Ottawa County, KS Demographic Data
Ottawa County, KS Summary
Ottawa County is located in Kansas
- Population: 6,099
- Area: 721.34 sq. miles
- Land Area: 720.73 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.60 sq. miles
- Population Density: 8.45 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,275.59 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ottawa County, KS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,850
48%
50.8
Male
3,154
53%
49.2
Total Population
6,004
323,128,000
Ottawa County, KS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
342
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
419
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
405
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
454
7.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
255
4.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
584
9.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
697
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
873
14.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
520
8.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
354
5.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
587
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
333
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
181
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,550
75.8%
77.2
Female
2,236
49.1%
51.3
Male
2,314
50.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,303
71.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,381
23.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,101
18.3%
15.2
Female
578
52.5%
55.8
Male
523
47.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Ottawa County, KS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,854
97.5%
96.8
White
5,807
96.7%
72.6
Black or African American
5
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
0.3%
0.8
Asian
10
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
10
0.2%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
16
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
150
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
164
2.7%
17.8
Mexican
161
2.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,840
97.3%
82.2
Ottawa County, KS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
71
1.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
171
4.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,466
35.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,129
27.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
405
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
672
16.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
215
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
242
5.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,887
94.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
887
21.5%
31.2
Ottawa County, KS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,068
22.1%
33.7%
Now Married
3,040
62.8%
47.5
Divorced
382
7.9%
11.0%
Separated
34
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
314
6.5
5.8%
Ottawa County, KS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,575
98.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
87
1.5%
21.6%
Spanish
82
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
1
0.0%
1.1%
Ottawa County, KS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
116
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
91
3.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
196
8.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
347
14.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
421
17.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
509
20.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
383
15.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
285
11.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
54
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
44
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
52,241
57,617
Per capita income
26,749
31,128
Ottawa County, KS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
275
9.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
90
3.0%
9.8
Construction
250
8.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
782
26.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
168
5.6%
6.6
Information
44
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
379
12.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
164
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
113
3.8%
11.4
Public administration
91
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
294
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
148
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
207
6.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
396
13.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,044
34.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
422
14.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
731
24.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
412
13.7%
18.1%
Ottawa County, KS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,950
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,315
78.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
297
10.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.1%
5.1
Walked
65
2.2%
2.7
Other means
43
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
228
7.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.6
26.6
Ottawa County, KS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
97
4.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
517
21.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
815
33.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,017
41.6%
21.0
Ottawa County, KS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,446
88.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,015
82.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
431
17.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
316
11.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Ottawa County, KS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,762
1 room
28
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
25
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
106
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
234
8.5%
16.5
5 rooms
647
23.4%
19.8
6 rooms
447
16.2%
17.8
7 rooms
575
20.8%
12.0
8 rooms
314
11.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
386
14.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ottawa County, KS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,762
1-unit, detached
2,396
86.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
22
0.8%
5.9
2-units
24
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
28
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
33
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
30
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
222
8.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
7
0.3%
0.1
Ottawa County, KS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,115
40.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
143
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
223
8.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
264
9.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
280
10.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
170
6.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
263
9.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
261
9.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
35
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
8
0.3%
1.4%
Ottawa County, KS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,089
44.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
702
28.7%
4.7
Electricity
407
16.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
34
1.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
1
0.0%
0.1
Wood
122
5.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
86
3.5%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.2%
1.1
Ottawa County, KS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,111
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
4
0.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
20
1.8%
7.0%
Less than $500
38
3.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
40
3.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
156
14.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
373
33.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
480
43.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
548
49.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
187
17.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
189
17.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
53
4.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
126
11.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Ottawa County, KS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
359
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
4
1.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
33
9.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
95
26.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
227
63.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
72
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
667
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
80
22.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
55
15.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
47
13.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
44
12.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
25
7.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
104
29.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
76
0.0%
0.0%
Ottawa County, KS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,015
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
455
22.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
635
31.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
346
17.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
301
14.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
195
9.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
58
2.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
25
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
92,800
205,000
