In 2021, Ottawa, KS had a population of 26k people with a median age of 39.6 and a median household income of $63,996. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Ottawa, KS grew from 25,643 to 25,953, a 1.21% increase and its median household income grew from $55,873 to $63,996, a 14.5% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ottawa, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.06%), White (Hispanic) (2.13%), Other (Hispanic) (1.65%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.616%).
None of the households in Ottawa, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
98.8% of the residents in Ottawa, KS are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Ottawa, KS are Ottawa University-Ottawa (110 degrees awarded in 2021) and Ottawa University-Online (85 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Ottawa, KS was $152,600, and the homeownership rate was 72.3%.
Most people in Ottawa, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Ottawa, KS was 2 cars per household.
Ottawa, KS borders Kansas City, MO-KS, Lawrence, KS, and Topeka, KS.