 years, above both Illinois’ towns (40.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Osco. Osco has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
74 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Osco.
Osco has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For residents in Osco, the share who live below the poverty line is 14%. The top destinations are Geneseo (18%), Davenport (12%) and Rock Island (6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Osco: four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 15°, with about 28 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Osco: inland flooding
33% of Osco’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 22%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Osco is
The share of adults in Osco who binge drink: 20%. The town does better than the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Just over one in ten adults in Osco worry about having enough food; 78% had a checkup this year.
| Osco | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.4% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Osco | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Osco
Rock Island Arsenal and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Osco. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Ancient siteRock Island Arsenal
17 mi MuseumBlack Hawk State Historic Site
19 mi MuseumFigge Art Museum77K visitors a year10 mi Zoo & aquariumNiabi Zoo
21 mi MuseumPutnam Museum
20 mi GardenVander Veer Botanical ParkPhoto credits
Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Osco: who provides what
Osco is unincorporated, so Henry County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
100% of working residents leave Osco for work
Where Osco’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Osco
About 0 of every 100 Osco residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Osco
Unincorporated community in Illinois, USA
Osco is a census designated place in Osco Township, Henry County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Osco had a population of 108.
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- Elevation
- 771 ft
- ZIP code
- 61274
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Is Osco, IL a good place to live?
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