Ottawa County

  1. Ottawa County Legal Resources
  2. Ottawa County Statistics
  3. Ottawa County Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Ottawa County Employment Information
  5. Ottawa County Family Information
  6. Ottawa County Education Information
  7. Ottawa County Business Information
  8. Ottawa County Public Benefits Information
  9. Ottawa County Criminal Information
  10. Ottawa County Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Ottawa County Cities
  12. Ottawa County Zip Codes


Ottawa County Legal Resources Back to top

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Ottawa County Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 238,314
  • Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 3,526 / 1,495 / 16
  • Land Area (2000): 1,465.037 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 2,761.744 square kilometers
  • Farm Area (2002): 165,000.000 acres (667.590 square kilometers)
  • Farms (2002): 1,291
  • Farms under 50 acres (2002): 54.30%
  • Farms over 500 acres (2002): 5.00%
  • Farm earnings (2005): $87,851,000
  • Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 734,000,000 / 8,000,000 / 41,000,000
  • Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 2.00%
  • Physicians (2004): 355
  • Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 3 (280)
  • Medicare Recipients (2005): 31,253
  • Federal Spending (2004): $1,187,400
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Ottawa County - Historical Places
Houses (2000): 86,856
Building Permits Issued (2006): 1,048
Valuation of Building Permits (2006): $173,593
Ottawa County Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 363,266 75.79%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 8,037 1.68%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 108,004 22.53%

Ottawa County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ottawa County Employment Information Back to top
Ottawa County Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 104,886 99,352 5,534 5.28% 53
1991 103,937 97,508 6,429 6.19% 62
1992 106,682 99,969 6,713 6.29% 63
1993 111,866 106,464 5,401 4.83% 49
1994 117,905 113,392 4,514 3.83% 38
1995 120,975 117,161 3,814 3.15% 32
1996 124,889 121,177 3,712 2.97% 30
1997 130,839 127,372 3,466 2.65% 27
1998 135,278 132,083 3,195 2.36% 24
1999 140,750 137,375 3,375 2.40% 24
2000 136,058 132,456 3,602 2.65% 27
2001 135,091 129,577 5,514 4.08% 41
2002 130,692 123,656 7,036 5.38% 54
2003 132,059 124,223 7,836 5.93% 59
2004 134,236 126,787 7,449 5.55% 55
2005 136,945 129,862 7,083 5.17% 52
2006 138,151 130,846 7,305 5.29% 53
2007 136,826 129,192 7,633 5.58% 56
2008 135,456 126,434 9,022 6.66% 67
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 135,037 126,814 8,223 6.09% 61
Feb 2008 135,467 126,656 8,811 6.50% 65
Mar 2008 135,847 127,495 8,352 6.15% 61
Apr 2008 135,428 128,437 6,991 5.16% 52
May 2008 136,393 127,134 9,259 6.79% 68
Jun 2008 137,460 127,630 9,830 7.15% 72
Jul 2008 136,273 125,772 10,501 7.71% 77
Aug 2008 134,203 124,570 9,633 7.18% 72
Sep 2008 132,996 123,399 9,597 7.22% 72
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Ottawa County Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 12,818 9.64%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 11,750 8.83%
3. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 9,548 7.18%
4. Machinery Manufacturing 6,846 5.15%
5. Educational Services 6,780 5.10%
6. Metal Manufactuing 6,546 4.92%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 5,158 3.88%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 4,564 3.43%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3,292 2.48%
10. Repair and Maintenance 3,226 2.43%
11. Health Care 3,000 2.26%
12. Public Administration 2,986 2.25%
13. Truck Transportation 2,902 2.18%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 2,624 1.97%
15. Food Manufacturing 2,568 1.93%
16. Finance and Insurance 2,560 1.92%
17. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 2,510 1.89%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2,336 1.76%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 2,190 1.65%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 2,134 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 16,104 14.21%
2. Educational Services 15,746 13.89%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 7,634 6.74%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 5,902 5.21%
5. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 4,712 4.16%
6. Finance and Insurance 4,678 4.13%
7. Social Assistance 4,294 3.79%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 3,708 3.27%
9. Department and Other General Stores 3,446 3.04%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 3,048 2.69%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 2,726 2.41%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 2,640 2.33%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 2,562 2.26%
14. Public Administration 2,172 1.92%
15. Metal Manufactuing 2,120 1.87%
16. Food Manufacturing 1,682 1.48%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,552 1.37%
18. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 1,428 1.26%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 1,426 1.26%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1,308 1.15%

