What is the population of Ottawa County, Michigan?

The population of Ottawa County, Michigan is 299,474, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Ottawa County, Michigan?

The median household income in Ottawa County, Michigan is $87,838, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Ottawa County, Michigan is $227,433, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Ottawa County, Michigan is 3.6%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income B

Education B

Metric	Ottawa County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Population	299,474	9,970,748	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	183.7	103.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.90%	0.18%	0.57%
Median age	36.8	40.1	37.1
Households	110,019	4,038,037	128,459,983

Year	Ottawa County

Group	Share

Ottawa County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Ottawa County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$87,838	$71,353	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.20%	4.94%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Ottawa County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$227,433	$134,610	$242,182
Median rent	$1,148	$1,084	$1,342
Homeownership rate	78.5%	72.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Ottawa County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	18.2	21.4	22.5
Work from home	9.4%	12.0%	13.4%

Ottawa County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Ottawa County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	28.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.62	2.43	2.54

Ottawa County has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Ottawa County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.0	78.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	11.4%	16.4%	16.3%
Smokers	16.3%	20.9%	19.0%