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Population (year 2000): 325. Estimated
population in July 2005: 319 (-1.8% change)
Males: 158 (48.6%), Females: 167 (51.4%)
Rush County
Zip code:
67565
Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $27,109 (year 2000)
Median house value: $29,100 (year 2000)
Races in Otis:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (47.1%), United States
(15.4%), Irish (7.1%), English (6.5%), Czech (4.3%),
Scotch-Irish (3.1%).
Elevation: 2035 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Otis
- High school or higher: 86.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Otis city
- Never married: 25.7%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 7.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -58 (-15.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Otis:
- RUSH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; LA
CROSSE, KS)
- CLARA BARTON HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HOISINGTON,
KS)
- CENTRAL KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; GREAT
BEND, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Otis:
- GREAT BEND MUNI (about 20 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; ID:
GBD)
- HAYS RGNL (about 26 miles; HAYS, KS; ID: HYS)
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 83 miles; DODGE CITY, KS;
ID: DDC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Otis:
- RUSH COUNTY (about 16 miles; LA CROSSE, KS; ID: K94)
- LARNED-PAWNEE COUNTY (about 24 miles; LARNED, KS;
ID: LQR)
- RUSSELL MUNI (about 29 miles; RUSSELL, KS; ID: RSL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Otis:
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; HAYS,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 124 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 160 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 161 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
Public high school in Otis:
- OTIS-BISON HIGH (Students: 90; Location:
EAGLE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Otis:
- OTIS-BISON ELEMENTARY (Students: 86;
Location: 216 N 3RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Otis:
- OTIS COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$4,629; Location: 122 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 5,428 books; 10
audio materials; 355 video materials; 33 serial
subscriptions)
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