Ottawa County Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 10,158 7.64%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 8,466 6.37%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 6,016 4.52%
4. Other Management Occupations 6,010 4.52%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 5,512 4.14%
6. Engineers 5,340 4.02%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 4,750 3.57%
8. Assemblers and Fabricators 4,288 3.22%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 4,222 3.17%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 3,856 2.90%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 3,832 2.88%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3,830 2.88%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 3,762 2.83%
14. Top Executives 3,676 2.76%
15. Operations Managers Non Finance 2,996 2.25%
16. Vehicle Mechanics 2,894 2.18%
17. Computer Specialists 2,520 1.89%
18. Business Operations Specialists 2,500 1.88%
19. Carpenters 2,438 1.83%
20. Other Construction Trades 2,130 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 6,124 5.40%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 5,982 5.28%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 5,300 4.68%
4. Other Production Occupations 4,966 4.38%
5. Assemblers and Fabricators 4,572 4.03%
6. Registered Nurses 3,968 3.50%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 3,940 3.48%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3,868 3.41%
9. Cashiers 3,838 3.39%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3,392 2.99%
11. Child Care Workers 3,174 2.80%
12. Waiters and Waitresses 3,032 2.68%
13. Health Technologists and Technicians 2,998 2.65%
14. Customer Service Representatives 2,838 2.50%
15. Other Management Occupations 2,802 2.47%
16. Business Operations Specialists 2,740 2.42%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 2,578 2.27%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 2,576 2.27%
19. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 2,452 2.16%
20. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 2,360 2.08%

Ottawa County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 200,655 56.32%
15-35 hours 62,030 17.41%
1-14 hours 16,731 4.70%
No regular hours 76,859 21.57%

Ottawa County Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 7,791 3.30%
5 AM-5:29 AM 6,181 2.62%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 11,589 4.91%
6 AM-6:29 AM 18,607 7.89%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 29,934 12.69%
7 AM-7:29 AM 32,499 13.78%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 38,343 16.26%
8 AM-8:29 AM 20,441 8.67%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 12,189 5.17%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 10,230 4.34%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 4,296 1.82%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 2,095 0.89%
Noon-3:59 PM 20,712 8.78%
4 PM-11:59 PM 20,960 8.89%

Ottawa County Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 11,429 4.85%
5-9 37,367 15.84%
10-14 45,793 19.41%
15-19 40,422 17.14%
20-24 35,586 15.09%
25-29 15,866 6.73%
30-34 23,885 10.13%
35-39 5,189 2.20%
40-44 5,626 2.39%
45-59 8,773 3.72%
60-89 3,149 1.34%
At least 90 2,782 1.18%

Ottawa County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 754 0.32% 185,709 78.73%
30-44 330 0.14% 34,370 14.57%
45-59 60 0.03% 8,713 3.69%
At least 60 152 0.06% 5,779 2.45%

Ottawa County Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 648 0.27%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 17,621 7.23%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 209,019 85.77%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 104 0.04%
Color 4 Box Other 857 0.35%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,296 0.53%
Color 6 Box Walked 6,322 2.59%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 7,820 3.21%

Ottawa County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ottawa County Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 163,756 (458,858 people)
Families (2000): 123,942 (400,856 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 64,457
People at same address in 1995: 244,412
Ottawa County Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 6,494 3.94%
$10,000-$14,999 6,466 3.93%
$15,000-$19,999 7,324 4.45%
$20,000-$24,999 8,362 5.08%
$25,000-$29,999 8,666 5.26%
$30,000-$34,999 9,710 5.90%
$35,000-$39,999 9,506 5.77%
$40,000-$44,999 10,405 6.32%
$45,000-$49,999 9,469 5.75%
$50,000-$59,999 19,898 12.09%
$60,000-$74,999 23,971 14.56%
$75,000-$99,999 23,182 14.08%
$100,000-$124,999 10,771 6.54%
$125,000-$149,999 3,990 2.42%
$150,000-$199,999 3,109 1.89%
$200,000 or more 3,294 2.00%

