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Ottawa, Kansas

Demographic Snapshot

	Ottawa	Franklin County	Kansas City MSA
Population, 2017	12,342	25,733	2,128,912
Population % Ch., 2007-2017	-1.15%	0%	7.47%
Median Age, 2016	36.1	39.9	37.4
Land Area (sq. mi.)	9.33	571.76	7,950
High School Grads, 2016	89.9%	91.9%	91.4%
College Grads, 2016	20.6%	19.9%	35%
Labor Force, 2017	N/A	14,142	1,128,859
Unemployment Rate, 2017	N/A	3.7%	3.8%
Note: Educational Attainment rates are for the population 25 years and older. Annual education attainment rates are not available for communities under 25,000 population. For consistency, the Educational Attainment data is from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, American Community Survey; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Company	Type of Operation	Employees
American Eagle Outfitters	Clothing warehouse & distribution center	525
ATC Composites	Truck accessory mfg.	77
City of Ottawa	Government	147
COF Training Services, Inc.	Job training services for the mentally disabled	90
ECKAN	Social service agency	89
Elizabeth Layton Center	Mental health services	85
Fashion, Inc.	Architectural metal roofing mfg.	50
Franklin County	Government	250
Kalmar (Cargotec)	Industrial trucks and tractors	285
MAC Fasteners, Inc.	Aerospace industry fasteners mfg.	86
Midwest Cabinet Co., Inc.	Wooden and laminated cabinets; seating booths mfg.	110
Neosho County Community College	Higher education	42
Ottawa Co-op Association	Animal products & supplies	63
Ottawa Retirement Village	Retirement	145
Ottawa University	Higher education	178
Ransom Memorial Hospital	Health services	384
Schuff Steel	Steel beams mfg.	128
USD #290, Ottawa	Education	420
Wal-Mart Distribution Center	Distribution	1035
Wal-Mart Super Center	Retail	280