Language Spoken At Home in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 39,399 | 100% |
English only | 37,920 | 96.2% |
Language other than English | 1,479 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 440 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 831 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 267 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 438 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 65 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 154 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 86 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 56 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 22 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 41,445 | 100% |
American | 2,559 | 6.2% |
Arab | 158 | 0.4% |
Czech | 387 | 0.9% |
Danish | 150 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 877 | 2.1% |
English | 3,979 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 2,090 | 5.0% |
French Canadian | 189 | 0.5% |
German | 17,457 | 42.1% |
Greek | 151 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,471 | 3.5% |
Irish | 5,141 | 12.4% |
Italian | 1,727 | 4.2% |
Lithuanian | 39 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 125 | 0.3% |
Polish | 2,731 | 6.6% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 60 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 425 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 810 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 651 | 1.6% |
Subsaharan African | 7 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 449 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 273 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 90 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 522 | 1.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 17,688 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,440 | 70.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,131 | 23.4% |
Married-couple family | 10,172 | 57.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,054 | 17.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 811 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 386 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,457 | 8.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 691 | 3.9% |
Nonfamily households | 5,248 | 29.7% |
Householder living alone | 4,588 | 25.9% |
65 years and over | 2,097 | 11.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,539 | 25.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,607 | 31.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 40,574 | 100% |
Householder | 17,688 | 43.6% |
Spouse | 10,144 | 25.0% |
Child | 10,065 | 24.8% |
Other relatives | 1,378 | 3.4% |
Nonrelatives | 1,299 | 3.2% |
Unmarried partner | 901 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 16,984 | 100% |
Never married | 3,561 | 21.0% |
Now married, except separated | 10,798 | 63.6% |
Separated | 158 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 709 | 4.2% |
Divorced | 1,758 | 10.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 17,573 | 100% |
Never married | 3,012 | 17.1% |
Now married, except separated | 10,328 | 58.8% |
Separated | 305 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 2,101 | 12.0% |
Divorced | 1,827 | 10.4% |
Fertility in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 457 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 203 | 44.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 105 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 535 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 248 | 46.4% |
Less than 1 year | 50 | 9.3% |
1 or 2 years | 31 | 5.8% |
3 or 4 years | 55 | 10.3% |
5 or more years | 112 | 20.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 248 | 100% |
Who are female | 158 | 63.7% |
Who are married | 173 | 69.8% |
School Enrollment in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,853 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 549 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 546 | 6.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,658 | 41.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,125 | 24.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,975 | 22.3% |
Educational Attainment in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 30,188 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 849 | 2.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,898 | 6.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,611 | 38.5% |
Some college, no degree | 6,920 | 22.9% |
Associate's degree | 2,782 | 9.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,880 | 12.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,248 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.3% |
Veteran Status in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 32,863 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,829 | 11.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 40,919 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,654 | 13.8% |
Under 18 years | 8,503 | 100% |
With a disability | 340 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 24,689 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,571 | 10.4% |
65 years and over | 7,727 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,743 | 35.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 40,950 | 100% |
Same house | 36,356 | 88.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,485 | 11.0% |
Same county | 2,468 | 6.0% |
Different county | 2,017 | 4.9% |
Same state | 1,423 | 3.5% |
Different state | 594 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 109 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 41,445 | 100% |
Native | 40,791 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 40,675 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 34,490 | 83.2% |
Different state | 6,185 | 14.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 116 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 654 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 654 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 374 | 57.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 280 | 42.8% |
Year of Entry in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 770 | 100% |
Native | 116 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 116 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 654 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 30 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 624 | 95.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ottawa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 654 | 100% |
Europe | 232 | 35.5% |
Asia | 131 | 20.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 16 | 2.4% |
Latin America | 195 | 29.8% |
Northern America | 80 | 12.2% |