2024 population: 107,890 ( 464 from 2020)
Land area: 3894.3 square miles
Population density: 27.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	89,453	82.91%	3.2%
Black:	3,404	3.16%	19.1%
Indian:	366	0.34%	20.4%
Asian:	4,213	3.90%	32.7%
2+ races:	1,833	1.70%	14.5%
Hispanic:	8,621	7.99%	21.2%

Total non-White:	18,437	17.09%	22.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,610	13.1
Deaths:	5,619	13.1
Net Migration:	-2,671	-6.2
Net Immigration:	3,109	7.2

Change in White population:	-2,923	-2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,387	3.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
107,426
92,376	85.99%
2,857	2.66%
304	0.28%
3,175	2.96%
1,601	1.49%
7,113	6.62%
15,050	14.01%

2010
110,522
99,944	90.43%
1,100	1.00%
263	0.24%
2,287	2.07%
1,226	1.11%
5,653	5.11%
10,578	9.57%

2000
110,171
105,185	95.47%
754	0.68%
226	0.21%
952	0.86%
782	0.71%
2,225	2.02%
4,986	4.53%

1990
108,203
106,141	98.09%
622	0.57%
269	0.25%
507	0.47%
n/a
664	0.61%
2,062	1.91%

1980
117,662
115,626	98.27%
644	0.55%
258	0.22%
425	0.36%
n/a
687	0.58%
2,036	1.73%

1970
115,398
114,051	98.83%
661	0.57%
41	0.04%
250	0.22%
n/a
247	0.21%
1,347	1.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
11,979	10.8
10,648	9.6
-5,885	-5.3
4,151	3.8

-7,568	-6.8
4,472	4.0

Number	Rate
2000's
12,455	11.3
10,864	9.9
-4,188	-3.8
956	0.9

-5,241	-4.8
5,592	5.1

Number	Rate
1990's
12,953	12.0
12,885	11.9
390	0.4
662	0.6

-956	-0.9
2,924	2.7

Number	Rate
1980's
14,664	12.5
13,254	11.3
-10,455	-8.9
n/a

-9,485	-8.1
26	0.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-847	-0.7
n/a

1,575	1.4
689	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA-MO Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.0
26,763	12.4%
188,553	87.6%
23,863	11.1%

46,768
2.52

28,818	61.6%
22,576	78.3%
2,666	9.3%
17,950	38.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.2
24,454	22.1%
86,068	77.9%
17,648	16.0%

44,252
2.36

27,564	62.3%
21,672	78.6%
2,419	8.8%
16,688	37.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
25,484	23.1%
84,687	76.9%
17,872	16.2%

44,356
2.37

28,648	64.6%
23,620	82.4%
2,438	8.5%
15,708	35.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.6
25,313	23.4%
82,890	76.6%
19,235	17.8%

42,540
2.41

29,045	68.3%
25,206	86.8%
1,845	6.4%
13,495	31.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.5
29,981	25.5%
87,681	74.5%
19,558	16.6%

43,847
2.55

31,642	72.2%
28,145	88.9%
1,516	4.8%
12,205	27.8%

2022 Housing Data for Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA-MO Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,240	6.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,564	5.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,282	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,473	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,010	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,036	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,288	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,878	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,172	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,202	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,990	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,334	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,798	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,482	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,413	5.2%
$200,000 or more	1,606	3.4%

Median Household Income	55,552
Per Capita Income	30,433

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,804	6.0%
Public Assistance	1,419	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,411	13.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	46,687	66.4%
Unemployed	2,176	3.1%
In Armed Forces	24	0.0%

Total Labor Force	48,887	69.5%
Not in Labor Force	21,414	30.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,355	14,915	56.5%
Non-Profit	1,936	3,486	35.7%
Self-Employed	4,729	1,938	70.9%

Local Government	1,668	2,555	39.5%
State Government	1,316	1,503	46.7%
Federal Government	360	433	45.4%

Total Private + Self	24,084	16,853	58.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,280	7,977	39.8%
Total	29,364	24,830	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,022	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,216	18.8%
Professional, Technical	11,118	20.5%
Service Occupations	8,120	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	798	1.5%
All others	17,885	32.9%

