Crawford County vs Ottawa County

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

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

Crawford County has the higher population (41,767 vs 40,161 in Ottawa County). Ottawa County has the higher median household income ($75,728 vs $55,477 in Crawford County). Ottawa County has the higher median home value ($200,700 vs $123,600 in Crawford County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Ottawa County
Population	41,767	40,161
Median age	43.3 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,477	$75,728
Median home value	$123,600	$200,700
Median gross rent	$761	$909
Housing units	19,844	28,762
Homeownership rate	71.0%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Ottawa County
Population	41,821 → 41,767 (-0.1%)	40,632 → 40,161 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$44,971 → $55,477 (+23.4%)	$59,099 → $75,728 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$88,400 → $123,600 (+39.8%)	$152,000 → $200,700 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $761 (+18.9%)	$724 → $909 (+25.6%)

Crawford County

Population

41,82141,767

Median household income

$44,971$55,477

Median home value

$88,400$123,600

Median gross rent

$640$761

Ottawa County

Population

40,63240,161

Median household income

$59,099$75,728

Median home value

$152,000$200,700

Median gross rent

$724$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crawford County	Ottawa County
Under 5	5.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	16.3%	13.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	10.2%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	15.9%
75 and over	8.7%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Ottawa County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Ottawa County
No high school diploma	9.5%	5.9%
High school graduate	46.1%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Ottawa County
Drove alone	83.7%	83.8%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	1.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.5%	6.9%
Other means	2.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Ottawa County
1-unit, detached	80.1%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	1.7%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Ottawa County
Poverty rate	13.2%	8.4%
Average household size	2.28	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1958	1974