Ottawa County, Ohio

• White (non-Hispanic) 36,131 90.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,113 5.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 383 1.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 153 0.4%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,071 2.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 31 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 10 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 102 0.3%

• Under 18 7,015 17.5%
• 18–24 2,513 6.3%
• 25–44 8,016 20.0%
• 45–64 11,380 28.5%
• 65 and over 11,070 27.7%

Median household income

$76,709

90% interval $71,657–$81,761

+$4,450 vs OH · 23rd of 88

Below poverty line

9.3%

90% interval 7.7%–10.9%

−3.3 pp vs OH · 66th of 88

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.2%

+1.14 pp vs. state

County GDP

$2.6B

0.28% of state

Avg. annual pay

$55,434

Establishments

1,216

• Leisure & hospitality 3,033 21.3%
• Education & health services 2,970 20.8%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,643 18.5%
• Manufacturing 1,996 14.0%
• Public administration 928 6.5%
• Professional & business services 629 4.4%
• Other services 452 3.2%
• Information 31 0.2%
• Construction 22 0.2%

The sectors listed cover 89.1% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

83.6%

+16.4 pp vs OH · 3rd of 88

Median gross rent

$930

−$104 vs OH · 29th of 88

Owner-occupied

15,462

Renter-occupied

3,042

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $74,799/yr) pays 2.6× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $29,164/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 14,872 62.1%
• Democratic 8,866 37.0%
• Other / third-party 218 0.9%

• Spanish 577 1.5%
• German or other West Germanic 80 0.2%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 45 0.1%
• Korean 15 0.0%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 14 0.0%
• Chinese 9 0.0%
• Arabic 6 0.0%
• Tagalog 1 0.0%

Households

18,504

Family households

11,444

61.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,444

21.4% of families

Single-mother families

915

8.0% of families

Veterans

2,589

7.9% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 10,286 25.5%
• Catholic 8,603 21.3%
• Evangelical Protestant 2,149 5.3%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 250 0.6%
• Orthodox 41 0.1%

Health insured

96.1%

±0.7 pp

Uninsured

3.9%

±0.7 pp

82nd of 88

With a disability

15.6%

±1.1 pp

44th of 88

Bachelor's or higher

29.5%

±1.6 pp

−2.0 pp vs OH · 20th of 88

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.9%

90% interval 6.1%–7.7% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas

Judges

2 (Court of Common Pleas General Division judges only; vintage 2026 supremecourt.ohio.gov roster. Domestic Relations / Juvenile / Probate Division judges separately allocated in urban counties and not counted (those divisions don't hear general civil jury trials). Small rural counties typically have 1-2 General Division judges who concurrently handle Domestic Relations and Juvenile dockets.)

Court seats

Port Clinton

Traffic fatalities

4

12.13 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4