Ottawa County, OH Demographic Data
Ottawa County, OH Summary
Ottawa County is located in Ohio
- Population: 41,390
- Area: 585.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 254.92 sq. miles
- Water Area: 330.15 sq. miles
- Population Density: 70.74 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 570.87 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ottawa County, OH Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
20,780
51%
50.8
Male
20,201
49%
49.2
Total Population
40,981
323,128,000
Ottawa County, OH Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,774
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,158
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,486
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,369
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,955
4.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,763
9.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,439
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,976
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,752
9.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,266
8.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
5,307
12.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,634
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,102
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
33,000
80.5%
77.2
Female
16,836
51.0%
51.3
Male
16,164
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
31,816
77.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
10,831
26.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
9,043
22.1%
15.2
Female
4,805
53.1%
55.8
Male
4,238
46.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Ottawa County, OH Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
40,406
98.6%
96.8
White
39,281
95.9%
72.6
Black or African American
472
1.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
38
0.1%
0.8
Asian
104
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
4
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
16
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
18
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
58
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
7
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
504
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
575
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,971
4.8%
17.8
Mexican
1,616
3.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
266
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
89
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
39,010
95.2%
82.2
Ottawa County, OH Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
681
2.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,645
5.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
11,398
37.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,666
22.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,408
11.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,008
13.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,433
8.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,326
7.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
27,913
92.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,441
21.3%
31.2
Ottawa County, OH Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,170
23.6%
33.7%
Now Married
19,282
55.8%
47.5
Divorced
3,982
11.5%
11.0%
Separated
401
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
2,728
7.9
5.8%
Ottawa County, OH Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
38,132
97.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,075
2.7%
21.6%
Spanish
674
1.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
276
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
92
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
33
0.1%
1.1%
Ottawa County, OH Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
811
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
912
5.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,669
9.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,857
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,759
15.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,394
19.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,198
12.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,424
13.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
732
4.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
628
3.6%
6.4
Median household income
54,580
57,617
Per capita income
30,403
31,128
Ottawa County, OH Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
349
1.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,177
11.2%
9.8
Construction
1,355
7.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,695
24.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
664
3.4%
6.6
Information
191
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,437
17.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
941
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,238
6.4%
11.4
Public administration
738
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
2,125
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,264
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
322
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,068
10.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,089
31.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,797
19.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,024
20.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,518
18.0%
18.1%
Ottawa County, OH Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
18,944
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
16,634
87.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,001
5.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
195
1.0%
5.1
Walked
180
1.0%
2.7
Other means
183
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
751
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.8
26.6
Ottawa County, OH Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
807
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,241
30.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,789
39.1%
37.1
3 or more
4,547
26.2%
21.0
Ottawa County, OH Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
17,384
62.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13,587
78.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,797
21.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,628
37.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Ottawa County, OH Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
28,012
1 room
303
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
286
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
2,085
7.4%
9.1
4 rooms
4,567
16.3%
16.5
5 rooms
5,569
19.9%
19.8
6 rooms
5,121
18.3%
17.8
7 rooms
4,094
14.6%
12.0
8 rooms
2,800
10.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,187
11.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ottawa County, OH Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
28,012
1-unit, detached
20,349
72.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
571
2.0%
5.9
2-units
680
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
786
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,200
4.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
650
2.3%
4.4
20 or more units
513
1.8%
9.0
Mobile home
3,263
11.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ottawa County, OH Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,643
20.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,442
5.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,792
13.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,572
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,321
11.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,703
13.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,701
13.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,500
12.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
307
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
31
0.1%
1.4%
Ottawa County, OH Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
10,207
58.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,835
16.3%
4.7
Electricity
2,965
17.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
438
2.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
521
3.0%
1.9
Solar energy
21
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
371
2.1%
0.5
No fuel used
26
0.1%
1.1
Ottawa County, OH Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,910
47295100.0
Less than $500
162
2.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
230
2.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
234
3.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
574
7.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,451
18.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,311
29.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,948
37.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,047
51.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,248
15.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
791
10.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
429
5.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,383
17.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Ottawa County, OH Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,508
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
9
0.3%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
36
1.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
70
2.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
83
2.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
391
11.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
611
17.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,308
65.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
289
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
687
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
693
19.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
474
13.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
405
11.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
404
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
205
5.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,315
37.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
301
0.0%
0.0%
Ottawa County, OH Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13,587
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,271
9.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,877
21.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,948
21.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,427
17.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,265
16.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,243
9.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
486
3.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
70
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
144,200
205,000
