In 2020, Ottawa, KS had a population of 25.6k people with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $55,873. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Ottawa, KS grew from 25,558 to 25,643, a 0.333% increase and its median household income declined from $56,582 to $55,873, a −1.25% decrease.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ottawa, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.61%), White (Hispanic) (2.11%), Other (Hispanic) (1.74%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.62%).
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.
99.1% of the residents in Ottawa, KS are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Ottawa, KS are Ottawa University-Ottawa (121 degrees awarded in 2020) and Ottawa University-Online (104 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Ottawa, KS was $138,500, and the homeownership rate was 73.2%.
Most people in Ottawa, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 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.