City in Franklin County, Kansas · 10.7 sq mi · 1,194 people per sq mi
About 13,000 people live in Ottawa. The typical household earns $71,699, and the median resident is 36.9 years old.
2026 projection
From 12,632 in 2020
Poverty rate 9.1%
Men 36.2 · Women 37.4
1870–2026
12,736
2026 projection
0.8% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1870–2026
12,736
2026 projection
0.8% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 12,736 | +20 | 0.16% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,716 | +2 | 0.02% |
| 2024 | 12,714 | +11 | 0.09% |
| 2023 | 12,703 | +104 | 0.83% |
| 2022 | 12,599 | -38 | 0.30% |
| 2021 | 12,637 | +5 | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 12,632 | +336 | 2.73% |
| 2019 | 12,296 | -6 | 0.05% |
| 2018 | 12,302 | -18 | 0.15% |
| 2017 | 12,320 | +34 | 0.28% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 127 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 11 residents
49% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 49% | 49% | 48% |
| Never married | 33% | 36% | 30% |
| Divorced | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| Widowed | 6% | 2% | 11% |
| Separated | 0% | 0% | <1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau