County profile
Ottawa County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2980 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 38% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$150.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-17.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
971
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
135
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,744
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$74.0k±$12.1k
Bachelor's degree+
27.7%±3.9%
Poverty rate
10.4%±2.6%
Business applications
84 · 2025
Retail establishments
17
29.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care30%
Wholesale trade29%
Retail trade14%
Professional services10%
Manufacturing9%
Finance & insurance8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,744
residents · 2025 · +0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $54.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+140
International migration+0
Natural change−115
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$120.5M2019
$132.6M2020
$155.3M2021
$158.1M2022
$181.4M2023
$150.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$166.0k±$8.6k
Median gross rent
$809/mo±$96/mo
Vacancy rate
10.6%±2.9%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$2.0M
7 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
16.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$933/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 90Hail 75Wildfire 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1522016
1422017
1342018
1452019
1562020
1802021
1912022
2032023
2112024
2382025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -65% since 2021202021
132022
102023
82024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
27.1 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
4.7 km
KYLE
Nearest port
221.3 km
BUNGE CORP BROWNSVILLE ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
38.0 km
SALINA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.3k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ottawa?
Ottawa's economy produced $150.0M in 2024, contracting 17.3% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.