1990 Census of Population and
Housing
040 Ohio
050
Putnam County
160
Ottawa Village
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
3,999
Urban population....................................................
3,999
Percent of total population.....................................
100.0
Rural population....................................................
0
Percent of total population.....................................
0.0
Farm population...................................................
0
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over
enrolled in school.................... 1,106
Preprimary school...................................................
45
Elementary or high school...........................................
842
Percent in private school.........................................
19.4
College.............................................................
219
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over.........................................
2,440
Less than 9th grade.................................................
256
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
338
High school graduate................................................
989
Some college, no degree.............................................
350
Associates degree...................................................
179
Bachelor's degree...................................................
176
Graduate or professional degree.....................................
152
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................
75.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................
13.4
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and
over......................................
3,663
Lived in same house.................................................
2,200
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................
1,458
Same State........................................................
1,320
Same county.....................................................
1,164
Different county................................................
156
Different State...................................................
138
Lived abroad........................................................
5
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................
2,352
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
69
With a mobility limitation........................................
26
With a self-care limitation.......................................
43
With a work disability..............................................
125
In labor force..................................................
74
Prevented from working............................................
33
Persons 65 years and
over.....................................
523
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
156
With a mobility limitation........................................
112
With a self-care limitation.......................................
74
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
335
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,749
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
2,277
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................
427
65 years and over.................................................
139
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
3,974
Percent born in state of residence..............................
89.1
Foreign-born population.............................................
25
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................
8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................
3,663
Speak a language other than English.................................
162
Do not speak English 'very well'................................
44
Speak Spanish.....................................................
139
Do not speak English 'very well'................................
42
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................
0
Do not speak English 'very well'................................
0
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported.........................................
4,679
Arab................................................................
0
Austrian............................................................
0
Belgian.............................................................
0
Canadian............................................................
2
Czech...............................................................
0
Danish..............................................................
11
Dutch...............................................................
29
English.............................................................
395
Finnish.............................................................
13
French (except Basque)..............................................
106
French Canadian.....................................................
6
German..............................................................
2,815
Greek...............................................................
0
Hungarian...........................................................
29
Irish...............................................................
520
Italian.............................................................
59
Lithuanian..........................................................
0
Norwegian...........................................................
9
Polish..............................................................
0
Portuguese..........................................................
20
Romanian............................................................
0
Russian.............................................................
0
Scotch-Irish........................................................
18
Scottish............................................................
51
Slovak..............................................................
0
Subsaharan African..................................................
0
Swedish.............................................................
24
Swiss...............................................................
50
Ukrainian...........................................................
7
United States or American...........................................
132
Welsh...............................................................
93
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................
0
Yugoslavian.........................................................
0
Other ancestries....................................................
290
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and
over.....................................
2,936
In labor force......................................................
2,068
Percent in labor force........................................
70.4
Civilian labor force..............................................
2,068
Employed........................................................
1,988
Unemployed......................................................
80
Percent unemployed............................................
3.9
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
868
Males 16 years and
over.......................................
1,383
In labor force......................................................
1,103
Percent in labor force........................................
79.8
Civilian labor force..............................................
1,103
Employed........................................................
1,061
Unemployed......................................................
42
Percent unemployed............................................
3.8
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
280
Females 16 years and
over.....................................
1,553
In labor force......................................................
965
Percent in labor force........................................
62.1
Civilian labor force..............................................
965
Employed........................................................
927
Unemployed......................................................
38
Percent unemployed............................................
3.9
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
588
Females 16 years and
over.....................................
1,553
With own children under 6 years.....................................
264
Percent in labor force............................................
77.3
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................
305
Percent in labor force............................................
93.4
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
381
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
293
Own children 6 to 17 years in families
and subfamilies.......... 813
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
704
Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................
206
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................
0
Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................
0
Unemployed........................................................
0
Not in labor force................................................
0
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over.........................................
1,924
Percent drove alone.................................................
79.3
Percent in carpools.................................................
13.6
Percent using public transportation.................................
0.8
Percent using other means...........................................
0.0
Percent walked or worked at home....................................
6.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................
14.1
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
1,988
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............
154
Professional specialty occupations..................................
280
Technicians and related support occupations.........................
44
Sales occupations...................................................
102
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............
250
Private household occupations.......................................
9
Protective service occupations......................................
12
Service occupations, except protective and household................
227
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................
9
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................
426
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................
262
Transportation and material moving occupations......................
101
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................
112
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over.................................
1,988
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................
12
Mining..............................................................
0
Construction........................................................
93
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................
237
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
561
Transportation......................................................
37
Communications and other public utilities...........................
22
Wholesale trade.....................................................
27
Retail trade........................................................
350
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................
65
Business and repair services........................................
28
Personal services...................................................
91
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................
32
Health services.....................................................
100
Educational services................................................
142
Other professional and related services.............................
126
Public administration...............................................
65
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
1,988
Private wage and salary workers.....................................
1,735
Government workers..................................................
206
Local government workers..........................................
147
State government workers..........................................
