Ottoville - Fort Jennings is a very small town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 4,902 people and just one neighborhood, Ottoville - Fort Jennings is the 275th largest community in Ohio.
Ottoville - Fort Jennings is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ottoville - Fort Jennings is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ottoville - Fort Jennings who work in sales jobs (11.62%), office and administrative support (10.97%), and healthcare (10.02%).
Ottoville - Fort Jennings is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Ottoville - Fort Jennings’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small town, Ottoville - Fort Jennings does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Ottoville - Fort Jennings citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.09% of adults 25 and older in Ottoville - Fort Jennings have a college degree.
The per capita income in Ottoville - Fort Jennings in 2018 was $36,917, which is wealthy relative to Ohio, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,668 for a family of four.
The people who call Ottoville - Fort Jennings home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ottoville - Fort Jennings residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ottoville - Fort Jennings include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Ottoville - Fort Jennings is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
In addition, priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 71.7% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 98.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
Also, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Ohio. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 96.9% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Ohio. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood.
Our research reveals that 90.7% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 96.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 66.6% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Ottoville - Fort Jennings are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 63.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 34.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 31.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.3%), and 13.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.2% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.0%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Ottoville - Fort Jennings, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (66.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (5.9%), and residents who report English roots (3.8%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (1.1%).
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (90.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.