Ottawa County Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 15,989 19.58%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 23,961 29.34%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 2,980 3.65%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 12,293 15.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 590 0.72%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 13,933 17.06%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 560 0.69%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 7,361 9.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 102 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 2,559 3.13%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 41 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 1,253 1.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 40 0.05%

Ottawa County Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 141,759 30.70%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 74,544 16.14%
Public Assistance 2,327 0.50%
Retirement 23,440 5.08%
Self Employment 21,258 4.60%
Social Security 35,596 7.71%
Supplemental Security 3,816 0.83%
Wage / Salary 138,570 30.01%
Other 20,425 4.42%

Ottawa County Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 53,077 49.17%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 54,873 50.83%

Ottawa County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 10,341 5.83%
Color 1 Box Married 115,258 64.96%
Color 2 Box Never Married 49,078 27.66%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,749 1.55%

Ottawa County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 14,349 7.67%
Color 1 Box Married 115,729 61.83%
Color 2 Box Never Married 43,693 23.34%
Color 3 Box Widowed 13,394 7.16%

Ottawa County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ottawa County Education Information Back to top
Ottawa County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 15,662 4.58%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 32,487 9.50%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 102,720 30.04%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 89,217 26.09%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 23,951 7.01%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 55,188 16.14%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 22,671 6.63%

Ottawa County Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 4,874 2.05% 4,054 1.70% 8,928 3.75%
Kindergarten 6,138 2.58% 1,731 0.73% 7,869 3.30%
Grades 1-4 25,505 10.70% 6,217 2.61% 31,722 13.31%
Grades 5-8 26,369 11.06% 5,952 2.50% 32,321 13.56%
Grades 9-12 26,476 11.11% 4,951 2.08% 31,427 13.19%
Undergrad college 23,004 9.65% 9,469 3.97% 32,473 13.63%
Graduate or professional school 3,179 1.33% 746 0.31% 3,925 1.65%
Total 115,545 48.48% 33,120 13.90% 148,665 62.38%

