2022 population: 5,795 ( 296 from 2010 , 66 from 2020)
Land area: 720.7 square miles
Population density: 8.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,388	92.98%	7.5%
Black:	83	1.43%	69.4%
Indian:	26	0.45%	30.0%
Asian:	26	0.45%	188.9%
2+ races:	71	1.23%	12.7%
Hispanic:	201	3.47%	66.1%

Total non-White:	407	7.02%	54.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	119	10.4
Deaths:	179	15.6
Net Migration:	130	11.3
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-440	-7.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	144	2.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,091
5,828	95.68%
49	0.80%
20	0.33%
9	0.15%
63	1.03%
121	1.99%
263	4.32%

2000
6,163
5,969	96.85%
31	0.50%
21	0.34%
9	0.15%
53	0.86%
80	1.30%
194	3.15%

1990
5,634
5,581	99.06%
0	0.00%
22	0.39%
2	0.04%
n/a
29	0.51%
53	0.94%

1980
5,971
5,893	98.69%
10	0.17%
16	0.27%
9	0.15%
n/a
43	0.72%
78	1.31%

1970
6,183
6,171	99.81%
8	0.13%
0	0.00%
3	0.05%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	0.19%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
644	10.4
692	11.2
-107	-1.7
0	0.0

-141	-2.3
69	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
631	11.2
784	13.9
534	9.5
2	0.0

388	6.9
141	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
762	12.8
813	13.6
-255	-4.3
n/a

-312	-5.2
-25	-0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-171	-2.8
n/a

-278	-4.5
66	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Ottawa County, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.3
1,308	22.6%
4,487	77.4%
1,167	20.1%

2,374
2.39

1,689	71.1%
1,356	80.3%
105	6.2%
685	28.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
1,549	25.4%
4,542	74.6%
1,066	17.5%

2,456
2.44

1,724	70.2%
1,441	83.6%
116	6.7%
732	29.8%

2000
Number	Percent
40.1
1,577	25.6%
4,586	74.4%
1,086	17.6%

2,441
2.44

1,736	71.1%
1,497	86.2%
144	8.3%
705	28.9%

1990
Number	Percent
39.1
1,441	25.6%
4,193	74.4%
1,166	20.7%

2,252
2.45

1,620	71.9%
1,468	90.6%
83	5.1%
632	28.1%

1980
Number	Percent
38.0
1,542	25.8%
4,429	74.2%
1,276	21.4%

2,320
2.51

1,733	74.7%
1,579	91.1%
61	3.5%
587	25.3%

2022 Housing Data for Ottawa County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	142	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	64	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	79	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	60	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	71	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	54	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	97	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	51	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	72	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	324	13.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	180	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	458	19.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	229	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	185	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	145	6.1%
$200,000 or more	163	6.9%

Median Household Income	74,551
Per Capita Income	34,893

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	102
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	173	7.3%
Public Assistance	7	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	184	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,543	76.5%
Unemployed	93	2.8%
In Armed Forces	4	0.1%

Total Labor Force	2,640	79.4%
Not in Labor Force	684	20.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	998	738	57.5%
Non-Profit	59	162	26.7%
Self-Employed	226	112	66.9%

Local Government	158	193	45.0%
State Government	99	41	70.7%
Federal Government	53	55	49.1%

Total Private + Self	1,224	850	59.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	369	451	45.0%
Total	1,593	1,301	55.0%

Pct. Govt.	20.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	529	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	608	20.9%
Professional, Technical	565	19.4%
Service Occupations	375	12.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	65	2.2%
All others	832	28.6%

White Collar		58.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	541	18.6%
Manufacturing	363	12.5%
Educational services	276	9.5%
Retail trade	271	9.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	247	8.5%
Finance and insurance	206	7.1%
Public administration	193	6.6%
Construction	123	4.2%
Other services	114	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	108	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	92	3.2%
Wholesale trade	89	3.1%
Utilities	76	2.6%
Accommodation and food services	71	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	41	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	35	1.2%
Information	31	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	30	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	150	2.60%
Puerto Rican	12	0.21%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	21	0.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Thai	4	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,300	97.0%
Spanish	114	2.1%
Other	24	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	20	0.4%
German, other Germanic	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,815	31.5%
Irish	799	13.9%
English	641	11.1%
American	523	9.1%
Swedish	212	3.7%
Scottish	202	3.5%
French	184	3.2%
Dutch	153	2.7%
Czech	112	1.9%
Italian	107	1.9%
French Canadian	82	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	76	1.3%
Polish	66	1.1%
European	64	1.1%
Norwegian	54	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,716	99.1%
Not a citizen	52	0.9%

Native	5,698	98.8%
Foreign-born	70	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
45	1.1%	166	4.1%	1,230	30.4%	1,642	40.6%	693	17.2%	264	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	45	1.1%
9-12 Years	166	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,230	30.4%
Some College	1,642	40.6%
Bach. Degree	693	17.2%
Grad Degree	264	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,784	2,650	134	4.8%	4.2%
1991	2,782	2,694	88	3.2%	4.5%
1992	2,823	2,729	94	3.3%	4.6%
1993	2,793	2,701	92	3.3%	4.9%
1994	2,758	2,678	80	2.9%	4.8%
1995	2,998	2,892	106	3.5%	4.3%
1996	3,071	2,961	110	3.6%	4.3%
1997	3,119	2,985	134	4.3%	3.8%
1998	3,090	2,992	98	3.2%	3.7%
1999	3,128	3,041	87	2.8%	3.5%

2000	3,361	3,257	104	3.1%	3.8%
2001	3,305	3,182	123	3.7%	4.3%
2002	3,347	3,213	134	4.0%	5.1%
2003	3,361	3,212	149	4.4%	5.5%
2004	3,405	3,235	170	5.0%	5.5%
2005	3,352	3,198	154	4.6%	5.1%
2006	3,374	3,256	118	3.5%	4.4%
2007	3,261	3,137	124	3.8%	4.3%
2008	3,372	3,249	123	3.6%	4.6%
2009	3,406	3,215	191	5.6%	6.9%

2010	3,286	3,093	193	5.9%	7.0%
2011	3,286	3,100	186	5.7%	6.4%
2012	3,232	3,058	174	5.4%	5.7%
2013	3,245	3,099	146	4.5%	5.3%
2014	3,247	3,114	133	4.1%	4.5%
2015	3,238	3,116	122	3.8%	4.2%
2016	3,177	3,057	120	3.8%	4.0%
2017	3,059	2,965	94	3.1%	3.6%
2018	3,012	2,928	84	2.8%	3.3%
2019	3,016	2,935	81	2.7%	3.2%

2020	2,978	2,851	127	4.3%	5.9%
2021	2,969	2,884	85	2.9%	3.3%
2022	3,012	2,936	76	2.5%	2.7%
2023	3,000	2,931	69	2.3%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,680
Median Value	$157,800

Occupied	2,374	88.6%
Vacant	306	11.4%

Owned	1,845	77.7%
Rented	529	22.3%
Median Rent	$717

Single-Family Units	2,344	87.5%
Detached	2,333	87.1%
Attached	11	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	51	1.9%
Mobile Homes	91	3.4%

Ottawa County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ottawa County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Ottawa County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ottawa County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ottawa County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ottawa County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Ottawa County, KS