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Illinois · Census place 56926

Ottawa city, IL

Quick answer

Ottawa city has 18,714 residents, ranking #130 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $73,011, the median home is worth $144,500 and median gross rent runs $922 a month.

Population
18,714Ottawa city residents
Median household income
$73,011Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$144,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$922Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
69.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Ottawa city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ottawa city median would spend about 15.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.4% of residents and 69.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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