What is the population of Ottawa County, Ohio?

The population of Ottawa County, Ohio is 39,906, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Ottawa County, Ohio is $75,734, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Ottawa County, Ohio is $167,187, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Ottawa County, Ohio is 2.9%, 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 B

Income B

Education D

Metric	Ottawa County	Ohio Avg	U.S. Average
Population	39,906	11,704,233	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	68.2	261.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.29%	0.22%	0.57%
Median age	50.5	38.4	37.1
Households	18,091	4,820,926	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	Ohio Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$75,734	$69,785	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.81%	4.66%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.8%	5.2%

Metric	Ottawa County	Ohio Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$167,187	$130,696	$242,182
Median rent	$909	$987	$1,342
Homeownership rate	83.6%	67.0%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM .

Metric	Ottawa County	Ohio Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	20.7	21.2	22.5
Work from home	6.9%	11.5%	13.4%

Ottawa County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Ottawa County	Ohio Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	28.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.18	2.38	2.54

Ottawa County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Ottawa County	Ohio Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.6	77.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.3%	17.2%	16.3%
Smokers	20.7%	24.3%	19.0%