Ancestry in Ottumwa, Iowa (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ottumwa
Ottumwa
Iowa
0%10%20%30%CountOther1Unclassified2GermanIrishEnglishAmericanDutchSwedishFrenchWelshScottishScotch-IrishNorwegianEuropeanSubsaharan AfricanItalianEthiopian26.205027%15.790212%26.205027%26.2%6,47524.108624%20.350552%24.108624%24.1%5,95719.401837%35.081435%19.401837%19.4%4,79412.877899%13.520392%12.877899%12.9%3,1829.061476%8.224809%9.061476%9.1%2,2398.353232%5.818311%8.353232%8.4%2,0645.103404%4.103375%5.103404%5.1%1,2612.638715%2.694209%2.638715%2.6%6522.456595%2.132661%2.456595%2.5%6071.930471%0.697775%1.930471%1.9%4771.881905%1.539727%1.881905%1.9%4651.489336%0.837542%1.489336%1.5%3681.084625%5.012829%1.084625%1.1%2680.918694%1.070724%0.918694%0.9%2270.890364%0.575229%0.890364%0.9%2200.862034%2.072208%0.862034%0.9%2130.671820%0.038402%0.671820%0.7%166

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ottumwa
Ottumwa
Iowa
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanCentral AmericanSalvadoranGuatemalanHonduranOther HispanicPuerto RicanNicaraguanSouth AmericanChilean73.213761%77.896090%73.213761%73.2%2,49010.077%10.1%20.993825%9.807941%20.993825%21.0%7142.890%2.89%10.114672%3.420244%10.114672%10.1%3441.392%1.39%6.115848%4.019524%6.115848%6.1%2080.842%0.84%3.498971%1.116921%3.498971%3.5%1190.482%0.48%3.204940%4.427730%3.204940%3.2%1090.441%0.44%1.470156%3.675010%1.470156%1.5%500.202%0.20%1.264334%0.470160%1.264334%1.3%430.174%0.17%0.646869%2.775220%0.646869%0.6%220.089%0.09%0.646869%0.253030%0.646869%0.6%220.089%0.09%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Iowa and Ottumwa
Ottumwa
Iowa
0%20%40%60%Count%LaotianBangladeshiVietnameseIndianFilipinoChineseMixedKorean60.063898%8.116269%60.063898%60.1%1880.761%0.76%10.543131%0.381553%10.543131%10.5%330.134%0.13%9.584665%14.272195%9.584665%9.6%300.121%0.12%7.348243%19.637975%7.348243%7.3%230.093%0.09%5.111821%6.157428%5.111821%5.1%160.065%0.06%4.472843%19.181313%4.472843%4.5%140.057%0.06%1.597444%1.922788%1.597444%1.6%50.020%0.02%1.277955%9.199339%1.277955%1.3%40.016%0.02%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Ottumwa

German Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
11.6%15.9%20.2%24.5%28.8%33.1%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
9.7%11.9%14.1%16.3%18.5%20.7%

English Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
4.5%6.2%7.9%9.6%11.3%13.0%

American Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
4.5%6.4%8.2%10.0%11.9%13.7%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
1.7%3.0%4.3%5.6%6.9%8.2%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.3%1.5%2.7%3.9%5.1%6.3%

French Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.7%1.8%2.8%3.8%4.9%5.9%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.9%3.6%5.4%7.1%8.9%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.83%1.23%1.63%2.02%2.42%2.82%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.3%0.9%1.5%2.1%2.7%3.4%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.3%4.1%

European Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%3.0%3.8%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.5%8.1%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.93%1.39%1.86%2.33%

Ethiopian Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting ' Ethiopian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.2%6.6%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.6%5.6%10.5%15.4%20.3%25.2%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.6%1.7%2.9%4.0%5.1%6.3%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%

Guatemalan Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.7%2.3%3.0%

Honduran Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Honduran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.49%0.99%1.48%1.98%2.48%

Laotian Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Laotian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Bangladeshi Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Bangladeshi' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.26%0.53%0.79%1.05%1.32%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.13%0.25%0.38%0.50%0.63%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.11%0.22%0.33%0.44%0.56%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.12%0.23%0.35%0.46%0.58%
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Ancestry by Place in the Ottumwa Area

There are 11 places in the Ottumwa Area. This section compares Ottumwa to all of the places in the Ottumwa Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ottumwa.

German Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ottumwa, selected other places in the Ottumwa Area, and entities that contain Ottumwa
0%10%20%30%Count#IowaAgencyKirkvillePulaskiWest North CentralFlorisEldonChillicotheMidwestOttumwa Metro AreaOttumwa AreaBloomfieldWapello CountyWapelloZIP Code 52501ZIP 52501BlakesburgEddyvilleOttumwa Community School DistrictOttumwaOttumwaDrakesvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited States35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M32.310178%32.310178%32.3%200131.284916%31.284916%31.3%56231.141869%31.141869%31.1%90330.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M28.048780%28.048780%28.0%69427.977528%27.977528%28.0%249526.804124%26.804124%26.8%26626.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M23.551466%23.551466%23.6%10,36510.4k23.455378%23.455378%23.5%615722.056069%22.056069%22.1%7,77321.240937%21.240937%21.2%6,29921.192053%21.192053%21.2%64821.043911%21.043911%21.0%254920.710551%20.710551%20.7%5,98119.401837%19.401837%19.4%4,7941014.534884%14.534884%14.5%251114.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M

Ancestry by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares Ottumwa to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ottumwa. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

German Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ottumwa, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Ottumwa
0%20%40%Count#CarrollWaverlyDubuqueSpencerLe MarsClintonCedar FallsNorwalkMason CityFort MadisonMarionGrimesJohnstonFort DodgeNorth LibertyAltoonaBettendorfIowaCedar RapidsWaukeeDecorahAnkenyAmesBooneWest North CentralSioux CityCoralvilleUrbandaleBurlingtonCouncil BluffsDavenportIndianolaNewtonIowa CityWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesWaterlooMuscatinePleasant HillGrinnellCliveMount PleasantMt PleasantMidwestMarshalltownKeokukPellaDenisonOttumwa Metro AreaOttumwa AreaCrestonFairfieldWapello CountyWapelloOskaloosaZIP Code 52501ZIP 52501Des MoinesOttumwa Community School DistrictOttumwaOttumwaStorm LakePerryUnited States of AmericaUnited States59.869870%59.869870%59.9%5,981146.372773%46.372773%46.4%4,660244.055693%44.055693%44.1%25,78825.8k343.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,905440.657439%40.657439%40.7%3,995539.926572%39.926572%39.9%10,44010.4k639.257372%39.257372%39.3%16,02816.0k738.646420%38.646420%38.6%3,843838.644449%38.644449%38.6%10,64510.6k938.592256%38.592256%38.6%4,1561038.120329%38.120329%38.1%14,18014.2k1137.900595%37.900595%37.9%3,9501237.714843%37.714843%37.7%7,3511337.289856%37.289856%37.3%9,1831436.440179%36.440179%36.4%6,1891536.131081%36.131081%36.1%6,0311635.522712%35.522712%35.5%12,45012.5k1735.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k1833.966382%33.966382%34.0%5,7591933.888541%33.888541%33.9%2,7062033.392620%33.392620%33.4%17,83617.8k2133.213678%33.213678%33.2%21,28121.3k2233.166786%33.166786%33.2%4,1822330.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.623231%30.623231%30.6%25,31525.3k2430.391473%30.391473%30.4%6,1022530.357401%30.357401%30.4%12,62212.6k2630.323239%30.323239%30.3%7,7302730.075731%30.075731%30.1%18,74518.7k2829.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k2929.968064%29.968064%30.0%4,5983029.940358%29.940358%29.9%4,5183129.921945%29.921945%29.9%21,65921.7k3229.842269%29.842269%29.8%18,39018.4k3329.060667%29.060667%29.1%19,86519.9k3428.934711%28.934711%28.9%6,9183528.109717%28.109717%28.1%2,6443628.007024%28.007024%28.0%2,5523727.893315%27.893315%27.9%4,7483826.910847%26.910847%26.9%2,2853926.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.905019%24.905019%24.9%6,8834024.764772%24.764772%24.8%2,6324124.756809%24.756809%24.8%2,5454224.237329%24.237329%24.2%2,0184323.551466%23.551466%23.6%10,36510.4k23.168719%23.168719%23.2%1,8254422.711728%22.711728%22.7%2,2584522.056069%22.056069%22.1%7,77321.892876%21.892876%21.9%2,5264621.240937%21.240937%21.2%6,29921.206526%21.206526%21.2%45,14045.1k4720.710551%20.710551%20.7%5,98119.401837%19.401837%19.4%4,7944818.369242%18.369242%18.4%1,9784916.416963%16.416963%16.4%1,2935014.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M

Ancestry by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Ottumwa to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ottumwa. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

German Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ottumwa, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Ottumwa
0%10%20%30%Count#FargoLincolnSioux FallsIowaCedar RapidsMadisonGreen BayRochesterWest North CentralDavenportKenoshaOlatheOverland ParkFort WayneOmahaMidwestColumbiaEvansvilleTopekaOttumwa Metro AreaOttumwa AreaSpringfieldToledoMinneapolisWapello CountyWapelloNapervilleZIP Code 52501ZIP 52501SpringfieldDes MoinesWichitaSt. PaulOttumwa Community School DistrictOttumwaPeoriaCincinnatiOttumwaColumbusLansingAnn ArborRockfordKansas CityMilwaukeeWarrenAkronJolietSterling HeightsSterling HtsIndianapolisSouth BendElginSt. LouisDaytonIndependenceGrand RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAuroraKansas CityDearbornClevelandChicagoFlintDetroit39.448038%39.448038%39.4%45,74045.7k137.022467%37.022467%37.0%101,078101k236.247052%36.247052%36.2%60,85360.9k335.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k433.677053%33.677053%33.7%82,85782.9k531.589980%31.589980%31.6%33,15433.2k631.227333%31.227333%31.2%34,78634.8k730.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M29.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k828.339258%28.339258%28.3%28,30128.3k927.114100%27.114100%27.1%36,00436.0k1026.806693%26.806693%26.8%49,26449.3k1126.519233%26.519233%26.5%69,20369.2k1226.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k1326.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.985576%25.985576%26.0%30,44630.4k1425.461900%25.461900%25.5%30,59430.6k1524.210023%24.210023%24.2%30,86130.9k1623.551466%23.551466%23.6%10,36510.4k22.936314%22.936314%22.9%26,77726.8k1722.481076%22.481076%22.5%63,13963.1k1822.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k1922.056069%22.056069%22.1%7,77321.286928%21.286928%21.3%31,03431.0k2021.240937%21.240937%21.2%6,29921.208323%21.208323%21.2%35,02335.0k2121.206526%21.206526%21.2%45,14045.1k2221.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k2321.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k2420.710551%20.710551%20.7%5,98119.813777%19.813777%19.8%22,98223.0k2519.461027%19.461027%19.5%57,99658.0k2619.401837%19.401837%19.4%4,79419.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k2718.360590%18.360590%18.4%21,07321.1k2817.734382%17.734382%17.7%20,94220.9k2917.554496%17.554496%17.6%26,26126.3k3017.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k3117.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k3216.995017%16.995017%17.0%22,95523.0k3316.146453%16.146453%16.1%32,05232.1k3415.841779%15.841779%15.8%23,36923.4k3515.801145%15.801145%15.8%20,80620.8k3615.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k3715.651692%15.651692%15.7%15,81415.8k3815.634521%15.634521%15.6%17,49817.5k3915.564345%15.564345%15.6%49,18849.2k4015.437535%15.437535%15.4%21,78921.8k4115.434621%15.434621%15.4%18,09218.1k4215.425480%15.425480%15.4%29,90829.9k4314.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.170805%12.170805%12.2%24,45224.5k4411.747187%11.747187%11.7%17,59217.6k459.685930%9.685930%9.7%9,252469.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k477.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k487.305041%7.305041%7.3%7,226491.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k50

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Ottumwa to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ottumwa. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

German Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Ottumwa, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Ottumwa
0%10%20%30%Count#IowaWest North CentralOmahaMidwestOttumwa Metro AreaOttumwa AreaMinneapolisWapello CountyWapelloColorado SpringsColorado SpgsZIP Code 52501ZIP 52501WichitaOttumwa Community School DistrictOttumwaOttumwaColumbusPortlandKansas CityMilwaukeeSeattleIndianapolisLouisvilleDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMesaTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOklahoma CityTucsonAustinPhoenixAlbuquerqueLas VegasCharlotteRaleighJacksonvilleClevelandSan DiegoArlingtonNashville-DavidsonFort WorthSacramentoSan FranciscoSan AntonioChicagoFresnoWashingtonPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLong BeachDallasAtlantaOaklandSan JoseHoustonBostonLos AngelesMemphisEl PasoNew YorkDetroitMiami35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M26.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k126.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M23.551466%23.551466%23.6%10,36510.4k22.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k222.056069%22.056069%22.1%7,77321.374279%21.374279%21.4%95,91995.9k321.240937%21.240937%21.2%6,29921.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k420.710551%20.710551%20.7%5,98119.401837%19.401837%19.4%4,79419.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k517.672244%17.672244%17.7%109,672110k617.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k815.971916%15.971916%16.0%106,828107k915.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k1015.693629%15.693629%15.7%95,97896.0k1114.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k1214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.061464%14.061464%14.1%66,15366.2k1312.786255%12.786255%12.8%51,13351.1k1412.648171%12.648171%12.6%56,88356.9k1512.002290%12.002290%12.0%74,41674.4k1611.844325%11.844325%11.8%62,48962.5k1711.636092%11.636092%11.6%105,630106k1811.086886%11.086886%11.1%172,437172k199.943989%9.943989%9.9%55,37455.4k209.684899%9.684899%9.7%59,39759.4k219.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k229.420927%9.420927%9.4%41,57741.6k239.410868%9.410868%9.4%80,61580.6k249.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k259.178491%9.178491%9.2%126,187126k269.004191%9.004191%9.0%34,56734.6k278.703250%8.703250%8.7%56,02956.0k288.437243%8.437243%8.4%68,84268.8k297.867212%7.867212%7.9%38,11938.1k307.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k317.662236%7.662236%7.7%110,287110k327.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k336.994260%6.994260%7.0%35,93735.9k346.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k375.977739%5.977739%6.0%28,08328.1k385.839493%5.839493%5.8%74,65474.7k395.734063%5.734063%5.7%26,16926.2k405.705757%5.705757%5.7%23,51023.5k415.695870%5.695870%5.7%57,49257.5k425.172272%5.172272%5.2%115,889116k434.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k444.205190%4.205190%4.2%164,796165k453.879962%3.879962%3.9%25,44725.4k463.606034%3.606034%3.6%24,45124.5k473.014360%3.014360%3.0%255,074255k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k491.605096%1.605096%1.6%6,94450

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Ottumwa. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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