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Ottawa, IL Micro Area

146,850 Population
2,164.3 square miles 67.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,189 ±$3,304 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$70,313 ±$3,824 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.3% ±2.2% (16,155  ±3,099) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.9 minutes ±1.6 (1,724,460  ±119,758) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

61,172 ±1,584 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (143,275  ±932) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.6% ±2% (1,629  ±596) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

68,603 ±458 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$148,600 ±$5,451 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11% ±2.7% (16,019  ±3,884.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

91.7% ±3.8% (96,797  ±4,108.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
19.3% ±1.7% (20,419  ±1,777.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

4.3% ±0.8% (6,358  ±1,231) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.6% ±1.1% (7,736  ±1,282) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,736 Total veterans ±1,282 7,205 Male ±1,222 531 Female ±248

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