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Ottawa, IL Micro Area

145,406 Population
2,164.3 square miles 67.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,190 ±$1,887 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$73,050 ±$5,103 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.2% ±2.3% (17,320  ±3,237) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.2 minutes ±1.5 (1,578,665  ±116,657) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

63,061 ±1,314 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (141,906  ±837) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.9% ±2.5% (1,472  ±752) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

68,178 ±393 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$167,100 ±$6,893 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.1% ±1.2% (10,240  ±1,767) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.7% ±3.9% (96,846  ±4,135) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
23.7% ±2% (24,724  ±2,123.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of 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

3.9% ±0.7% (5,626  ±993) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.4% ±1% (8,584  ±1,114) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,584 Total veterans ±1,114 8,258 Male ±1,087 326 Female ±212

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