Language Spoken At Home in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 11,602 | 100% |
English only | 11,022 | 95.0% |
Language other than English | 580 | 5.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 179 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 478 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 136 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 51 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 44 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 29 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 7 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,596 | 100% |
American | 817 | 6.5% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 65 | 0.5% |
Danish | 111 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 465 | 3.7% |
English | 1,303 | 10.3% |
French (except Basque) | 436 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 14 | 0.1% |
German | 3,609 | 28.7% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 10 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,119 | 16.8% |
Italian | 119 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 42 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 154 | 1.2% |
Polish | 104 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 103 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 35 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 555 | 4.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 7 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 412 | 3.3% |
Swiss | 47 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 226 | 1.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,144 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,198 | 62.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,517 | 29.5% |
Married-couple family | 2,367 | 46.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 942 | 18.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 214 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 177 | 3.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 617 | 12.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 398 | 7.7% |
Nonfamily households | 1,946 | 37.8% |
Householder living alone | 1,698 | 33.0% |
65 years and over | 556 | 10.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,627 | 31.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,256 | 24.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 12,221 | 100% |
Householder | 5,144 | 42.1% |
Spouse | 2,312 | 18.9% |
Child | 3,536 | 28.9% |
Other relatives | 334 | 2.7% |
Nonrelatives | 895 | 7.3% |
Unmarried partner | 360 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,741 | 100% |
Never married | 1,625 | 34.3% |
Now married, except separated | 2,402 | 50.7% |
Separated | 68 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 108 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 538 | 11.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,199 | 100% |
Never married | 1,317 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 2,488 | 47.9% |
Separated | 74 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 554 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 766 | 14.7% |
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 | 150 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 36 | 24.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 142 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 42 | 29.6% |
Less than 1 year | 10 | 7.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 13 | 9.2% |
5 or more years | 19 | 13.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 42 | 100% |
Who are female | 32 | 76.2% |
Who are married | 13 | 31.0% |
School Enrollment in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,654 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 230 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 198 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,328 | 36.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 593 | 16.2% |
College or graduate school | 1,305 | 35.7% |
Educational Attainment in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 8,044 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 331 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 573 | 7.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,526 | 31.4% |
Some college, no degree | 2,231 | 27.7% |
Associate's degree | 708 | 8.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,175 | 14.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 500 | 6.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.8% |
Veteran Status in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,449 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 727 | 7.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 12,476 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,676 | 13.4% |
Under 18 years | 3,147 | 100% |
With a disability | 117 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 7,666 | 100% |
With a disability | 946 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 1,663 | 100% |
With a disability | 613 | 36.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 12,462 | 100% |
Same house | 9,616 | 77.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,844 | 22.8% |
Same county | 1,701 | 13.6% |
Different county | 1,143 | 9.2% |
Same state | 666 | 5.3% |
Different state | 477 | 3.8% |
Abroad | 2 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,596 | 100% |
Native | 12,382 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 12,367 | 98.2% |
State of residence | 8,925 | 70.9% |
Different state | 3,442 | 27.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 15 | 0.1% |
Foreign born | 214 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 214 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 58 | 27.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 156 | 72.9% |
Year of Entry in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 229 | 100% |
Native | 15 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 15 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 214 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 207 | 96.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ottawa City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 214 | 100% |
Europe | 38 | 17.8% |
Asia | 64 | 29.9% |
Africa | 7 | 3.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 105 | 49.1% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |