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Population (2000): 24,998
Land Area (2000): 40.920 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.746 square kilometers

Ottumwa Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	23,912	2002	25,087	2005	24,779
2000	24,740	2003	24,756	2006	24,930
2001	24,971	2004	24,784	2007	24,822

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	24,277	97.40%
Rural, Farm	9	0.04%
Rural, Non-farm	638	2.56%

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Ottumwa Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	11,361	10,551	811	7.14%	71
1991	11,672	10,687	985	8.44%	84
1992	11,921	11,010	911	7.64%	76
1993	12,265	11,420	844	6.89%	69
1994	12,360	11,621	739	5.98%	60
1995	12,361	11,629	732	5.92%	59
1996	12,484	11,759	725	5.80%	58
1997	12,134	11,267	867	7.15%	71
1998	11,843	11,276	566	4.78%	48
1999	11,696	11,165	531	4.54%	45
2000	11,814	11,297	517	4.38%	44
2001	12,062	11,422	640	5.30%	53
2002	12,546	11,755	791	6.31%	63
2003	12,725	11,910	815	6.41%	64
2004	12,625	11,782	843	6.68%	67
2005	12,508	11,822	685	5.48%	55
2006	12,285	11,723	562	4.58%	46
2007	12,298	11,759	539	4.38%	44
2008	12,208	11,619	589	4.82%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	11,249	10,296	953	8.47%	85
Feb 1990	11,044	10,143	901	8.16%	82
Mar 1990	11,091	10,245	846	7.63%	76
Apr 1990	11,405	10,597	808	7.08%	71
May 1990	11,312	10,609	703	6.21%	62
Jun 1990	11,459	10,700	759	6.62%	66
Jul 1990	11,573	10,921	652	5.63%	56
Aug 1990	11,403	10,657	746	6.54%	65
Sep 1990	11,423	10,617	806	7.06%	71
Oct 1990	11,513	10,739	774	6.72%	67
Nov 1990	11,457	10,585	872	7.61%	76
Dec 1990	11,408	10,499	909	7.97%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	11,473	10,458	1,015	8.85%	88
Feb 1991	11,500	10,404	1,096	9.53%	95
Mar 1991	11,445	10,466	979	8.55%	86
Apr 1991	11,409	10,568	841	7.37%	74
May 1991	11,398	10,575	823	7.22%	72
Jun 1991	11,760	10,894	866	7.36%	74
Jul 1991	11,787	11,011	776	6.58%	66
Aug 1991	11,703	10,821	882	7.54%	75
Sep 1991	11,767	10,810	957	8.13%	81
Oct 1991	11,883	10,920	963	8.10%	81
Nov 1991	12,135	10,560	1,575	12.98%	130
Dec 1991	11,807	10,758	1,049	8.88%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	11,801	10,718	1,083	9.18%	92
Feb 1992	11,717	10,705	1,012	8.64%	86
Mar 1992	11,708	10,737	971	8.29%	83
Apr 1992	11,829	10,916	913	7.72%	77
May 1992	11,757	10,891	866	7.37%	74
Jun 1992	12,113	11,285	828	6.84%	68
Jul 1992	12,097	11,350	747	6.18%	62
Aug 1992	12,525	11,154	1,371	10.95%	109
Sep 1992	11,739	11,001	738	6.29%	63
Oct 1992	12,070	11,150	920	7.62%	76
Nov 1992	11,872	11,151	721	6.07%	61
Dec 1992	11,828	11,064	764	6.46%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	12,136	11,136	1,000	8.24%	82
Feb 1993	12,126	11,119	1,007	8.30%	83
Mar 1993	11,986	11,003	983	8.20%	82
Apr 1993	11,976	11,088	888	7.41%	74
May 1993	12,039	11,241	798	6.63%	66
Jun 1993	12,359	11,541	818	6.62%	66
Jul 1993	12,684	11,958	726	5.72%	57
Aug 1993	12,447	11,667	780	6.27%	63
Sep 1993	12,342	11,602	740	6.00%	60
Oct 1993	12,373	11,612	761	6.15%	62
Nov 1993	12,354	11,565	789	6.39%	64
Dec 1993	12,352	11,509	843	6.82%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	12,497	11,511	986	7.89%	79
Feb 1994	12,464	11,561	903	7.24%	72
Mar 1994	12,385	11,517	868	7.01%	70
Apr 1994	12,223	11,416	807	6.60%	66
May 1994	12,199	11,553	646	5.30%	53
Jun 1994	12,379	11,693	686	5.54%	55
Jul 1994	12,383	11,812	571	4.61%	46
Aug 1994	12,349	11,701	648	5.25%	52
Sep 1994	12,193	11,546	647	5.31%	53
Oct 1994	12,382	11,778	604	4.88%	49
Nov 1994	12,411	11,728	683	5.50%	55
Dec 1994	12,457	11,640	817	6.56%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	12,423	11,467	956	7.70%	77
Feb 1995	12,266	11,424	842	6.86%	69
Mar 1995	12,210	11,406	804	6.58%	66
Apr 1995	12,341	11,550	791	6.41%	64
May 1995	12,231	11,566	665	5.44%	54
Jun 1995	12,384	11,778	606	4.89%	49
Jul 1995	12,457	11,934	523	4.20%	42
Aug 1995	12,491	11,397	1,094	8.76%	88
Sep 1995	12,225	11,669	556	4.55%	45
Oct 1995	12,387	11,884	503	4.06%	41
Nov 1995	12,412	11,765	647	5.21%	52
Dec 1995	12,503	11,702	801	6.41%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	12,497	11,622	875	7.00%	70
Feb 1996	12,671	11,497	1,174	9.27%	93
Mar 1996	12,545	11,727	818	6.52%	65
Apr 1996	12,523	11,790	733	5.85%	59
May 1996	12,398	11,752	646	5.21%	52
Jun 1996	12,525	11,938	587	4.69%	47
Jul 1996	12,658	12,108	550	4.35%	43
Aug 1996	12,364	11,824	540	4.37%	44
Sep 1996	12,269	11,716	553	4.51%	45
Oct 1996	12,327	11,776	551	4.47%	45
Nov 1996	12,537	11,735	802	6.40%	64
Dec 1996	12,492	11,625	867	6.94%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	12,119	11,196	923	7.62%	76
Feb 1997	12,538	10,780	1,758	14.02%	140
Mar 1997	12,599	10,746	1,853	14.71%	147
Apr 1997	12,225	11,477	748	6.12%	61
May 1997	12,222	11,579	643	5.26%	53
Jun 1997	12,287	11,567	720	5.86%	59
Jul 1997	12,210	11,597	613	5.02%	50
Aug 1997	11,972	11,321	651	5.44%	54
Sep 1997	11,787	11,127	660	5.60%	56
Oct 1997	11,906	11,313	593	4.98%	50
Nov 1997	11,887	11,304	583	4.90%	49
Dec 1997	11,859	11,198	661	5.57%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	11,880	11,137	743	6.25%	63
Feb 1998	11,921	11,212	709	5.95%	59
Mar 1998	11,911	11,262	649	5.45%	54
Apr 1998	11,936	11,341	595	4.98%	50
May 1998	11,931	11,406	525	4.40%	44
Jun 1998	11,950	11,445	505	4.23%	42
Jul 1998	11,804	11,328	476	4.03%	40
Aug 1998	11,733	11,211	522	4.45%	44
Sep 1998	11,641	11,155	486	4.17%	42
Oct 1998	11,830	11,359	471	3.98%	40
Nov 1998	11,801	11,287	514	4.36%	44
Dec 1998	11,774	11,174	600	5.10%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	11,629	11,069	560	4.82%	48
Feb 1999	11,706	11,168	538	4.60%	46
Mar 1999	11,568	11,042	526	4.55%	45
Apr 1999	11,686	11,167	519	4.44%	44
May 1999	11,716	11,312	404	3.45%	34
Jun 1999	11,943	11,437	506	4.24%	42
Jul 1999	11,761	11,333	428	3.64%	36
Aug 1999	11,882	11,152	730	6.14%	61
Sep 1999	11,771	11,110	661	5.62%	56
Oct 1999	11,533	11,033	500	4.34%	43
Nov 1999	11,539	11,053	486	4.21%	42
Dec 1999	11,618	11,103	515	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	11,802	11,171	631	5.35%	53
Feb 2000	11,822	11,230	592	5.01%	50
Mar 2000	11,820	11,225	595	5.03%	50
Apr 2000	11,727	11,221	506	4.31%	43
May 2000	11,701	11,245	456	3.90%	39
Jun 2000	11,878	11,398	480	4.04%	40
Jul 2000	11,847	11,419	428	3.61%	36
Aug 2000	11,777	11,304	473	4.02%	40
Sep 2000	11,755	11,274	481	4.09%	41
Oct 2000	11,859	11,387	472	3.98%	40
Nov 2000	11,844	11,350	494	4.17%	42
Dec 2000	11,940	11,344	596	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	11,944	11,146	798	6.68%	67
Feb 2001	11,820	11,150	670	5.67%	57
Mar 2001	11,967	11,249	718	6.00%	60
Apr 2001	12,001	11,407	594	4.95%	49
May 2001	11,881	11,394	487	4.10%	41
Jun 2001	12,097	11,551	546	4.51%	45
Jul 2001	12,294	11,793	501	4.08%	41
Aug 2001	12,006	11,390	616	5.13%	51
Sep 2001	12,116	11,388	728	6.01%	60
Oct 2001	12,053	11,449	604	5.01%	50
Nov 2001	12,199	11,527	672	5.51%	55
Dec 2001	12,363	11,621	742	6.00%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	12,258	11,396	862	7.03%	70
Feb 2002	12,402	11,564	838	6.76%	68
Mar 2002	12,423	11,615	808	6.50%	65
Apr 2002	12,501	11,731	770	6.16%	62
May 2002	12,609	11,912	697	5.53%	55
Jun 2002	12,553	11,810	743	5.92%	59
Jul 2002	12,713	11,926	787	6.19%	62
Aug 2002	12,652	11,832	820	6.48%	65
Sep 2002	12,683	11,803	880	6.94%	69
Oct 2002	12,516	11,813	703	5.62%	56
Nov 2002	12,633	11,871	762	6.03%	60
Dec 2002	12,608	11,785	823	6.53%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	12,629	11,757	872	6.90%	69
Feb 2003	12,617	11,806	811	6.43%	64
Mar 2003	12,557	11,779	778	6.20%	62
Apr 2003	12,659	11,897	762	6.02%	60
May 2003	12,619	11,894	725	5.75%	57
Jun 2003	12,684	11,844	840	6.62%	66
Jul 2003	12,857	12,005	852	6.63%	66
Aug 2003	12,821	11,950	871	6.79%	68
Sep 2003	12,806	11,837	969	7.57%	76
Oct 2003	12,743	12,028	715	5.61%	56
Nov 2003	12,848	12,092	756	5.88%	59
Dec 2003	12,861	12,031	830	6.45%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	12,576	11,643	933	7.42%	74
Feb 2004	12,538	11,682	856	6.83%	68
Mar 2004	12,444	11,596	848	6.81%	68
Apr 2004	12,565	11,752	813	6.47%	65
May 2004	12,510	11,743	767	6.13%	61
Jun 2004	12,594	11,745	849	6.74%	67
Jul 2004	12,865	11,923	942	7.32%	73
Aug 2004	12,565	11,733	832	6.62%	66
Sep 2004	12,591	11,792	799	6.35%	63
Oct 2004	12,739	11,959	780	6.12%	61
Nov 2004	12,754	11,928	826	6.48%	65
Dec 2004	12,755	11,887	868	6.81%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	12,431	11,682	749	6.03%	60
Feb 2005	12,513	11,787	726	5.80%	58
Mar 2005	12,479	11,768	711	5.70%	57
Apr 2005	12,482	11,804	678	5.43%	54
May 2005	12,434	11,789	645	5.19%	52
Jun 2005	12,538	11,872	666	5.31%	53
Jul 2005	12,688	11,985	703	5.54%	55
Aug 2005	12,563	11,846	717	5.71%	57
Sep 2005	12,518	11,844	674	5.38%	54
Oct 2005	12,631	11,905	726	5.75%	57
Nov 2005	12,431	11,830	601	4.83%	48
Dec 2005	12,382	11,757	625	5.05%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	12,261	11,608	653	5.33%	53
Feb 2006	12,327	11,671	656	5.32%	53
Mar 2006	12,241	11,661	580	4.74%	47
Apr 2006	12,258	11,732	526	4.29%	43
May 2006	12,244	11,767	477	3.90%	39
Jun 2006	12,210	11,677	533	4.37%	44
Jul 2006	12,411	11,882	529	4.26%	43
Aug 2006	12,287	11,685	602	4.90%	49
Sep 2006	12,058	11,398	660	5.47%	55
Oct 2006	12,459	11,958	501	4.02%	40
Nov 2006	12,368	11,870	498	4.03%	40
Dec 2006	12,296	11,764	532	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	12,131	11,525	606	5.00%	50
Feb 2007	12,169	11,577	592	4.86%	49
Mar 2007	12,173	11,630	543	4.46%	45
Apr 2007	12,291	11,779	512	4.17%	42
May 2007	12,380	11,880	500	4.04%	40
Jun 2007	12,522	11,984	538	4.30%	43
Jul 2007	12,417	11,918	499	4.02%	40
Aug 2007	12,284	11,756	528	4.30%	43
Sep 2007	12,341	11,801	540	4.38%	44
Oct 2007	12,250	11,787	463	3.78%	38
Nov 2007	12,304	11,786	518	4.21%	42
Dec 2007	12,312	11,682	630	5.12%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	12,052	11,430	622	5.16%	52
Feb 2008	12,133	11,530	603	4.97%	50
Mar 2008	12,176	11,637	539	4.43%	44
Apr 2008	12,143	11,603	540	4.45%	44
May 2008	12,154	11,625	529	4.35%	44
Jun 2008	12,156	11,556	600	4.94%	49
Jul 2008	12,360	11,790	570	4.61%	46
Aug 2008	12,346	11,703	643	5.21%	52
Sep 2008	12,353	11,700	653	5.29%	53
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Ottumwa Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Food Manufacturing	767	13.48%
2.	Construction	615	10.80%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	394	6.92%
4.	Machinery Manufacturing	287	5.04%
5.	Educational Services	279	4.90%
6.	Public Administration	276	4.85%
7.	Metal Manufactuing	275	4.83%
8.	Health Care	226	3.97%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	173	3.04%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	169	2.97%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	117	2.06%
12.	Truck Transportation	111	1.95%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	98	1.72%
14.	Utilities	98	1.72%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	97	1.70%
16.	Repair and Maintenance	95	1.67%
17.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	88	1.55%
18.	Social Assistance	88	1.55%
19.	Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing	79	1.39%
20.	U.S. Postal Service	73	1.28%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,070	20.85%
2.	Educational Services	603	11.75%
3.	Food Manufacturing	466	9.08%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	369	7.19%
5.	Social Assistance	299	5.83%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	262	5.11%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	229	4.46%
8.	Finance and Insurance	184	3.59%
9.	Public Administration	183	3.57%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	157	3.06%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	111	2.16%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	104	2.03%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	69	1.34%
14.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	57	1.11%
15.	Other Direct Selling Estab	55	1.07%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	53	1.03%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	52	1.01%
18.	Private Household Services	44	0.86%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	41	0.80%
20.	Other Transportation	41	0.80%

Ottumwa Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	361	6.34%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	336	5.90%
3.	Food Processing Workers	327	5.74%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	311	5.46%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	300	5.27%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	275	4.83%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	269	4.73%
8.	Other Installation / Maintenance	265	4.66%
9.	Other Management Occupations	214	3.76%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	156	2.74%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	152	2.67%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	135	2.37%
13.	Other Material Moving Workers	120	2.11%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	117	2.06%
15.	Construction Laborers	116	2.04%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	109	1.91%
17.	Carpenters	105	1.84%
18.	Other Construction Trades	98	1.72%
19.	Vehicle Mechanics	93	1.63%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	76	1.34%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	287	5.59%
2.	Other Production Occupations	243	4.73%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	238	4.64%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	235	4.58%
5.	Cashiers	233	4.54%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	204	3.98%
7.	Other Management Occupations	189	3.68%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	169	3.29%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	167	3.25%
10.	Registered Nurses	163	3.18%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	158	3.08%
12.	Child Care Workers	156	3.04%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	145	2.83%
14.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	141	2.75%
15.	Other Office and Admin Support	140	2.73%
16.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	137	2.67%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	135	2.63%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	133	2.59%
19.	Health Technologists and Technicians	128	2.49%
20.	Food Processing Workers	120	2.34%