Ottawa County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ottawa County Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $2,038,175,000
Retail sales (2002): $2,142,358,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $217,119,000
Value of Manufacturers' Shipments (2002): $8,653,850
Retired workers (2005): 24,705
Ottawa County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths Color 2 Box Business Expansions Color 3 Box Business Contractions Color 4 Box Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 38 29 80 74 42
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 1 2 2 4
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 11 12 23 26 13
1999 - Construction 83 80 233 191 296
1999 - Educational Services 3 2 15 9 11
1999 - Finance & Insurance 28 20 69 42 91
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance 26 27 148 96 129
1999 - Information 5 7 14 15 20
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 6 3 4 5 11
1999 - Manufacturing 33 37 236 185 110
1999 - Mining 0 1 3 3 1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 45 35 197 155 223
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 54 34 88 62 148
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 18 16 38 34 58
1999 - Retail Trade 68 72 254 216 239
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing 18 13 31 37 46
1999 - Unclassified 33 12 1 4 4
1999 - Utilities 0 0 2 2 0
1999 - Wholesale Trade 28 17 88 90 122
1999 - Total 498 418 1,526 1,248 1,568
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 40 25 75 78 57
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 0 4 1 4
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 7 6 26 28 13
2000 - Construction 86 61 272 166 306
2000 - Educational Services 6 2 14 16 7
2000 - Finance & Insurance 38 26 65 60 81
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance 29 22 123 93 162
2000 - Information 11 5 19 11 18
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 3 4 12 6 6
2000 - Manufacturing 37 46 230 174 117
2000 - Mining 1 0 2 3 2
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 42 42 209 153 233
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 56 39 101 66 151
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 24 20 36 33 60
2000 - Retail Trade 75 75 255 207 245
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing 18 17 41 26 47
2000 - Unclassified 17 16 5 1 8
2000 - Utilities 0 0 2 2 0
2000 - Wholesale Trade 35 19 115 63 135
2000 - Total 526 425 1,606 1,187 1,652
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 48 31 69 85 63
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 3 3 2 3 2
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 9 4 35 16 20
2001 - Construction 86 75 207 229 321
2001 - Educational Services 2 6 17 9 11
2001 - Finance & Insurance 39 30 67 39 110
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance 36 18 149 96 154
2001 - Information 10 9 17 11 24
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 1 10 10 7
2001 - Manufacturing 36 35 187 223 114
2001 - Mining 1 1 4 2 1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 42 46 224 146 223
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 42 45 95 79 157
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 15 19 48 30 59
2001 - Retail Trade 79 69 243 235 234
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing 23 13 39 33 50
2001 - Unclassified 15 11 2 4 4
2001 - Utilities 1 0 0 3 1
2001 - Wholesale Trade 28 30 82 103 137
2001 - Total 515 446 1,497 1,356 1,692
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 30 31 75 78 88
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 5 3 3
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 7 10 20 27 22
2002 - Construction 79 97 213 245 289
2002 - Educational Services 3 3 18 12 6
2002 - Finance & Insurance 44 18 61 57 115
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance 40 35 151 113 140
2002 - Information 7 7 20 11 18
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 4 0 10 10 6
2002 - Manufacturing 56 45 145 252 116
2002 - Mining 0 0 3 3 2
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 56 38 212 146 231
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 64 39 83 98 158
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 20 14 40 33 73
2002 - Retail Trade 75 91 213 281 208
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing 17 32 33 37 42
2002 - Unclassified 3 10 1 0 1
2002 - Utilities 2 0 3 1 1
2002 - Wholesale Trade 29 32 96 95 130
2002 - Total 536 502 1,402 1,502 1,649
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 31 33 80 66 69
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 3 0 0 2 8
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 8 6 22 26 23
2003 - Construction 115 91 230 182 286
2003 - Educational Services 7 2 15 12 8
2003 - Finance & Insurance 23 27 79 61 108
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance 30 18 146 102 160
2003 - Information 6 8 13 11 27
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 2 1 6 6 17
2003 - Manufacturing 27 48 205 203 119
2003 - Mining 1 0 3 3 1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 47 39 211 167 210
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 44 53 93 99 169
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 23 21 45 36 61
2003 - Retail Trade 72 57 235 222 225
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing 20 26 33 27 40
2003 - Unclassified 11 2 0 0 2
2003 - Utilities 0 0 1 6 0
2003 - Wholesale Trade 24 28 103 93 128
2003 - Total 494 460 1,520 1,324 1,661
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 22 32 67 69 73
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 2 4 2 3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 9 9 26 23 18
2004 - Construction 99 75 254 180 316
2004 - Educational Services 7 2 19 13 11
2004 - Finance & Insurance 36 34 64 58 117
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance 39 29 140 100 167
2004 - Information 6 7 15 13 20
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 3 2 8 7 16
2004 - Manufacturing 31 31 224 181 125
2004 - Mining 1 0 1 1 6
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 53 25 214 162 216
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 49 47 93 80 188
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 22 18 39 28 77
2004 - Retail Trade 58 59 215 253 231
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing 25 11 36 30 48
2004 - Unclassified 18 4 1 1 6
2004 - Utilities 0 0 0 4 2
2004 - Wholesale Trade 21 36 82 80 150
2004 - Total 500 423 1,502 1,285 1,790
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 35 24 71 71 69
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 1 4 5
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 8 4 23 26 23
2005 - Construction 105 96 178 262 310
2005 - Educational Services 8 2 23 13 12
2005 - Finance & Insurance 28 30 59 68 120
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance 33 30 116 143 159
2005 - Information 8 1 15 14 22
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 3 0 10 7 17
2005 - Manufacturing 35 33 225 198 105
2005 - Mining 0 1 0 3 5
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 46 37 179 214 216
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 50 34 105 83 191
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 23 15 39 35 74
2005 - Retail Trade 86 51 205 261 242
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing 22 14 42 32 55
2005 - Unclassified 7 10 0 2 3
2005 - Utilities 0 0 2 1 3
2005 - Wholesale Trade 18 24 76 86 149
2005 - Total 515 406 1,369 1,523 1,780

