Because of many things, Ottawa is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Ottawa a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Ottawa has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Ottawa’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small village, Ottawa does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Ottawa citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.61% of adults in Ottawa have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Ottawa in 2022 was $34,044, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,176 for a family of four. However, Ottawa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ottawa is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Ottawa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ottawa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ottawa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.43% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ottawa include German, English, Italian, Irish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Ottawa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
