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Ottawa County, OK

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

AI Overview

Ottawa County, a rural northeast Oklahoma county of 30,360 residents, has a low-cost labor environment with median worker earnings of $32,341 and a median home value of $114,300, though a high poverty rate of 20.7% and a labor force participation rate of just 54.1% point to constraints on available workforce depth. Only 15.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, making the county better suited to roles requiring a high school-educated workforce, where attainment reaches 87.2%. The county has lost 3.8% of its population over five years, and a per capita income of $24,911 reflects modest household economic output.

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

Population

30,360

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,947

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,188 (63.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone5,712 (18.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,059 (10.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone940 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race617 (2.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone343 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish993
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island194
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)64
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic44
  5. 5.Other Indo-European30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,854

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,235

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$24,911

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,086
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,755
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,612
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,243
  5. 5.Construction (Group)910

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,717
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,603
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,263
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,169
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,604

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.74×)535
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.55×)1,662
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.39×)806
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.33×)1,627
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)3,076

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$114,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$764/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999831 (10.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999769 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999704 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999563 (7.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999513 (6.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999501 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,341

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,905 (81.7%)
  • Carpooled1,280 (10.6%)
  • Worked At Home589 (4.9%)
  • Walked220 (1.8%)
  • Other91 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit14 (0.1%)

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.