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ottawa County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ottawa County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 438,442 94.53%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 25,381 5.47%

Ottawa County Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1970 $1,849 $46 $4,120 $0 $0 $346 $6,315 $2,286 $6,185 $1,537
1971 $1,959 $28 $4,017 $0 $0 $251 $6,227 $2,531 $5,785 $2,410
1972 $3,382 $83 $4,817 $0 $0 $2,360 $10,559 $3,718 $8,191 $1,209
1973 $2,407 $67 $4,449 $0 $0 $1,107 $7,963 $3,748 $8,240 $3,103
1974 $2,635 $60 $6,516 $0 $0 $1,037 $10,188 $4,347 $8,865 $4,187
1975 $3,000 $139 $8,307 $0 $0 $1,426 $12,733 $5,198 $8,380 $4,210
1976 $3,245 $59 $8,967 $274 $0 $1,132 $13,618 $6,703 $9,790 $5,100
1977 $3,612 $69 $9,630 $388 $0 $1,226 $14,856 $5,897 $14,240 $11,212
1978 $3,504 $85 $11,726 $490 $0 $1,991 $17,711 $6,103 $13,895 $7,287
1979 $4,113 $81 $15,357 $649 $0 $3,020 $23,139 $8,851 $25,239 $8,208
1980 $4,638 $69 $32,329 $805 $0 $4,321 $42,093 $9,995 $31,132 $14,217
1981 $5,174 $63 $16,114 $772 $0 $4,902 $26,962 $9,023 $31,340 $7,854
1982 $6,363 $47 $15,456 $59 $0 $12,781 $34,659 $6,403 $57,708 $23,831
1983 $7,458 $90 $19,253 $0 $0 $13,908 $40,619 $14,169 $57,441 $23,832
1984 $7,672 $93 $22,392 $0 $0 $8,785 $38,849 $12,122 $48,369 $28,220
1985 $9,034 $67 $23,785 $0 $0 $10,442 $43,261 $12,048 $46,337 $32,192
1986 $9,719 $392 $28,715 $0 $0 $11,612 $50,046 $13,433 $69,732 $33,452
1987 $9,706 $552 $33,607 $0 $0 $12,235 $55,548 $14,541 $66,618 $25,082
1988 $10,246 $590 $45,823 $0 $0 $7,965 $64,034 $16,976 $71,606 $22,056
1989 $10,833 $627 $38,866 $0 $0 $9,560 $59,259 $17,461 $79,872 $22,895
1990 $11,695 $711 $44,953 $0 $0 $11,890 $68,538 $18,284 $94,451 $25,622
1991 $14,250 $725 $46,144 $4,609 $0 $11,389 $76,392 $19,935 $100,733 $29,500
1992 $15,506 $702 $46,630 $4,840 $0 $13,454 $80,430 $20,730 $103,151 $33,607
1993 $17,031 $841 $39,204 $0 $0 $44,459 $100,694 $21,874 $141,067 $33,483
1994 $17,550 $984 $55,670 $0 $0 $29,225 $102,445 $22,802 $135,059 $57,666
1995 $18,460 $459 $52,138 $0 $0 $37,620 $108,218 $24,317 $152,838 $67,932
1996 $21,212 $453 $56,354 $0 $0 $34,891 $112,457 $26,909 $145,285 $73,439
1997 $22,494 $1,278 $58,683 $0 $0 $27,811 $108,988 $27,884 $149,094 $80,258
1998 $23,457 $1,294 $63,007 $0 $0 $47,026 $133,490 $28,826 $153,134 $105,926
1999 $24,715 $1,410 $66,638 $0 $0 $37,244 $128,597 $30,778 $167,381 $94,760
2000 $25,671 $1,561 $73,800 $0 $0 $33,485 $132,956 $31,346 $160,745 $103,391
2001 $26,193 $1,471 $85,555 $0 $0 $39,768 $151,516 $33,711 $145,144 $108,464
2002 $28,826 $533 $93,151 $0 $0 $33,319 $155,296 $36,790 $144,394 $101,280
2003 $30,252 $545 $94,119 $0 $0 $33,131 $157,502 $38,518 $138,367 $114,833
2004 $31,447 $661 $89,803 $0 $0 $31,308 $152,558 $39,250 $110,927 $102,687
2005 $42,543 $704 $92,489 $0 $0 $26,072 $161,104 $37,881 $95,333 $101,257


