Ottumwa, Iowa Demographics

Ottumwa is 4th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Ottumwa is 7th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income below poverty line

Ottumwa is 10th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Ottumwa is 10th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Ottumwa is 17th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Foreign born residents

Ottumwa is 18th in Iowa out of 75 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Ottumwa is 19th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales

Ottumwa is 19th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Housing units

Ottumwa is 20th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Current population (2012)

Ottumwa is 20th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Households

Size Demographics
	Ottumwa	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	24,806	20th	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	15.9	22nd	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,578	20th	54.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Ottumwa	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	7.2%	32nd	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.3%	49th	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.0%	44th	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Ottumwa	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	82.4%	76th	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.1%	70th	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Ottumwa	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	90.2%	60th	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.9%	38th	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	4th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	42nd	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	10th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	33rd	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	10th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	84.3%	67th	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Ottumwa	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	51.6%	42nd	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	7.0%	17th	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Ottumwa	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	11,257	19th	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.6%	63rd	18.5%	25.9%
Households	10,483	20th	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.2%	33rd	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$69,900	76th	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.3	46th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Ottumwa	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$21,301	67th	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$36,574	73rd	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.0%	7th	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Ottumwa	Rank	Iowa	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,081	18th	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$458,797	19th	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$18,847	32nd	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$40,935	22nd	$4,737,719	$613,795,732