Ottawa County, Ohio Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Ottawa County is 3rd in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Ottawa County is 7th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Home ownership rate

Ottawa County is 9th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Income per capita

Ottawa County is 14th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Income per household

Ottawa County is 14th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Ottawa County is 15th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Ottawa County is 20th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Home median value

Ottawa County is 20th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Race - White

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Ottawa County Rank Ohio US
Current population (2012) 41,339 61st 11,544,225 313,914,040
Size in square miles 254.9 86th 40,860.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 162.5 33rd 282.3 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Ottawa County Rank Ohio US
Residents younger than 5 4.6% 87th 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 19.9% 83rd 23.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 20.6% 3rd 14.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Ottawa County Rank Ohio US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 90.1% 14th 87.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 19.8% 27th 24.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Ottawa County Rank Ohio US
Race - White 97.3% 20th 83.4% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.0% 61st 12.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 61st 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 56th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 25th 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.2% 64th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 4.6% 15th 3.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 93.0% 49th 80.7% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Ottawa County Rank Ohio US
Female residents 50.5% 54th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.8% 32nd 3.9% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Ottawa County Rank Ohio US
Housing units 28,009 39th 5,133,446 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 13.0% 53rd 22.9% 25.9%
Households 18,009 52nd 4,554,007 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 81.3% 7th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $141,900 20th $135,600 $186,200
People per household 2.2 88th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 114 26th 16,905 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Ottawa County Rank Ohio US
Income per capita $28,404 9th $25,618 $27,915
Income per household $53,614 14th $48,071 $52,762
Income below poverty line 10.2% 76th 14.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Ottawa County Rank Ohio US
Non-farm private establishments 1,000 48th 250,476 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 10,317 60th 4,432,849 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 4,723 39th 897,939 27,092,908
Retail sales $461,192 51st $138,816,008 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,195 28th $12,049 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $101,439 32nd $17,779,905 $613,795,732

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