Ottumwa Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	9,249	46.68%
15-35 hours	2,811	14.19%
1-14 hours	579	2.92%
No regular hours	7,174	36.21%

Ottumwa Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	484	4.64%
5 AM-5:29 AM	581	5.58%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	706	6.77%
6 AM-6:29 AM	717	6.88%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	950	9.12%
7 AM-7:29 AM	962	9.23%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,763	16.92%
8 AM-8:29 AM	866	8.31%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	352	3.38%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	404	3.88%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	158	1.52%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	180	1.73%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,367	13.12%
4 PM-11:59 PM	931	8.93%

Ottumwa Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	598	5.74%
5-9	3,011	28.89%
10-14	3,034	29.11%
15-19	1,356	13.01%
20-24	575	5.52%
25-29	221	2.12%
30-34	546	5.24%
35-39	85	0.82%
40-44	159	1.53%
45-59	361	3.46%
60-89	262	2.51%
At least 90	213	2.04%

Ottumwa Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	74	0.71%	8,721	83.69%
30-44	31	0.30%	759	7.28%
45-59	17	0.16%	344	3.30%
At least 60	23	0.22%	452	4.34%

Ottumwa Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	55	0.52%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,341	12.57%
Car / truck / van, solo	8,588	80.50%
Motorcycle	11	0.10%
Other	82	0.77%
Public transportation	145	1.36%
Walked	199	1.87%
Worked at home	247	2.32%

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Ottumwa Family Information Back to top
: 10,324 (23,913 people)
: 6,520 (18,832 people)
: 2,245
: 13,331
Ottumwa Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,371	13.26%
$10,000-$14,999	1,119	10.82%
$15,000-$19,999	835	8.07%
$20,000-$24,999	931	9.00%
$25,000-$29,999	886	8.57%
$30,000-$34,999	884	8.55%
$35,000-$39,999	836	8.08%
$40,000-$44,999	572	5.53%
$45,000-$49,999	506	4.89%
$50,000-$59,999	858	8.30%
$60,000-$74,999	618	5.98%
$75,000-$99,999	574	5.55%
$100,000-$124,999	106	1.02%
$125,000-$149,999	90	0.87%
$150,000-$199,999	79	0.76%
$200,000 or more	78	0.75%

Ottumwa Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,226	31.07%
Family, 2 people	3,154	30.38%
Nonfamily, 2 people	507	4.88%
Family, 3 people	1,479	14.24%
Nonfamily, 3 people	73	0.70%
Family, 4 people	1,214	11.69%
Nonfamily, 4 people	32	0.31%
Family, 5 people	455	4.38%
Nonfamily, 5 people	8	0.08%
Family, 6 people	150	1.44%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	79	0.76%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.03%

Ottumwa Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	7,314	26.41%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,365	12.15%
Public Assistance	581	2.10%
Retirement	2,189	7.90%
Self Employment	1,005	3.63%
Social Security	3,597	12.99%
Supplemental Security	721	2.60%
Wage / Salary	7,080	25.56%
Other	1,845	6.66%

Ottumwa Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,053	60.90%
With children under 18	1,960	39.10%

Ottumwa Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,149	12.12%
Married	5,438	57.35%
Never Married	2,680	28.26%
Widowed	215	2.27%

Ottumwa Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,503	14.10%
Married	5,394	50.61%
Never Married	2,096	19.67%
Widowed	1,664	15.61%

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Ottumwa Education Information Back to top
Ottumwa Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,435	7.47%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,532	13.18%
High school diploma or equivalent	7,027	36.56%
Some college, no degree	4,183	21.77%
Associate degree	1,374	7.15%
Bachelors degree	1,771	9.22%
Graduate or professional degree	896	4.66%

Ottumwa Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	357	1.43%	95	0.38%	452	1.81%
Kindergarten	288	1.15%	25	0.10%	313	1.25%
Grades 1-4	1,316	5.26%	68	0.27%	1,384	5.54%
Grades 5-8	1,208	4.83%	76	0.30%	1,284	5.14%
Grades 9-12	1,290	5.16%	17	0.07%	1,307	5.23%
Undergrad college	1,007	4.03%	122	0.49%	1,129	4.52%
Graduate or professional school	30	0.12%	57	0.23%	87	0.35%
Total	5,496	21.99%	460	1.84%	5,956	23.83%

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Ottumwa Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ottumwa Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	20,296	84.78%
Below Poverty Level	3,643	15.22%

