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Ottawa County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Ottawa County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Ottawa County, OH is a small Lake Erie county of 40,161 residents with a median age of 50.6 and a labor force participation rate of 57.5%, reflecting an older, largely settled workforce. Unemployment stands at 2.9%, median household income reaches $76,101, and the poverty rate is a low 8.4%, while housing costs remain modest at a $200,700 median home value and $909/month median rent alongside an 83.6% homeownership rate. The county's population has contracted 1.3% over five years, and 28.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a 94.1% high school attainment rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

40,161

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,101

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

50.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

Ottawa County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone36,803 (92.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,116 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone734 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races663 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone434 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone168 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish470
  2. 2.Arabic157
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic101
  4. 4.Other Indo-European94
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,589

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$51,165

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$47,629

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,262
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,254
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,047
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,731
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,576

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,845
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,624
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,500
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,821
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,060

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.78×)3,364
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.27×)1,134
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)1,878
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.12×)1,479
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.00×)1,116

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$200,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$909/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,172 (14.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,983 (12.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,735 (11.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,558 (10.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,250 (8.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,214 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,809

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,020 (81.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,439 (7.8%)
  • Carpooled1,208 (6.5%)
  • Other388 (2.1%)
  • Walked311 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit78 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.