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1970 $0 $678 $320 $368 $3,000 $149 $10,054
$492 $1,292 $118 $0 $0 $3,637
1971 $0 $943 $91 $662 $1,282 $138 $5,359
$527 $1,021 $247 $0 $0 $448
1972 $0 $1,161 $183 $935 $2,830 $145 $12,190
$533 $1,873 $202 $1,299 $0 $3,029
1973 $0 $1,265 $107 $616 $3,406 $317 $10,401
$601 $948 $0 $300 $0 $2,841
1974 $0 $1,601 $130 $1,191 $4,407 $277 $13,141
$769 $973 $124 $168 $0 $3,501
1975 $0 $1,402 $475 $1,516 $5,515 $255 $13,490
$889 $914 $115 $1,375 $0 $1,034
1976 $0 $1,639 $383 $2,236 $5,552 $233 $14,947
$983 $1,024 $138 $1,542 $0 $1,217
1977 $0 $1,746 $200 $2,686 $4,514 $217 $13,568
$1,016 $997 $457 $393 $0 $1,342
1978 $0 $1,835 $526 $2,792 $4,924 $126 $20,978
$1,038 $1,599 $112 $5,849 $0 $2,177
1979 $0 $1,830 $272 $2,751 $6,555 $199 $35,341
$1,180 $1,515 $106 $10,759 $0 $10,174
1980 $0 $2,026 $408 $3,211 $7,741 $222 $47,875
$1,412 $1,788 $683 $22,452 $0 $7,932
1981 $0 $2,192 $487 $2,035 $9,448 $190 $42,937
$1,620 $1,550 $672 $19,888 $0 $4,855
1982 $0 $2,902 $506 $4,036 $8,693 $280 $46,361
$1,583 $2,087 $2,755 $721 $0 $22,798
1983 $0 $3,204 $495 $4,381 $6,769 $265 $42,437
$1,654 $2,282 $3,350 $598 $0 $19,439
1984 $0 $4,030 $497 $5,028 $8,692 $483 $41,840
$1,846 $2,268 $3,161 $576 $0 $15,259
1985 $0 $4,287 $557 $6,888 $8,053 $564 $39,476
$1,923 $2,294 $2,841 $545 $0 $11,524
1986 $0 $4,448 $736 $8,723 $9,625 $565 $53,669
$1,983 $2,839 $3,803 $511 $0 $20,436
1987 $0 $5,500 $812 $11,960 $12,648 $430 $62,959
$2,489 $3,060 $1,496 $1,247 $0 $23,317
1988 $0 $6,588 $800 $10,931 $11,301 $355 $61,029
$2,600 $3,334 $1,641 $3,618 $0 $19,861
1989 $0 $6,308 $883 $13,286 $12,254 $662 $69,277
$2,771 $3,833 $1,738 $3,029 $0 $24,513
1990 $0 $7,103 $1,072 $15,718 $11,945 $416 $73,153
$2,879 $3,976 $1,451 $2,784 $0 $25,809
1991 $0 $8,315 $1,221 $15,728 $13,353 $599 $85,577
$3,429 $4,532 $2,268 $24,524 $0 $11,608
1992 $0 $8,734 $1,435 $16,981 $12,116 $807 $81,080
$3,652 $4,455 $698 $11,223 $0 $20,979
1993 $0 $8,773 $1,293 $19,117 $13,228 $915 $87,255
$3,680 $4,526 $9,317 $378 $0 $26,028
1994 $0 $10,156 $1,512 $20,045 $17,125 $1,256 $92,996
$3,955 $4,551 $9,227 $1,544 $0 $23,625
1995 $0 $11,448 $2,254 $21,409 $16,492 $1,256 $107,696
$4,428 $4,635 $11,115 $1,728 $0 $32,931
1996 $0 $13,132 $2,108 $22,782 $15,759 $775 $110,983
$5,072 $4,914 $9,112 $1,522 $0 $35,807
1997 $0 $13,703 $2,505 $24,551 $16,890 $990 $110,060
$5,684 $4,837 $7,105 $3,571 $0 $30,224
1998 $0 $14,689 $2,287 $24,185 $19,636 $1,790 $114,861
$5,810 $5,158 $6,765 $3,256 $0 $31,285
1999 $0 $14,902 $2,028 $25,015 $19,378 $1,737 $124,231
$6,157 $5,414 $6,652 $3,164 $0 $39,784
2000 $0 $15,761 $2,146 $27,519 $21,620 $5,760 $133,654
$6,437 $3,904 $6,890 $3,380 $0 $40,237
2001 $0 $16,764 $2,530 $29,081 $26,898 $2,919 $146,042
$6,766 $4,914 $5,924 $3,402 $0 $46,844
2002 $0 $16,954 $2,597 $42,762 $41,225 $2,646 $163,583
$7,149 $5,149 $4,594 $5,591 $0 $34,916
2003 $0 $19,233 $2,740 $34,405 $28,479 $3,190 $149,694
$11,259 $5,337 $5,438 $3,270 $0 $36,343
2004 $0 $17,959 $2,681 $36,550 $26,784 $13,393 $150,214
$14,343 $3,726 $4,110 $2,986 $0 $27,682
2005 $0 $19,896 $2,679 $35,758 $15,888 $3,856 $135,807
$17,294 $5,139 $3,303 $3,054 $0 $28,940