Ottumwa Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$732	$91	$142	$323	$14	$360	$1,571	$641	$2,097	$0
1952	$788	$92	$151	$390	$18	$374	$1,721	$769	$2,136	$0
1953	$967	$100	$160	$410	$14	$385	$1,936	$816	$2,150	$0
1954	$1,009	$105	$168	$493	$18	$238	$1,926	$888	$1,886	$1,078
1955	$1,047	$107	$206	$514	$18	$444	$2,229	$890	$2,137	$1,602
1956	$1,085	$102	$184	$469	$22	$409	$2,169	$919	$3,163	$2,101
1957	$1,301	$102	$188	$488	$27	$441	$2,445	$845	$3,534	$1,692
1958	$1,416	$98	$286	$504	$29	$509	$2,744	$851	$4,057	$1,378
1959	$1,452	$113	$395	$648	$33	$477	$3,005	$983	$6,177	$1,845
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$1,748	$52	$493	$775	$68	$760	$3,844	$1,561	$10,000	$1,811
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$2,017	$61	$858	$1,176	$68	$675	$4,794	$1,961	$10,002	$2,544
1971	$2,024	$70	$758	$810	$68	$861	$4,521	$1,885	$9,469	$2,650
1972	$1,844	$86	$1,120	$1,031	$99	$938	$5,032	$1,424	$9,825	$3,054
1973	$1,930	$79	$1,100	$1,025	$99	$858	$5,012	$2,293	$11,480	$5,825
1974	$1,865	$120	$4,789	$886	$99	$686	$8,325	$1,977	$11,366	$5,125
1975	$1,935	$129	$3,098	$1,008	$99	$1,035	$7,175	$2,303	$12,608	$5,126
1976	$2,669	$141	$3,971	$1,793	$99	$1,222	$9,754	$3,168	$11,904	$3,460
1977	$2,366	$157	$5,417	$1,795	$243	$1,432	$11,253	$4,026	$11,174	$3,871
1978	$2,406	$123	$6,178	$1,930	$188	$1,366	$12,068	$4,074	$10,687	$3,245
1979	$2,722	$117	$5,883	$1,690	$363	$1,547	$12,205	$4,067	$10,144	$4,792
1980	$3,091	$136	$3,993	$1,659	$331	$1,555	$10,629	$4,198	$10,023	$4,815
1981	$3,242	$140	$4,189	$1,809	$348	$1,769	$11,357	$4,226	$9,179	$4,763
1982	$3,475	$189	$2,963	$1,985	$425	$1,868	$10,716	$3,734	$9,040	$4,995
1983	$4,083	$163	$3,877	$2,280	$425	$3,040	$13,705	$3,985	$10,548	$10,542
1984	$4,690	$270	$3,702	$2,367	$425	$3,041	$14,225	$4,079	$11,433	$7,061
1985	$3,129	$258	$3,293	$2,490	$425	$3,044	$12,381	$4,220	$10,210	$6,180
1986	$4,467	$219	$3,539	$2,601	$425	$2,878	$13,910	$4,334	$11,925	$10,806
1987	$4,706	$298	$2,990	$2,780	$919	$2,903	$14,298	$5,051	$13,080	$13,916
1988	$5,454	$283	$2,036	$84	$865	$3,354	$11,793	$4,193	$9,399	$14,416
1989	$5,262	$328	$2,246	$75	$970	$3,900	$12,453	$4,380	$32,209	$13,557
1990	$5,157	$339	$2,251	$83	$965	$4,992	$13,448	$4,711	$30,201	$34,745
1991	$5,353	$324	$4,554	$3,469	$1,185	$5,018	$19,579	$6,038	$35,539	$34,621
1992	$5,545	$413	$5,314	$3,158	$0	$6,452	$20,469	$6,467	$33,454	$23,953
1993	$6,208	$407	$3,868	$3,661	$0	$7,642	$21,379	$7,057	$33,111	$21,497
1994	$6,502	$427	$4,467	$3,773	$0	$7,960	$22,702	$7,320	$40,675	$22,029
1995	$7,032	$457	$3,192	$3,690	$0	$10,870	$24,784	$6,145	$33,044	$26,964
1996	$7,221	$471	$7,425	$3,677	$0	$8,589	$26,912	$7,040	$32,292	$25,654
1997	$7,745	$550	$5,763	$4,021	$0	$9,049	$26,578	$6,931	$33,752	$24,568
1998	$7,962	$527	$5,713	$3,829	$0	$9,807	$27,311	$7,056	$35,547	$23,631
1999	$8,405	$2,220	$5,133	$3,830	$0	$10,237	$27,605	$7,317	$35,268	$25,108
2000	$8,698	$2,544	$5,929	$3,819	$0	$10,749	$29,195	$8,458	$31,625	$24,235
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$8,202	$3,152	$4,996	$4,011	$0	$9,119	$26,328	$8,090	$27,777	$22,194
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$9,075	$3,391	$6,053	$3,988	$0	$9,437	$28,553	$8,808	$35,022	$23,615
2005	$10,052	$3,600	$7,263	$4,236	$0	$10,016	$31,567	$9,462	$32,324	$29,477
2006	$10,270	$4,059	$10,090	$5,122	$0	$12,269	$37,751	$9,366	$30,883	$23,525

