Dent

Population: 232
Median household income: $46,250
Median home value: $104,300

Dent, a community in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, has 232 residents. The median household income of $46,250 is below the Otter Tail County median ($70,912).

Between 2019 and 2023, Dent's population grew 22.1% from 190 to 232, while its median home value rose 21.8% from $85,600 to $104,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 31.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 98.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 232
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $46,250
Median home value: $104,300
Median gross rent: $807
Housing units: 104
Homeownership rate: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

190232

Median household income

$42,250$46,250

Median home value

$85,600$104,300

Median gross rent

$719$807

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	190	$42,250	$85,600	—
2020	231	—	$89,200	—
2021	265	$44,583	$87,500	$719
2022	244	—	$93,800	$817
2023	232	$46,250	$104,300	$807

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1731.9%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 543.9%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.7%
5 to 17	74	31.9%
18 to 24	20	8.6%
25 to 34	27	11.6%
35 to 44	32	13.8%
45 to 54	9	3.9%
55 to 64	41	17.7%
65 to 74	19	8.2%
75 and over	6	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	229	98.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's47.8%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	4.5%
High school graduate	49	36.6%
Some college or associate's	64	47.8%
Bachelor's degree	15	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83	76.9%
Carpooled	5	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	6.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	12.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	27.4%
15 to 29 min	56	58.9%
30 to 44 min	9	9.5%
45 to 59 min	2	2.1%
60+ min	2	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 38.8% (90 of 232)

	Count	Share
Family households	52	51.0%
Nonfamily households	50	49.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	102	98.1%
Vacant	2	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	87	85.3%
Renter-occupied	15	14.7%

1-unit, detached78.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	82	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	16.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2715724
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.5532, -95.7186