Ottawa

Population: 4,439
Median household income: $66,268
Median home value: $175,300

Ottawa is a community in Putnam County, Ohio, home to 4,439 residents. At $66,268, its median household income sits below Putnam County's $82,785.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ottawa's population grew 1.8% from 4,359 to 4,439, while its median home value rose 10.5% from $158,700 to $175,300.

The typical home was built around 1973. 10.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,439
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $66,268
Median home value: $175,300
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 1,860
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3594,439

Median household income

$47,295$66,268

Median home value

$158,700$175,300

Median gross rent

$587$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,359	$47,295	$158,700	$587
2020	4,349	$45,232	$150,000	$595
2021	4,430	$52,344	$158,900	$711
2022	4,447	$61,379	$178,900	$693
2023	4,439	$66,268	$175,300	$739

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 346.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5417.7%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	174	3.9%
5 to 17	891	20.1%
18 to 24	515	11.6%
25 to 34	301	6.8%
35 to 44	518	11.7%
45 to 54	787	17.7%
55 to 64	422	9.5%
65 to 74	443	10.0%
75 and over	388	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,640	82.0%
Black or African American	41	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.5%
Asian	39	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	103	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	596	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	179	6.3%
High school graduate	976	34.1%
Some college or associate's	743	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	656	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	305	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,877	88.7%
Carpooled	96	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	113	5.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	953	47.6%
15 to 29 min	316	15.8%
30 to 44 min	569	28.4%
45 to 59 min	106	5.3%
60+ min	59	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 10.0% (435 of 4,339)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,022	59.7%
Nonfamily households	690	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,712	92.0%
Vacant	148	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,278	74.6%
Renter-occupied	434	25.4%

1-unit, detached68.2%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,269	68.2%
1-unit, attached	114	6.1%
2 to 4 units	156	8.4%
5 to 19 units	172	9.2%
20 or more units	30	1.6%
Mobile home & other	119	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3958982
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 41.0198, -84.0353