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$0	$73	$2	$11	$349	$179	$2,240
1951	$307	$0	$29	$681	$33	$576	$2,240
1952	$0	$95	$0	$14	$269	$88	$1,855
1952	$330	$0	$41	$318	$49	$651	$1,855
1953	$0	$98	$0	$13	$353	$92	$1,852
1953	$337	$0	$42	$334	$23	$560	$1,852
1954	$0	$113	$3	$19	$259	$94	$1,837
1954	$363	$0	$40	$337	$2	$607	$1,837
1955	$0	$118	$3	$11	$708	$116	$2,280
1955	$327	$0	$28	$355	$3	$611	$2,280
1956	$0	$81	$13	$15	$447	$132	$3,102
1956	$395	$0	$39	$398	$5	$1,577	$3,102
1957	$0	$89	$6	$20	$417	$156	$2,680
1957	$407	$0	$66	$480	$10	$1,029	$2,680
1958	$0	$96	$7	$28	$649	$132	$3,787
1958	$418	$0	$83	$908	$8	$1,458	$3,787
1959	$0	$109	$0	$29	$263	$150	$4,685
1959	$497	$0	$75	$2,401	$10	$1,151	$4,685
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$0	$176	$31	$34	$1,112	$260	$4,007
1967	$518	$0	$177	$1,079	$85	$535	$4,007
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$0	$302	$31	$82	$1,595	$224	$4,514
1970	$632	$0	$191	$884	$85	$488	$4,514
1971	$0	$329	$35	$76	$1,172	$223	$4,187
1971	$666	$0	$129	$795	$85	$677	$4,187
1972	$0	$291	$37	$59	$1,226	$246	$4,817
1972	$655	$0	$211	$781	$125	$1,186	$4,817
1973	$0	$188	$40	$51	$796	$273	$3,701
1973	$731	$0	$210	$768	$125	$519	$3,701
1974	$0	$493	$35	$18	$1,298	$331	$5,947
1974	$843	$1	$165	$941	$125	$1,697	$5,947
1975	$0	$443	$228	$96	$1,513	$530	$8,652
1975	$904	$19	$321	$1,604	$125	$2,869	$8,652
1976	$0	$372	$168	$113	$1,323	$417	$9,800
1976	$1,192	$0	$323	$2,045	$125	$3,722	$9,800
1977	$0	$422	$60	$140	$1,384	$490	$9,975
1977	$1,343	$0	$317	$1,873	$232	$3,714	$9,975
1978	$0	$258	$153	$180	$1,386	$440	$11,419
1978	$1,151	$0	$319	$1,566	$292	$5,674	$11,419
1979	$0	$331	$304	$199	$2,788	$506	$11,719
1979	$1,201	$0	$295	$1,548	$264	$4,283	$11,719
1980	$0	$333	$172	$176	$2,263	$591	$11,011
1980	$1,319	$0	$273	$1,692	$752	$3,440	$11,011
1981	$0	$365	$156	$258	$2,237	$589	$10,824
1981	$1,386	$0	$303	$1,691	$287	$3,552	$10,824
1982	$0	$416	$126	$229	$1,974	$586	$10,909
1982	$1,528	$0	$271	$1,965	$319	$3,495	$10,909
1983	$0	$370	$121	$94	$4,000	$727	$14,598
1983	$2,442	$0	$340	$2,048	$319	$4,137	$14,598
1984	$0	$365	$145	$355	$2,965	$717	$11,971
1984	$2,445	$0	$502	$431	$319	$3,727	$11,971
1985	$0	$418	$142	$722	$2,541	$634	$12,914
1985	$2,379	$0	$416	$2,441	$319	$2,902	$12,914
1986	$0	$443	$153	$357	$3,619	$684	$14,170
1986	$2,524	$0	$507	$2,629	$319	$2,935	$14,170
1987	$0	$423	$132	$643	$2,442	$788	$13,196
1987	$2,541	$0	$563	$3,169	$446	$2,049	$13,196
1988	$0	$492	$125	$576	$2,179	$694	$9,669
1988	$2,360	$0	$526	$349	$446	$1,922	$9,669
1989	$0	$531	$147	$816	$3,677	$774	$13,245
1989	$2,469	$0	$2,182	$418	$485	$1,746	$13,245
1990	$0	$742	$133	$446	$4,353	$1,107	$14,695
1990	$2,542	$26	$2,176	$393	$524	$2,253	$14,695
1991	$0	$622	$128	$814	$3,249	$1,779	$19,199
1991	$3,043	$0	$2,294	$2,313	$566	$4,391	$19,199
1992	$0	$642	$106	$248	$2,988	$4,441	$22,457
1992	$3,010	$281	$2,104	$2,333	$0	$6,304	$22,457
1993	$0	$554	$86	$270	$2,082	$1,587	$22,220
1993	$2,960	$360	$2,115	$2,982	$0	$9,224	$22,220
1994	$0	$607	$96	$296	$2,382	$1,781	$24,521
1994	$3,269	$395	$2,134	$3,194	$0	$10,367	$24,521
1995	$0	$907	$83	$549	$2,474	$1,526	$22,318
1995	$3,372	$0	$2,286	$4,595	$0	$6,526	$22,318
1996	$0	$681	$92	$841	$3,409	$1,614	$30,729
1996	$3,518	$0	$1,999	$5,450	$0	$13,125	$30,729
1997	$0	$648	$109	$775	$4,715	$1,457	$28,967
1997	$4,161	$0	$1,929	$5,302	$0	$9,871	$28,967
1998	$0	$712	$88	$768	$4,267	$1,658	$29,953
1998	$3,782	$0	$2,159	$5,558	$0	$10,961	$29,953
1999	$0	$738	$99	$802	$5,512	$1,802	$28,383
1999	$5,297	$0	$1,996	$4,419	$0	$7,718	$28,383
2000	$0	$825	$92	$925	$5,556	$1,627	$27,512
2000	$5,743	$0	$1,904	$4,248	$0	$6,592	$27,512
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$821	$70	$799	$4,598	$1,993	$27,485
2002	$4,323	$0	$1,633	$4,168	$0	$9,080	$27,485
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$785	$75	$344	$2,943	$1,183	$30,471
2004	$4,716	$9	$1,923	$4,568	$0	$13,925	$30,471
2005	$0	$813	$92	$356	$3,082	$1,130	$33,212
2005	$5,742	$59	$1,563	$5,002	$0	$15,373	$33,212
2006	$0	$0	$0	$39	$3,527	$1,191	$44,200
2006	$5,530	$0	$1,403	$9,677	$0	$22,833	$44,200

