County profile
Ottawa County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#246 of 3,127 US counties by GDP55th-percentile growthmore diversified than 35% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$21.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
117,661
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,865
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
308,459
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$90.5k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
38.9%±1.1%
Poverty rate
8.3%±0.7%
Business applications
3,257 · 2025
Retail establishments
787
25.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1MillerKnoll, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$3.7B——2Gentex CorporationConsumer Cyclical$2.5B75B+3Access-Power & Co., Inc.Technology———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
Manufacturing46%
Health care14%
Retail trade13%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction8%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
308,459
residents · 2025 · +3.9% since 2020
Income per capita $66.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+6,136
International migration+2,251
Natural change+3,075
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$15.0B2019
$15.4B2020
$17.5B2021
$18.3B2022
$20.1B2023
$21.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$323.4k±$4.5k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
5.3%±0.6%
Affordability
5.6× wages
Residential permits
$414.6M
1,411 units · 4.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
82.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 98Tornado 88Hail 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4172016
4492017
4852018
5112019
5312020
5972021
6952022
7512023
8092024
8462025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -10% since 20211,5602021
1,5682022
1,3332023
1,2352024
1,4112025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
11.1 km
I-96
Nearest freight rail
12.2 km
CPMY
Nearest port
20.6 km
BREWERS CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
30.2 km
MUSKEGON COUNTY
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.7k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ottawa?
Ottawa's economy produced $21.0B in 2024, growing 4.8% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.