Deer Creek

Population: 273
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $123,100

Deer Creek is a community in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, home to 273 residents. At $55,000, its median household income sits below Otter Tail County's $70,912.

Between 2019 and 2023, Deer Creek's population grew 20.3% from 227 to 273, while its median home value rose 39.6% from $88,200 to $123,100.

80.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 273
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $123,100
Median gross rent: $388
Housing units: 144
Homeownership rate: 86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

227273

Median household income

$35,000$55,000

Median home value

$88,200$123,100

Median gross rent

$336$388

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	227	$35,000	$88,200	$336
2020	195	$42,500	$97,900	$525
2021	228	$49,375	$145,000	$342
2022	253	$53,438	$137,500	$375
2023	273	$55,000	$123,100	$388

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	8.8%
5 to 17	50	18.3%
18 to 24	11	4.0%
25 to 34	28	10.3%
35 to 44	46	16.8%
45 to 54	33	12.1%
55 to 64	40	14.7%
65 to 74	19	7.0%
75 and over	22	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	259	94.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	1.5%
Two or more races	10	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's41.0%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	11.2%
High school graduate	63	33.5%
Some college or associate's	77	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	22	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled1.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	107	82.3%
Carpooled	2	1.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	7.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	6.9%
Other means	2	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18	14.9%
15 to 29 min	61	50.4%
30 to 44 min	18	14.9%
45 to 59 min	16	13.2%
60+ min	8	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 3.7% (10 of 273)

	Count	Share
Family households	67	54.9%
Nonfamily households	55	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	122	84.7%
Vacant	22	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	105	86.1%
Renter-occupied	17	13.9%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	116	80.6%
1-unit, attached	1	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10	6.9%
20 or more units	10	6.9%
Mobile home & other	7	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2715184
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 46.3897, -95.3208