Ottawa County, Michigan

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Key figures

Statistic	Ottawa County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	301,203	10,077,761	334,922,499	240th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$90,502	$72,875	$80,734	290th of 3,221
Median Age	36.5	40.2	38.9	2811th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.9%	32.4%	35.7%	314th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$323,400	$231,600	$332,700	521st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,211	$1,129	$1,413	520th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.3%	13.2%	12.5%	2801st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	5.7%	5.2%	2249th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	534.5	178.0	n/a	318th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.1%	7.2%	14.1%	960th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.5	n/a	n/a	208th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.3%	73.2%	65.2%	746th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.1	24.2	26.4	2524th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.3%	13.5%	15.1%	1116th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.7%	n/a	n/a	3047th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	59.4%	46.1%	46.9%	200th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.4%	n/a	n/a	331st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Ottawa County, Michigan

Statistic	Ottawa County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.3%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	31.9	45.3	61.4

Age in Ottawa County, Michigan

Statistic	Ottawa County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	36.5	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	23.0%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	12.9%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.8%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.7%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Ottawa County, Michigan

Statistic	Ottawa County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	111,322	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.6%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.2%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.2%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	30.9%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ottawa County, Michigan

Statistic	Ottawa County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,799	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.8%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.7%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.8%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.9%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.3%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.8%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Ottawa County, Michigan

Statistic	Ottawa County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	117,604	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.7%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.5%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.3%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.7%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.7%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,313	$2,904	n/a

Education in Ottawa County, Michigan

Statistic	Ottawa County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	5.6%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.6%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.0%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.3%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.6%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ottawa County, Michigan

Statistic	Ottawa County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.9%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.4%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.4%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.5%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.7%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Ottawa County, Michigan

Statistic	Ottawa County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.6%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.9%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.1%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.8%	8.5%	16.7%

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