Ottawa Hills, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

4,798

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.6

0.976% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.27%

27.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$167,917

5.48% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Ottawa Hills, OH is home to a population of 4.8k people, from which 98.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.8% of Ottawa Hills, OH residents were born outside of the country (470 people).

In 2024, there were 13.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.93k people) in Ottawa Hills, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 292 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 145 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Ottawa Hills, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ottawa Hills, OH was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ottawa Hills, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ottawa Hills, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.93k ± 220
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
292 ± 110
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
145 ± 104

2.25%

Hispanic Population

108 people

2.25% of the people in Ottawa Hills, OH are hispanic (108 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ottawa Hills, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

9.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

470 people

9.84%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

472 people

As of 2024, 9.8% of Ottawa Hills, OH residents (470 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ottawa Hills, OH was 9.84%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ottawa Hills, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
91 ± 82
Gulf War (2001-)
27 ± 34
Gulf War (1990s)
16 ± 29

Ottawa Hills, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.37 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ottawa Hills, OH.

Economy

The economy of Ottawa Hills, OH employs 2.24k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ottawa Hills, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (402 people), Educational Services (342 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (287 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($161,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,188), and Manufacturing ($129,342).

Employment

Occupations

2.24k

2024 Value

± 305

3.37%

1 Year growth

± 18.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ottawa Hills, OH grew at a rate of 3.37%, from 2.17k employees to 2.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ottawa Hills, OH, are Management Occupations (496 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (364 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (224 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ottawa Hills, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.24k

2024 Value

± 305

3.37%

1 Year growth

± 18.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ottawa Hills, OH grew at a rate of 3.37%, from 2.17k employees to 2.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ottawa Hills, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (402 people), Educational Services (342 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (287 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ottawa Hills, OH, though some of these residents may live in Ottawa Hills, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$107,162

Median earning men ± $26,647

$70,417

Median earning women ± $19,737

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($176,172), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($148,571), and Public Administration ($131,103).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($109,188), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,250), and Manufacturing ($81,172).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ottawa Hills, OH was $314,900 in 2024, which is 0.946 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $306,300 to $314,900, a 2.81% increase. The homeownership rate in Ottawa Hills, OH is 88.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ottawa Hills, OH have an average commute time of 20.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ottawa Hills, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$314,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$35,550

$1,559

Median Property Taxes

±$218

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ottawa Hills, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ottawa Hills, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

88.3%

Homeownership

2024

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 88.3% of the housing units in Ottawa Hills, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ottawa Hills, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$167,917

Median Household Income

± $34,441

1.77k

Number of Households

± 235

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.77k households in Ottawa Hills, OH declined from $167,917 from the previous year's value of $177,656.

The following chart displays the households in Ottawa Hills, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ottawa Hills, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.2%)
Worked At Home (16.7%)
Carpooled (8.78%)

In 2024, 74.2% of workers in Ottawa Hills, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.78%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ottawa Hills, OH have a shorter commute time (20.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.8% of the workforce in Ottawa Hills, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ottawa Hills, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ottawa Hills, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ottawa Hills, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ottawa Hills, OH (156 out of 4.77k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ottawa Hills, OH is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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