New York Mills

Population: 1,319
Median household income: $51,696
Median home value: $144,900

New York Mills is a community in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, home to 1,319 residents. Its median household income of $51,696 runs below the Otter Tail County figure of $70,912.

From 2019 to 2023, New York Mills's population held roughly steady from 1,307 to 1,319, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $103,500 to $144,900.

17.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,319
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $51,696
Median home value: $144,900
Median gross rent: $712
Housing units: 652
Homeownership rate: 57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3071,319

Median household income

$45,560$51,696

Median home value

$103,500$144,900

Median gross rent

$603$712

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,307	$45,560	$103,500	$603
2020	1,249	$45,000	$108,000	$623
2021	1,205	$48,043	$110,700	$606
2022	1,166	$46,458	$130,300	$702
2023	1,319	$51,696	$144,900	$712

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	6.2%
5 to 17	227	17.2%
18 to 24	145	11.0%
25 to 34	196	14.9%
35 to 44	167	12.7%
45 to 54	90	6.8%
55 to 64	130	9.9%
65 to 74	147	11.1%
75 and over	135	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,216	92.2%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	2.0%
Two or more races	31	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	8.8%
High school graduate	307	35.5%
Some college or associate's	330	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	120	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit2.1%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	496	75.4%
Carpooled	70	10.6%
Public transit	14	2.1%
Walked	34	5.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	3.0%
Other means	24	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	314	49.2%
15 to 29 min	201	31.5%
30 to 44 min	81	12.7%
45 to 59 min	21	3.3%
60+ min	21	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 11.4% (145 of 1,276)

	Count	Share
Family households	300	48.5%
Nonfamily households	319	51.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	619	94.9%
Vacant	33	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	357	57.7%
Renter-occupied	262	42.3%

1-unit, detached63.3%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units20.9%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	413	63.3%
1-unit, attached	29	4.4%
2 to 4 units	20	3.1%
5 to 19 units	136	20.9%
20 or more units	44	6.7%
Mobile home & other	10	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2746060
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.5196, -95.3728