Because of many things, Ottawa is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Ottawa a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Ottawa has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Ottawa’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small village, Ottawa does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Ottawa are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.40% of adults in Ottawa have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ottawa in 2022 was $33,461, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,844 for a family of four. However, Ottawa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ottawa is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. 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. Ottawa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.75% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ottawa include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Ottawa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
