Ottumwa, IA Demographic Data
Ottumwa, IA Summary
Ottumwa is located in Wapello County in Iowa
- Population: 24,887
- Area: 16.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 15.86 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.67 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,505.56 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 643.04 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ottumwa, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,664
51%
50.8
Male
12,045
49%
49.2
Total Population
24,709
323,128,000
Ottumwa, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,569
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,819
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,420
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,623
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,797
7.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,557
14.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,948
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,901
11.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,651
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,554
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,852
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,337
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
681
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,972
76.8%
77.2
Female
9,827
51.8%
51.3
Male
9,145
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,789
72.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,799
19.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,870
15.7%
15.2
Female
2,266
58.6%
55.8
Male
1,604
41.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Ottumwa, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,329
98.5%
96.8
White
21,712
87.9%
72.6
Black or African American
781
3.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
19
0.1%
0.8
Asian
313
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
23
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
14
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
16
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
30
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
226
0.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
70
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
70
0.3%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,434
5.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
380
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,401
13.8%
17.8
Mexican
2,490
10.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
50
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
5
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
856
3.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
21,308
86.2%
82.2
Ottumwa, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,168
7.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,493
9.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,915
35.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,663
22.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,529
9.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,757
10.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
956
5.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,661
16.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,820
83.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,713
16.5%
31.2
Ottumwa, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,773
29.0%
33.7%
Now Married
9,654
48.5%
47.5
Divorced
2,644
13.3%
11.0%
Separated
348
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,482
7.4
5.8%
Ottumwa, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
19,207
83.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,933
17.0%
21.6%
Spanish
2,942
12.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
316
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
285
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
390
1.7%
1.1%
Ottumwa, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
804
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
987
9.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,485
14.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,360
13.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,570
15.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,724
17.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,154
11.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
718
7.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
115
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
94
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
38,090
57,617
Per capita income
21,145
31,128
Ottumwa, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
194
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
904
7.9%
9.8
Construction
834
7.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,747
24.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
505
4.4%
6.6
Information
110
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,921
25.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
456
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
583
5.1%
11.4
Public administration
226
2.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,375
12.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
347
3.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
191
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,247
10.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,618
23.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,115
27.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,279
20.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,134
18.7%
18.1%
Ottumwa, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,077
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,602
77.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,468
13.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
57
0.5%
5.1
Walked
220
2.0%
2.7
Other means
436
3.9%
1.8
Worked at home
294
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.7
26.6
Ottumwa, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
935
9.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,608
36.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,691
36.9%
37.1
3 or more
1,777
17.8%
21.0
Ottumwa, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,011
89.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,751
67.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,260
32.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,165
10.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Ottumwa, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,176
1 room
288
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
321
2.9%
2.7
3 rooms
724
6.5%
9.1
4 rooms
2,551
22.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,735
24.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,898
17.0%
17.8
7 rooms
1,178
10.5%
12.0
8 rooms
664
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
817
7.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Ottumwa, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,176
1-unit, detached
8,546
76.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
140
1.3%
5.9
2-units
502
4.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
273
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
469
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
247
2.2%
4.4
20 or more units
639
5.7%
9.0
Mobile home
360
3.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ottumwa, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,165
37.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,161
10.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,941
17.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,122
10.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,314
11.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
451
4.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
523
4.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
420
3.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
79
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ottumwa, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,107
81.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
171
1.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,527
15.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
67
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
71
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
68
0.7%
1.1
Ottumwa, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,772
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
23
0.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
31
0.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
83
2.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
174
4.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
194
5.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
952
25.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,315
61.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,952
51.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
636
16.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
316
8.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
233
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
625
16.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Ottumwa, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,996
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
11
0.4%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
15
0.5%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
38
1.3%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
137
4.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
725
24.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,070
69.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
264
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
624
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
389
13.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
342
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
313
10.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
217
7.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
229
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,416
48.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
354
0.0%
0.0%
Ottumwa, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,751
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,791
26.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,206
47.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
895
13.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
476
7.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
234
3.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
95
1.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
30
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
24
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
73,200
205,000
