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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ottawa County is $18,231, which is lower than the state average of $24,695 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Ottawa County median household income is $36,616, which has grown by 33.12% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.43% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ottawa County residents spend 20.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 20.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #73

Ottawa County	18,231 USD
Oklahoma	24,695 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ottawa County	22,340 USD
Oklahoma	27,491 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ottawa County	26,543 USD
Oklahoma	33,259 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ottawa County	19,150 USD
Oklahoma	22,353 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #64

Ottawa County	36,616 USD
Oklahoma	46,235 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ottawa County	46,576 USD
Oklahoma	62,871 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #66

Ottawa County	33.12%
Oklahoma	38.43%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ottawa County		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.11%	$10,149, see rank	19.02%	$15,923	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.06%	$16,232, see rank	30.60%	$17,021	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.25%	$1,950, see rank	3.30%	$2,117	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.18%	$14,344, see rank	17.17%	$20,421	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ottawa County	44,285 USD
Oklahoma	57,299 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ottawa County	54,318 USD
Oklahoma	73,941 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ottawa County	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$37,765, see rank	$49,409	$56,900
Black	$30,000, see rank	$30,484	$35,600
Hispanic	$28,490, see rank	$37,552	$42,396
Asian	$42,500, see rank	$52,833	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,662, see rank	$38,734	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$22,500, see rank	$38,343	$53,370
One Race, Other	$25,625, see rank	$37,473	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,875, see rank	$40,441	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ottawa County	Oklahoma	U.S.
less than 25	$24,457, see rank	$25,946	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,409, see rank	$50,585	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,516, see rank	$55,848	$65,027
65 or over	$28,439, see rank	$34,720	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ottawa County	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	25,092, see rank	2,977,835	248,775,628
Male¹	12,080, 48.14%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,568, 62.65%, see rank	67.93%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,568, 62.65%, see rank	66.84%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,796, 89.80%, see rank	93.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	772, 10.20%, see rank	6.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,512, 37.35%, see rank	32.07%	30.72%
Female¹	13,012, 51.86%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,921, 53.19%, see rank	56.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,921, 53.19%, see rank	55.90%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,270, 90.59%, see rank	93.16%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	651, 9.41%, see rank	6.84%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,091, 46.81%, see rank	43.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ottawa County	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,801, 100%	1,686,185	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,932, 85.40%, see rank	82.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,111, 8.68%, see rank	10.49%	9.59%
Public Transportation	27, 0.21%, see rank	0.48%	5.06%
Walked	274, 2.14%, see rank	1.79%	2.78%
Other Means	134, 1.05%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	323, 2.52%, see rank	3.57%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ottawa County	20.3 minutes
Oklahoma	20.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ottawa County	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,066	1,699,610	143,435,233
Male¹	6,796, 52.01%, see rank	53.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,442, 21.22%, see rank	28.66%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,337, 19.67%, see rank	13.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	916, 13.48%, see rank	16.38%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	166, 2.44%, see rank	1.05%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	737, 10.84%, see rank	12.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,664, 24.48%, see rank	20.18%	17.94%
Female¹	6,270, 47.99%, see rank	46.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,981, 31.59%, see rank	38.14%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,782, 28.42%, see rank	22.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,897, 30.26%, see rank	33.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	90, 1.44%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.13%, see rank	0.46%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	486, 7.75%, see rank	4.96%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ottawa County	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,066, 100%	1,699,610	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	587, 4.49%, see rank	5.04%	1.96%
Construction	786, 6.02%, see rank	7.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,703, 13.03%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	221, 1.69%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,421, 10.88%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	639, 4.89%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	65, 0.50%, see rank	1.81%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	463, 3.54%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	613, 4.69%, see rank	8.06%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,352, 25.65%, see rank	22.66%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,895, 14.50%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	740, 5.66%, see rank	6.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	581, 4.45%, see rank	5.19%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ottawa County	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,959	22.50%, see rank	16.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,463	17.75%, see rank	12.60%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.