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Ottawa County, KS

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

AI Overview

Ottawa County, KS is a small rural county of 5,782 residents with a workforce oriented toward agriculture and goods-producing industries, reflected in a median worker earnings of $42,241 and a low unemployment rate of 3.2%. The labor force participation rate stands at 63.9%, with 24.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 94.8% having completed high school. Housing costs are low—median home value of $164,100 and median gross rent of $738/month against a median household income of $74,018—though the county has seen a 2.0% population decline over the past five years.

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

Population

5,782

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,018

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,442 (93.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races164 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race87 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone70 (1.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone30 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone23 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish88
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)23
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

303

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,082

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,223

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance786
  2. 2.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing335
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)320
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining283
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)236

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,169
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations616
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations399
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations331
  5. 5.Service Occupations327

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.91×)268
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.33×)253
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.27×)170
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.23×)820
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.06×)301

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$164,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$738/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999250 (13.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999238 (12.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999229 (12.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999172 (9.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999142 (7.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999135 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,241

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,266 (80.0%)
  • Worked At Home217 (7.7%)
  • Carpooled214 (7.6%)
  • Walked93 (3.3%)
  • Other18 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit15 (0.5%)

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.