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Ottawa, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $149,426 (it was $87,800 in 2000)
Ottawa:

$149,426
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,029 - $210,736

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $194,136
Here:

$194,136
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $206,119
Here:

$206,119
State:

$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $150,393
Here:

$150,393
State:

$299,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $228,384
Here:

$228,384
State:

$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $154,750
Here:

$154,750
State:

$318,887

Mobile homes: $60,658
Here:

$60,658
State:

$78,855

Total population: 18,428 (Urban population: 18,300 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 53 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 8,550 (7,639 occupied: 5,244 owner occupied, 2,403 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

31%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,167 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $464,540.

Median contract rent in 2022: $757 (lower quartile is $596, upper quartile is $877)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,002


Median gross rent in Ottawa, IL in 2022: $896

Housing units in Ottawa with a mortgage: 3,509 (205 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 124 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $93,633

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $53,179

Median monthly housing costs: $973

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Ottawa, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1954

Median year apartment built: 1966

Household type by relationship:

Households: 18,465
  • Male householders: 3,578 (1,074 living alone), Female householders: 3,957 (1,481 living alone)
  • 2,993 spouses (2,932 opposite-sex spouses), 858 unmarried partners, (835 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,236 children (5,052 natural, 53 adopted, 130 stepchildren), 372 grandchildren, 171 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, 7 foster children, 150 other relatives, 623 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 403

Size of family households: 2,046 2-persons, 1,026 3-persons, 1,019 4-persons, 235 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 146 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,650 1-person, 369 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 26 4-persons.

1,955 married couples with children.
1,800 single-parent households (232 men, 1,568 women).

92.4% of residents of Ottawa speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 764 (4.1%)
(34.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ottawa, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ottawa, Illinois
  • 0no bedroom
  • 841 bedroom
  • 1,5222 bedrooms
  • 2,4063 bedrooms
  • 1,1194 bedrooms
  • 1135+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ottawa, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ottawa, Illinois
  • 45no bedroom
  • 7101 bedroom
  • 1,1642 bedrooms
  • 4413 bedrooms
  • 384 bedrooms
  • 55+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ottawa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ottawa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 214no vehicle
  • 1,5671 vehicle
  • 2,2512 vehicles
  • 9253 vehicles
  • 2074 vehicles
  • 805+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ottawa in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ottawa in renter-occupied apartments
  • 371no vehicle
  • 1,3241 vehicle
  • 5382 vehicles
  • 1163 vehicles
  • 434 vehicles
  • 115+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ottawa, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ottawa, Illinois
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 333 rooms
  • 5814 rooms
  • 1,0375 rooms
  • 1,2396 rooms
  • 7967 rooms
  • 8178 rooms
  • 7409+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ottawa, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ottawa, Illinois
  • 411 room
  • 3662 rooms
  • 3993 rooms
  • 7404 rooms
  • 4175 rooms
  • 2226 rooms
  • 1207 rooms
  • 828 rooms
  • 169+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Ottawa, IL
  • Ottawa, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Ottawa, IL in 2022
  • 427Less than $10,000
  • 929$10,000 to $19,999
  • 924$20,000 to $29,999
  • 644$30,000 to $39,999
  • 417$40,000 to $49,999
  • 517$50,000 to $59,999
  • 619$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,201$75,000 to $99,999
  • 552$100,000 to $124,999
  • 720$125,000 to $149,999
  • 456$150,000 to $199,999
  • 326$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Ottawa, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Ottawa, IL in 2022
  • 74$10,000 to $14,999
  • 14$15,000 to $19,999
  • 8$25,000 to $29,999
  • 7$30,000 to $34,999
  • 19$35,000 to $39,999
  • 62$40,000 to $49,999
  • 51$50,000 to $59,999
  • 164$60,000 to $69,999
  • 100$70,000 to $79,999
  • 308$80,000 to $89,999
  • 263$90,000 to $99,999
  • 948$100,000 to $124,999
  • 666$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,059$150,000 to $174,999
  • 254$175,000 to $199,999
  • 686$200,000 to $249,999
  • 398$250,000 to $299,999
  • 221$300,000 to $399,999
  • 22$400,000 to $499,999
  • 18$500,000 to $749,999
  • 13$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Ottawa, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Ottawa, IL in 2022
  • 12$100 to $149
  • 70$150 to $199
  • 81$200 to $249
  • 30$250 to $299
  • 8$300 to $349
  • 22$350 to $399
  • 73$400 to $449
  • 72$450 to $499
  • 88$500 to $549
  • 158$550 to $599
  • 127$600 to $649
  • 123$650 to $699
  • 222$700 to $749
  • 347$750 to $799
  • 234$800 to $899
  • 312$900 to $999
  • 75$1,000 to $1,249
  • 66$1,250 to $1,499
  • 15$1,500 to $1,999
  • 21$2,000 to $2,499
  • 90No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.5%
Number of people working at home: 419 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 251
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,601
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,695
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,016
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 678
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 476
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 982
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 82
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 99
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 294
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 504
  • 90 or more minutes: 167
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Ottawa

