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    Ottawa, KS
    Demographic Data



    Ottawa Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Ottawa Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    12,733

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.5%
    5 - 17:
    17.3%
    18 - 24:
    12.5%
    25 - 34:
    12.8%
    35 - 54:
    24.1%
    55 - 64:
    12.9%
    Over 65 Years:
    14.9%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    5.7%
    5.7%
    94.1%
    94.1%
    25.8%
    25.8%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Ottawa
    USA
    $33,124
    $33,124
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Ottawa
    USA
    $71,699
    $71,699
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    9.1%

    Employment Industries

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    Retail
    Healthcare
    Manufacturing
    Transportation
    Education
    Accommodation
    Construction
    Wholesale
    Utilities
    Administration
    Public Service
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Other
    16.8%
    16.8%
    12.7%
    12.7%
    10.7%
    10.7%
    10.3%
    10.3%
    8.7%
    8.7%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Black or African American
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Asian
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    87.1%
    87.1%
    5.4%
    5.4%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    Irish
    English
    French
    Italian
    Dutch
    Scottish
    European
    Swedish
    Sudanese
    British
    Canadian
    Czechoslovakian
    Norwegian
    Portuguese
    Polish
    Scandinavian
    Basque
    Danish
    Finnish
    23.3%
    23.3%
    14.1%
    14.1%
    13.3%
    13.3%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.0%
    1.0%
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    0.9%
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    0.5%
    0.5%
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    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Arabic
    Italian
    Korean
    Tagalog
    Japanese
    Greek
    French
    African languages
    Hungarian
    Native American languages
    Navajo
    Pacific Island languages
    Other Asian languages
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
    96.9%
    96.9%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Ottawa Residents

    2.1%

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