Erie County vs. Ottawa County

Erie County (OH)Ottawa County (OH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)74,61540,769
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.2%-1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)77,06641,433
Population, Census, April 1, 201077,07941,428
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.2%18.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.9%25.0%
Female persons, percent51.2%50.4%
White alone, percent86.8%97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent8.8%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.8%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.6%5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.1%92.2%
Veterans, 2014-20186,1733,468
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.1%1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)37,90828,600
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.0%78.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$136,700$148,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,184$1,217
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$458$435
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$739$724
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.1%12.9%
Building permits, 201871168
Households, 2014-201831,30117,691
Persons per household, 2014-20182.362.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.4%90.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.2%2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.3%90.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.9%80.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.9%92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.7%22.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.0%9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.3%6.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.6%59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.9%54.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)305,935115,091
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)489,781123,047
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,021,643811,756
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,145,523127,523
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,072,375427,688
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,037$10,346
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.123.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,270$57,918
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,677$33,081
Persons in poverty, percent10.6%9.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,8271,047
Total employment, 201730,62510,370
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,166,029445,890
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.9%0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,9273,050
All firms, 20125,5833,319
Men-owned firms, 20123,3461,993
Women-owned firms, 20121,616837
Minority-owned firms, 2012408124
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,8662,980
Veteran-owned firms, 2012531393
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,5802,694
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010306.4162.5
Land area in square miles, 2010251.56254.92

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Erie county (OH) and Ottawa county (OH) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.