Ottawa County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 282
Ottawa County 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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People With A Disability (2000): 52,000
Ottawa County Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 37,499 15.74%
10-19 Years 40,362 16.94%
20-29 Years 33,921 14.23%
30-39 Years 36,162 15.17%
40-49 Years 34,998 14.69%
50-59 Years 23,621 9.91%
60-69 Years 14,029 5.89%
70-79 Years 10,801 4.53%
80-89 Years 5,759 2.42%
90+ Years 1,162 0.49%

Ottawa County Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 117,349 49.24%
Color 1 Box Female 120,965 50.76%

Ottawa County Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 211,058 88.56%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 16,692 7.00%
Color 2 Box Asian 4,940 2.07%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 2,383 1.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,380 1.00%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 681 0.29%
Color 6 Box Other Race 148 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 32 0.01%

Ottawa County Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Dutch 168,346 34.82%
2. German 95,190 19.69%
3. English 42,551 8.80%
4. Irish 40,439 8.36%
5. Polish 24,004 4.96%
6. United States Or American 21,460 4.44%
7. French Non-Basque 15,759 3.26%
8. Italian 11,824 2.45%
9. Swedish 10,806 2.24%
10. Scottish 8,249 1.71%

Ottawa County Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 404,147 91.24%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 23,741 5.36%
3. Other West Germanic 2,587 0.58%
4. Laotian 2,192 0.49%
5. Mon Khmer / Cambodian 2,008 0.45%
6. German 1,656 0.37%
7. Vietnamese 1,322 0.30%
8. French 996 0.22%
9. Chinese 860 0.19%
10. Serbo Croatian 368 0.08%

Ottawa County Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 455,920 95.12%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 11,195 2.34%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 12,192 2.54%

Ottawa County 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.
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