Ottawa, OH

Census Place

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2023 Population

4,439

0.18% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

41.8

0.948% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

10%

3.08% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$66,268

7.97% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$175,300

2.01% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

2,138

4.55% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Ottawa, OH had a population of 4.44k people with a median age of 41.8 and a median household income of $66,268. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Ottawa, OH declined from 4,447 to 4,439, a −0.18% decrease and its median household income grew from $61,379 to $66,268, a 7.97% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ottawa, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (82%), Other (Hispanic) (4.69%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.45%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.32%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (2.19%).

None of the households in Ottawa, OH 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.

100% of the residents in Ottawa, OH are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Ottawa, OH was $175,300, and the homeownership rate was 74.6%.

Most people in Ottawa, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Ottawa, OH was 2 cars per household.

United States Ohio Putnam County, OH Fulton, Putnam & Henry Counties PUMA, OH

Population & Diversity

Ottawa, OH is home to a population of 4.44k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.19% of Ottawa, OH residents were born outside of the country (53 people).

In 2023, there were 17.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.64k people) in Ottawa, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 208 Other (Hispanic) and 153 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Ottawa, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Ottawa, OH was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ottawa, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.64k ± 205
Other (Hispanic)
208 ± 92
Two+ (Hispanic)
153 ± 112

13.4%

Hispanic Population

596 people

13.4% of the people in Ottawa, OH are hispanic (596 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Ottawa, 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
65,962 ± 6,288 people
Mexico
43,233 ± 5,095 people
China
34,193 ± 4,533 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 65,962 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 43,233 and China with 34,193.

Foreign-Born Population

1.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

53 people

1.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

49 people

As of 2023, 1.19% of Ottawa, OH residents (53 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ottawa, OH was 1.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
43 ± 50
Vietnam
27 ± 31
Gulf War (2001-)
12 ± 26

Ottawa, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.59 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Ottawa, OH employs 2.14k people. The largest industries in Ottawa, OH are Manufacturing (342 people), Educational Services (276 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (264 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($153,160), Finance & Insurance ($153,160), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,804).

Males in Ohio have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,975. The income inequality in Ohio (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.14k

2023 Value

± 300

4.55%

1 Year growth

± 20.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ottawa, OH grew at a rate of 4.55%, from 2.05k employees to 2.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ottawa, OH, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (244 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (230 people), and Material Moving Occupations (222 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ottawa, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.14k

2023 Value

± 300

4.55%

1 Year growth

± 20.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ottawa, OH grew at a rate of 4.55%, from 2.05k employees to 2.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ottawa, OH, are Manufacturing (342 people), Educational Services (276 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (264 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ottawa, OH, though some of these residents may live in Ottawa, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,056

Median earning men ± $17,099

$41,042

Median earning women ± $4,534

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($153,733), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($125,778), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($78,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,528), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,601), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,417).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Ottawa, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.489%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.724% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.686% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.05M), Some college (1.98M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ottawa, OH was $175,300 in 2023, which is 0.578 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $178,900 to $175,300, a 2.01% decrease. The homeownership rate in Ottawa, OH is 74.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Ottawa, OH have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ottawa, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$175,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$37,417

$1,278

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, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.6%

Homeownership

2023

58.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 74.6% of the housing units in Ottawa, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Ottawa, OH colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$66,268

Median Household Income

± $11,482

1.71k

Number of Households

± 258

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.71k households in Ottawa, OH grew to $66,268 from the previous year's value of $61,379.

The following chart displays the households in Ottawa, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2022, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0361% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (88.7%)
Worked At Home (5.34%)
Carpooled (4.54%)

In 2023, 88.7% of workers in Ottawa, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.34%) and those who carpooled to work (4.54%).

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

20.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ottawa, OH have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.05% of the workforce in Ottawa, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ottawa, 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, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ottawa, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ottawa, OH (435 out of 4.34k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ottawa, OH is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

97.5% of the population of Ottawa, OH has health coverage, with 59.7% on employee plans, 15.2% on Medicaid, 15.7% on Medicare, 6.59% on non-group plans, and 0.299% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Putnam County, OH see 1980 patients per year on average, which represents a 11.1% increase from the previous year (1782 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3813 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1634 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Putnam County, OH.

1,980 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Putnam County, OH

Primary care physicians in Putnam County, OH see an average of 1,980 patients per year. This represents a 11.1% increase from the previous year (1,782 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Putnam County, OH in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.53%

Uninsured

59.7%

Employer Coverage

15.2%

Medicaid

15.7%

Medicare

6.59%

Non-Group

0.299%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ottawa, OH grew by 7.38% from 2.35% to 2.53%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ottawa, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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