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Ottawa County, MI

306,235 Population
563.5 square miles 543.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,438 ±$3,392 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$89,348 ±$2,888 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.7% ±1.6% (28,535  ±4,731) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.5 minutes ±0.6 (2,741,465  ±110,447) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.4 103,755,816 (±0.2 / ±1,091,458)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

112,695 ±1,727 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (295,123  ±303) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.5% ±1% (2,586  ±721) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

120,339 ±309 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$355,700 ±$7,400 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.7% ±1.4% (32,343  ±4,206.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.6% ±3.3% (187,591  ±6,606.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41.7% ±2.3% (82,725  ±4,504.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.7% (17,486  ±2,223) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.1% ±0.7% (12,060  ±1,689) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,060 Total veterans ±1,689 11,205 Male ±1,473 855 Female ±533

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