42
Federal government workers........................................
17
Self-employed workers...............................................
47
Unpaid family workers...............................................
0
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
1,540
Less than $5,000....................................................
60
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
145
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
140
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
245
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
302
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
364
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
187
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
89
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
0
$150,000 or more....................................................
8
Median household income (dollars)...................................
30,331
Families..........................................................
1,136
Less than $5,000....................................................
6
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
17
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
105
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
181
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
221
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
326
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
183
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
89
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
0
$150,000 or more....................................................
8
Median family income (dollars)......................................
36,557
Nonfamily households..............................................
404
Less than $5,000....................................................
54
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
128
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
43
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
73
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
73
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
29
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
4
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
0
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
0
$150,000 or more....................................................
0
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................
11,786
Per capita income (dollars).........................................
13,298
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
1,540
With wage and salary income.........................................
1,179
Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................
36,465
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................
140
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................
14,333
With farm self-employment income....................................
35
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................
2,669
With Social Security income.........................................
509
Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................
7,136
With public assistance income.......................................
52
Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................
3,304
With retirement income..............................................
238
Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................
5,911
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is determined.................
3,938
Below poverty level.............................................
214
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
2,744
Below poverty level.............................................
114
Persons 65 years and over.........................................
523
Below poverty level.............................................
43
Related children under 18 years.....................................
1,194
Below poverty level.............................................
100
Related children under 5 years....................................
336
Below poverty level.............................................
17
Related children 5 to 17 years....................................
858
Below poverty level.............................................
83
Unrelated individuals...............................................
424
Below poverty level.............................................
70
All families......................................................
1,136
Below poverty level.............................................
37
With related children under 18 years................................
591
Below poverty level.............................................
30
With related children under 5 years...............................
276
Below poverty level.............................................
17
Female householder families.......................................
125
Below poverty level.............................................
34
With related children under 18 years................................
84
Below poverty level.............................................
27
With related children under 5 years...............................
20
Below poverty level.............................................
14
Percent below poverty level:
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All persons.........................................................
5.4%
Persons 18 years and over.........................................
4.2%
Persons 65 years and over.......................................
8.2%
Related children under 18 years...................................
8.4%
Related children under 5 years..................................
5.1%
Related children 5 to 17 years..................................
9.7%
Unrelated individuals.............................................
16.5%
All families........................................................
3.3%
With related children under 18 years..............................
5.1%
With related children under 5
years.............................
6.2%
Female householder families.........................................
27.2%
With related children under 18 years..............................
32.1%
With related children under 5
years.............................
70.0%
Total housing units........................................... 1,557
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
26
1985 to 1988........................................................
116
1980 to 1984........................................................
184
1970 to 1979........................................................
429
1960 to 1969........................................................
160
1950 to 1959........................................................
213
1940 to 1949........................................................
136
1939 or earlier.....................................................
293
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
4
1 bedroom...........................................................
143
2 bedrooms..........................................................
416
3 bedrooms..........................................................
806
4 bedrooms..........................................................
164
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
24
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................
6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................
0
Condominium housing units...........................................
6
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................
1,551
Individual drilled well.............................................
6
Individual dug well.................................................
0
Some other source...................................................
0
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
1,549
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
8
Other means.........................................................
0
Occupied housing units........................................ 1,496
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
800
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
14
Electricity.........................................................
618
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
30
Coal or coke........................................................
0
Wood................................................................
28
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
0
No fuel used........................................................
6
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
218
1985 to 1988........................................................
466
1980 to 1984........................................................
247
1970 to 1979........................................................
354
1960 to 1969........................................................
125
1959 or earlier.....................................................
86
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
89
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................
1,496
None................................................................
130
1...................................................................
521
2...................................................................
619
3 or more...........................................................
226
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
913
With a mortgage...................................................
525
Less than $300..................................................
29
$300 to $499....................................................
221
$500 to $699....................................................
130
$700 to $999....................................................
101
$1,000 to $1,499................................................
44
$1,500 to $1,999................................................
0
$2,000 or more..................................................
0
Median (dollars)................................................
513
Not mortgaged.....................................................
388
Less than $100..................................................
14
$100 to $199....................................................
208
$200 to $299....................................................
136
$300 to $399....................................................
24
$400 or more....................................................
6
Median (dollars)................................................
188
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
913
Less than 20 percent..............................................
736
20 to 24 percent..................................................
81
25 to 29 percent..................................................
28
30 to 34 percent..................................................
19
35 percent or more................................................
49
Not computed......................................................
0
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
412
Less than $200....................................................
95
$200 to $299......................................................
90
$300 to $499......................................................
198
$500 to $749......................................................
5
$750 to $999......................................................
0
$1,000 or more....................................................
0
No cash rent......................................................
24
Median (dollars)..................................................
306
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN
1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
412
Less than 20 percent..............................................
199
20 to 24 percent..................................................
66
25 to 29 percent..................................................
19
30 to 34 percent..................................................
11
35 percent or more................................................
93
Not computed......................................................
24
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