Greenwood County vs Ottawa County

A side-by-side comparison of Greenwood County and Ottawa County: population, income, housing, and more.

Greenwood County and Ottawa County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Greenwood County has the higher population (5,956 vs 5,782 in Ottawa County). Ottawa County has the higher median household income ($76,755 vs $58,276 in Greenwood County). Ottawa County has the higher median home value ($164,100 vs $82,600 in Greenwood County).

Population, income & housing

	Greenwood County	Ottawa County
Population	5,956	5,782
Median age	48.4 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,276	$76,755
Median home value	$82,600	$164,100
Median gross rent	$710	$738
Housing units	3,682	2,684
Homeownership rate	79.5%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greenwood County	Ottawa County
Population	6,081 → 5,956 (-2.1%)	5,822 → 5,782 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$41,982 → $58,276 (+38.8%)	$54,784 → $76,755 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $82,600 (+23.8%)	$105,700 → $164,100 (+55.3%)
Median gross rent	$578 → $710 (+22.8%)	$662 → $738 (+11.5%)

Greenwood County

Population

6,0815,956

Median household income

$41,982$58,276

Median home value

$66,700$82,600

Median gross rent

$578$710

Ottawa County

Population

5,8225,782

Median household income

$54,784$76,755

Median home value

$105,700$164,100

Median gross rent

$662$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greenwood County	Ottawa County
Under 5	4.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.9%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.7%
55 to 64	15.9%	15.0%
65 to 74	15.1%	12.2%
75 and over	10.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greenwood County	Ottawa County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.5%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greenwood County	Ottawa County
No high school diploma	7.5%	5.2%
High school graduate	37.2%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greenwood County	Ottawa County
Drove alone	78.8%	79.1%
Carpooled	11.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.5%
Walked	1.9%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.7%	8.9%
Other means	2.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greenwood County	Ottawa County
1-unit, detached	86.3%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Greenwood County	Ottawa County
Poverty rate	14.9%	12.1%
Average household size	2.25	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1958	1964