Ottawa is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 12,613 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ottawa is the 29th largest community in Kansas.

Also of interest is that Ottawa has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.68% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Ottawa does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Ottawa is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.64% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ottawa in 2022 was $30,179, which is middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,716 for a family of four. However, Ottawa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ottawa is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ottawa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ottawa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ottawa include German, Irish, English, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Ottawa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.