Columbus Grove vs Ottawa

A side-by-side comparison of Columbus Grove and Ottawa: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbus Grove and Ottawa are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ottawa has the higher population (4,439 vs 1,741 in Columbus Grove). Columbus Grove has the higher median household income ($70,242 vs $66,268 in Ottawa). Ottawa has the higher median home value ($175,300 vs $154,300 in Columbus Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus Grove	Ottawa
Population	1,741	4,439
Median age	34.3 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,242	$66,268
Median home value	$154,300	$175,300
Median gross rent	$885	$739
Housing units	775	1,860
Homeownership rate	77.4%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus Grove	Ottawa
Population	2,179 → 1,741 (-20.1%)	4,359 → 4,439 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$54,353 → $70,242 (+29.2%)	$47,295 → $66,268 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$103,300 → $154,300 (+49.4%)	$158,700 → $175,300 (+10.5%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $885 (+18.5%)	$587 → $739 (+25.9%)

Columbus Grove

Population

2,1791,741

Median household income

$54,353$70,242

Median home value

$103,300$154,300

Median gross rent

$747$885

Ottawa

Population

4,3594,439

Median household income

$47,295$66,268

Median home value

$158,700$175,300

Median gross rent

$587$739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus Grove	Ottawa
Under 5	5.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	23.0%	20.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.6%
25 to 34	15.6%	6.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.3%	17.7%
55 to 64	7.2%	9.5%
65 to 74	9.4%	10.0%
75 and over	9.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus Grove	Ottawa
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	82.0%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	7.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus Grove	Ottawa
No high school diploma	13.4%	6.3%
High school graduate	30.3%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus Grove	Ottawa
Drove alone	83.0%	88.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	5.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus Grove	Ottawa
1-unit, detached	80.3%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	9.2%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Columbus Grove	Ottawa
Poverty rate	10.2%	10.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1959	1973