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 8,980 (87.3%)
  • Carpooled: 769 (7.5%)
  • Bus: 35 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 338 (3.3%)
  • Bicycle: 8 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 21 (0.2%)
  • Worked at home: 258 (2.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.8%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 34.1%Males
  • 39.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.4%Males
  • 13.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 8.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Ottawa, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Ottawa, Illinois
  • 2412010 or later
  • 872000 to 2009
  • 861990 to 1999
  • 211980 to 1989
  • 871970 to 1979
  • 204Before 1970
Ancestries in Ottawa, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 925 (15.4%)
  • Irish: 868 (14.4%)
  • American: 683 (11.3%)
  • English: 534 (8.9%)
  • Italian: 266 (4.4%)
  • Norwegian: 175 (2.9%)
  • Polish: 169 (2.8%)
  • European: 147 (2.4%)
  • Slovak: 58 (1.0%)
  • Scottish: 50 (0.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 43 (0.7%)
  • Scandinavian: 39 (0.6%)
  • French: 35 (0.6%)
  • Greek: 32 (0.5%)
  • Austrian: 25 (0.4%)
  • African: 24 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 21 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 20 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 18 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 16 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 14 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 14 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 10 (0.2%)
  • British: 9 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 8 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 7 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 7 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 7 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 7 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 7 (0.1%)
  • Yugoslavian: 4 (0.07%)
  • Macedonian: 2 (0.03%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Ottawa:

51.8% (324)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

Philippines
Ottawa:

24.8% (155)
Illinois:

5.2% (93,003)

India
Ottawa:

6.1% (38)
Illinois:

9.2% (166,409)

Colombia
Ottawa:

2.7% (17)
Illinois:

0.9% (16,553)

Argentina
Ottawa:

2.2% (14)
Illinois:

0.2% (3,955)

Chile
Ottawa:

2.1% (13)
Illinois:

0.1% (2,291)

Haiti
Ottawa:

1.9% (12)
Illinois:

0.3% (4,533)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ottawa:

1.8% (11)
Illinois:

0.6% (10,776)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 15,008
  • Other state: 2,473
  • Northeast: 172
  • Midwest: 1,097
  • South: 756
  • West: 350

86.6% of Ottawa residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80.0% lived in Illinois.


Ottawa:

86.6%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 152
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 44
  • 7th and 8th grade: 5
  • 9th grade: 9
  • 10th grade: 177
  • 11th grade: 125
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 75
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,371
  • Less than 1 year of college: 534
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,173
  • Associate degree: 349
  • Bachelor's degree: 927
  • Master's degree: 301
  • Professional school degree: 76
  • Doctorate degree: 1
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 57
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 10
  • 5th and 6th grade: 90
  • 7th and 8th grade: 39
  • 9th grade: 68
  • 10th grade: 41
  • 11th grade: 67
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 220
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,414
  • Less than 1 year of college: 870
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 902
  • Associate degree: 689
  • Bachelor's degree: 950
  • Master's degree: 453
  • Professional school degree: 39
  • Doctorate degree: 32
Educational Attainment for Females
Ottawa marital status for males
Ottawa marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,094
  • One, attached: 608
  • Two: 588
  • 3 or 4: 304
  • 5 to 9: 361
  • 10 to 19: 223
  • 20 to 49: 66
  • 50 or more: 262
  • Mobile homes: 42
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Ottawa
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Ottawa, IL
  • 93.3%Utility gas
  • 5.1%Electricity
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Ottawa, IL
  • 66.4%Utility gas
  • 30.1%Electricity
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 232
Here:

11.5%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 122
Here:

12.5%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 253
Here:

40.3%
Illinois:

27.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability