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Ottumwa Community School District

Ottumwa Community School District is a unified school district in Iowa with a community population of 29,498. The median household income is $62,885 and the median age is 38.6.

29,498

Population

225

People / sq mi

$62,885

Median Income

38.6

Median Age

Ottumwa Community School District covers 131 sq mi of land at 225.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White76.0%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian46.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$62,885

Median Household Income

$31,962

Per Capita Income

12.6%

Poverty Rate

2.7%

Unemployment

Housing

$120,700

Median Home Value

$923

Median Rent

65.4%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

87.5%

High School+

20.6%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ottumwa Community School District serves a community with a population of 29,498 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Iowa.

The median household income in Ottumwa Community School District is $62,885, with a per capita income of $31,962. The poverty rate is 12.6%.

Ottumwa Community School District is 76.0% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 46.5% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Ottumwa Community School District, 87.5% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 20.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Ottumwa Community School District is $120,700, with a median rent of $923. The homeownership rate is 65.4%.

Data for Ottumwa Community School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 1922110).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.