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Ottumwa Criminal Information Back to top
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Ottumwa Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.433	0.418	0.000	0.335	5.186	0.293	7.904	34.376	1.798	44.371
2000	5.861	0.404	0.081	0.525	6.871	0.485	11.156	44.786	2.344	58.771
2001	5.446	0.400	0.000	0.681	6.528	0.200	9.811	42.289	2.843	55.144
2002	6.418	0.199	0.000	0.438	7.055	0.279	10.444	34.600	2.631	47.953
2003	7.836	0.323	0.000	0.202	8.362	0.404	9.493	37.809	2.626	49.927
2004	7.061	0.525	0.000	0.242	7.828	0.403	10.289	38.694	2.542	51.525
2005	6.659	0.444	0.000	0.242	7.345	0.363	13.237	36.200	2.462	51.899
2006	6.338	0.722	0.000	0.160	7.220	0.281	12.836	40.393	2.367	55.596
2007	7.010	0.483	0.000	0.201	7.695	0.242	10.837	38.313	2.699	51.849

Ottumwa Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	8	36
2005	6	35
2006	7	35
2007	6	35

Ottumwa Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	1,185
2000	1,624
2001	1,540
2002	1,380

Ottumwa Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Ottumwa Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,181	12.73%
10-19 Years	3,471	13.89%
20-29 Years	3,320	13.28%
30-39 Years	3,145	12.58%
40-49 Years	3,549	14.20%
50-59 Years	2,571	10.28%
60-69 Years	2,094	8.38%
70-79 Years	2,131	8.52%
80-89 Years	1,238	4.95%
90+ Years	298	1.19%

Ottumwa Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	12,029	48.12%
Female	12,969	51.88%

Ottumwa Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	23,514	94.06%
Hispanic/Latino	691	2.76%
African-American	313	1.25%
Asian	196	0.78%
Multiracial	192	0.77%
Amerindian	70	0.28%
Other Race	17	0.07%
Pacific Islander	5	0.02%

Ottumwa Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	4,770	23.72%
2.	English	3,099	15.41%
3.	Irish	3,084	15.33%
4.	United States Or American	2,697	13.41%
5.	Dutch	1,208	6.01%
6.	French Non-Basque	712	3.54%
7.	Swedish	609	3.03%
8.	Scottish	570	2.83%
9.	Italian	471	2.34%
10.	Scotch Irish	426	2.12%

Ottumwa Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	22,366	95.59%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	732	3.13%
3.	Laotian	77	0.33%
4.	Chinese	68	0.29%
5.	German	39	0.17%
6.	French	33	0.14%
7.	African	27	0.12%
8.	Italian	15	0.06%
9.	Greek	12	0.05%
10.	Tagalog	7	0.03%

Ottumwa Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	24,339	97.65%
Naturalized immigrant	151	0.61%
Not a citizen	434	1.74%

Ottumwa Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ottumwa Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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