White Collar		52.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	9,851	18.1%
Health care and social assistance	7,204	13.3%
Retail trade	6,584	12.1%
Educational services	5,991	11.0%
Construction	3,490	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	3,040	5.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,547	4.7%
Other services	2,538	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,454	4.5%
Finance and insurance	2,121	3.9%
Public administration	1,938	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,591	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,417	2.6%
Wholesale trade	1,065	2.0%
Information	862	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	535	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	508	0.9%
Utilities	384	0.7%
Management	171	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	70	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,550	3.71%
Puerto Rican	464	0.38%
Cuban	205	0.17%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1,294	1.06%
Costa Rican	6	0.00%
Guatemalan	401	0.33%
Honduran	238	0.19%
Nicaraguan	72	0.06%
Panamanian	18	0.01%
Salvadoran	559	0.46%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	280	0.23%
Argentinean	45	0.04%
Bolivian	10	0.01%
Chilean	8	0.01%
Colombian	212	0.17%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	5	0.00%

Other Hispanic	371	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	508	0.41%
Vietnamese	392	0.32%
Indian	342	0.28%
Chinese	289	0.24%
Korean	163	0.13%
Mongolian	101	0.08%
Burmese	97	0.08%
Laotian	66	0.05%
Japanese	22	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	103,088	89.4%
Spanish	4,293	3.7%
German, other Germanic	3,607	3.1%
Other Asian	781	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	685	0.6%
Other Indo-European	672	0.6%
Other	650	0.6%
Vietnamese	374	0.3%
Tagalog	338	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	24,769	20.2%
English	12,850	10.5%
Irish	12,557	10.2%
American	9,142	7.5%
Dutch	3,279	2.7%
Swedish	1,971	1.6%
European	1,912	1.6%
Italian	1,854	1.5%
Scottish	1,850	1.5%
French	1,687	1.4%
Norwegian	1,111	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	986	0.8%
Polish	982	0.8%
African	956	0.8%
Swiss	902	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	118,000	96.3%
Not a citizen	4,596	3.7%

Native	115,621	94.3%
Foreign-born	6,975	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,848	4.7%	4,672	5.7%	29,619	36.4%	23,851	29.3%	11,410	14.0%	7,919	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,848	4.7%
9-12 Years	4,672	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,619	36.4%
Some College	23,851	29.3%
Bach. Degree	11,410	14.0%
Grad Degree	7,919	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	60,277	56,888	3,389	5.6%
1991	60,802	57,313	3,489	5.7%
1992	62,988	59,792	3,196	5.1%
1993	64,729	61,109	3,620	5.6%
1994	66,225	63,186	3,039	4.6%
1995	67,491	64,513	2,978	4.4%
1996	68,448	65,621	2,827	4.1%
1997	69,241	66,350	2,891	4.2%
1998	67,285	64,927	2,358	3.5%
1999	66,174	64,092	2,082	3.1%

2000	65,958	63,732	2,226	3.4%
2001	66,491	63,298	3,193	4.8%
2002	65,536	62,148	3,388	5.2%
2003	65,214	61,548	3,666	5.6%
2004	64,645	61,163	3,482	5.4%
2005	65,126	61,854	3,272	5.0%
2006	65,465	62,492	2,973	4.5%
2007	65,007	61,965	3,042	4.7%
2008	65,377	61,974	3,403	5.2%
2009	65,109	59,910	5,199	8.0%

2010	61,369	56,347	5,022	8.2%
2011	60,542	55,995	4,547	7.5%
2012	59,791	55,840	3,951	6.6%
2013	60,254	56,518	3,736	6.2%
2014	60,323	56,957	3,366	5.6%
2015	60,125	57,141	2,984	5.0%
2016	60,494	57,462	3,032	5.0%
2017	60,087	57,728	2,359	3.9%
2018	61,023	59,090	1,933	3.2%
2019	60,728	58,678	2,050	3.4%

2020	59,132	56,020	3,112	5.3%
2021	58,698	56,393	2,305	3.9%
2022	58,531	56,876	1,655	2.8%
2023	58,017	56,140	1,877	3.2%
2024	57,230	55,157	2,073	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	57,134
Median Value	$121,263

Occupied	46,768	81.9%
Vacant	10,366	18.1%

Owned	32,773	70.1%
Rented	13,995	29.9%
Median Rent	$781

Single-Family Units	44,410	77.7%
Detached	43,614	76.3%
Attached	796	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,225	5.6%
Mobile Homes	4,471	7.8%

Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA-MO Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA-MO Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA-MO Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA-MO Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA-MO Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA-MO Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA-MO Market Area