Otsego vs St. Michael

A side-by-side comparison of Otsego and St. Michael: population, income, housing, and more.

Otsego and St. Michael are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Otsego has the higher population (21,358 vs 19,267 in St. Michael). St. Michael has the higher median household income ($130,814 vs $127,219 in Otsego). Otsego has the higher median home value ($367,200 vs $365,800 in St. Michael).

Population, income & housing

	Otsego	St. Michael
Population	21,358	19,267
Median age	34.4 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$127,219	$130,814
Median home value	$367,200	$365,800
Median gross rent	$1,696	$2,038
Housing units	7,240	7,129
Homeownership rate	91.2%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	44.3%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Otsego	St. Michael
Population	16,763 → 21,358 (+27.4%)	17,586 → 19,267 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$105,290 → $127,219 (+20.8%)	$114,015 → $130,814 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$261,600 → $367,200 (+40.4%)	$270,600 → $365,800 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,362 → $1,696 (+24.5%)	$1,078 → $2,038 (+89.1%)

Otsego

Population

16,76321,358

Median household income

$105,290$127,219

Median home value

$261,600$367,200

Median gross rent

$1,362$1,696

St. Michael

Population

17,58619,267

Median household income

$114,015$130,814

Median home value

$270,600$365,800

Median gross rent

$1,078$2,038

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Otsego	St. Michael
Under 5	7.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	22.9%	23.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	14.2%	11.8%
35 to 44	17.0%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	15.2%
55 to 64	9.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.1%	5.7%
75 and over	3.8%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Otsego	St. Michael
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	87.3%
Black or African American	6.7%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.3%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Otsego	St. Michael
No high school diploma	3.3%	1.6%
High school graduate	19.2%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.1%	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Otsego	St. Michael
Drove alone	76.3%	75.6%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.3%
Walked	0.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	15.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Otsego	St. Michael
1-unit, detached	78.1%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	18.3%	13.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Otsego	St. Michael
Poverty rate	0.8%	4.0%
Average household size	3.02	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	2007	1997