Language Spoken At Home in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 18,161 | 100% |
English only | 17,170 | 94.5% |
Language other than English | 991 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 414 | 2.3% |
Spanish | 769 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 342 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 185 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 72 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 37 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,258 | 100% |
American | 957 | 5.0% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 100 | 0.5% |
Danish | 158 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 246 | 1.3% |
English | 1,959 | 10.2% |
French (except Basque) | 787 | 4.1% |
French Canadian | 21 | 0.1% |
German | 5,736 | 29.8% |
Greek | 90 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 139 | 0.7% |
Irish | 4,551 | 23.6% |
Italian | 1,876 | 9.7% |
Lithuanian | 31 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,387 | 7.2% |
Polish | 676 | 3.5% |
Portuguese | 21 | 0.1% |
Russian | 94 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 372 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 253 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 135 | 0.7% |
Subsaharan African | 46 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 360 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 13 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 29 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 15 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 23 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,841 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,957 | 63.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,205 | 28.1% |
Married-couple family | 3,608 | 46.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,435 | 18.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 393 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 221 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 956 | 12.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 549 | 7.0% |
Nonfamily households | 2,884 | 36.8% |
Householder living alone | 2,482 | 31.7% |
65 years and over | 1,136 | 14.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,393 | 30.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,333 | 29.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 18,761 | 100% |
Householder | 7,841 | 41.8% |
Spouse | 3,571 | 19.0% |
Child | 5,786 | 30.8% |
Other relatives | 563 | 3.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,000 | 5.3% |
Unmarried partner | 480 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,967 | 100% |
Never married | 2,959 | 37.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,907 | 49.0% |
Separated | 25 | 0.3% |
Widowed | 324 | 4.1% |
Divorced | 752 | 9.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,621 | 100% |
Never married | 1,635 | 21.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,604 | 47.3% |
Separated | 98 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 976 | 12.8% |
Divorced | 1,308 | 17.2% |
Fertility in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 177 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 86 | 48.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 106 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 177 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 78 | 44.1% |
Less than 1 year | 8 | 4.5% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 31 | 17.5% |
5 or more years | 39 | 22.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 78 | 100% |
Who are female | 52 | 66.7% |
Who are married | 60 | 76.9% |
School Enrollment in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,692 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 422 | 9.0% |
Kindergarten | 204 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,109 | 44.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,022 | 21.8% |
College or graduate school | 935 | 19.9% |
Educational Attainment in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,175 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 422 | 3.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 987 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,883 | 37.1% |
Some college, no degree | 3,180 | 24.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,231 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,582 | 12.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 890 | 6.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.8% |
Veteran Status in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,861 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,582 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 18,825 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,410 | 12.8% |
Under 18 years | 4,394 | 100% |
With a disability | 215 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 11,270 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,057 | 9.4% |
65 years and over | 3,161 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,138 | 36.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 19,089 | 100% |
Same house | 16,785 | 87.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,274 | 11.9% |
Same county | 1,705 | 8.9% |
Different county | 569 | 3.0% |
Same state | 325 | 1.7% |
Different state | 244 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 30 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,258 | 100% |
Native | 18,611 | 96.6% |
Born in United States | 18,526 | 96.2% |
State of residence | 15,429 | 80.1% |
Different state | 3,097 | 16.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 85 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 647 | 3.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 647 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 291 | 45.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 356 | 55.0% |
Year of Entry in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 732 | 100% |
Native | 85 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 85 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 647 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 647 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 647 | 100% |
Europe | 61 | 9.4% |
Asia | 234 | 36.2% |
Africa | 46 | 7.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 251 | 38.8% |
Northern America | 55 | 8.5% |