Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Ottawa County has a population of 30,341 and has grown 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $123,300, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $49,947.

Home price
$123,300
Income
$49,947
Population
30,341
Unemployment
3.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$123,300county
Median gross rent$788county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198061.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$714county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,183county
Home insurance / yr$5,010(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living86(statewide)
Median household income$49,947county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate20.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.9%county
Unemployment rate3.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government21.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.0%county
Economic output per resident$47,386county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.62%county
Top state income tax4.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.06%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport18362county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station144 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths131.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-6.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.7%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment5356county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Free lunch eligible74.0%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools6county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians46county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year20.5%county
Frequent mental distress21.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population30,341county
Land area in square miles471county
People per square mile of land64.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract32.7%county
Population change since 2020+0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age37.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.1%county
Share of households that are one person30.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages5.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls70.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents281county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in782county
Households that moved away771county
Average income of arriving households$44,137county
Average income of departing households$43,476county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year17county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings25.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate423(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.40 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F58 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing67 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days219 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use1,047 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity42.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas41.6%county
Homes heated by propane8.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood4.6%county
Households with broadband82.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk78.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk97.3county
Landslide risk76.6county
Hail risk54.4county
Earthquake risk61.2county
Tornado risk73.6county
Tropical cyclone risk34.0county
Extreme heat risk85.9county
Winter weather risk69.3county
Strong wind risk91.4county
Wildfire risk64.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Ottawa County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oklahoma figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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