Ottertail

Population: 490
Median household income: $83,750
Median home value: $262,500

Ottertail is a community in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, home to 490 residents. At $83,750, its median household income sits above Otter Tail County's $70,912.

From 2019 to 2023, Ottertail's population declined 14.8% from 575 to 490, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $182,100 to $262,500.

The typical home was built around 1996. 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 490
Median age: 58.7 yrs
Median household income: $83,750
Median home value: $262,500
Median gross rent: $1,047
Housing units: 396
Homeownership rate: 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

575490

Median household income

$66,875$83,750

Median home value

$182,100$262,500

Median gross rent

$856$1,047

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	575	$66,875	$182,100	$856
2020	531	$79,583	$201,300	$857
2021	546	$86,806	$250,000	$959
2022	478	$93,056	$272,500	$1,094
2023	490	$83,750	$262,500	$1,047

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 241.0%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6424.3%

65 to 7422.7%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	3.5%
5 to 17	53	10.8%
18 to 24	5	1.0%
25 to 34	40	8.2%
35 to 44	39	8.0%
45 to 54	60	12.2%
55 to 64	119	24.3%
65 to 74	111	22.7%
75 and over	46	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	463	94.5%
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	2	0.4%
Two or more races	6	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's41.2%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	6.0%
High school graduate	113	27.2%
Some college or associate's	171	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	69	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	37	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	186	75.6%
Carpooled	18	7.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	17.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	65	31.9%
15 to 29 min	90	44.1%
30 to 44 min	21	10.3%
45 to 59 min	3	1.5%
60+ min	25	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 7.1% (35 of 490)

	Count	Share
Family households	152	65.0%
Nonfamily households	82	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	234	59.1%
Vacant	162	40.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	210	89.7%
Renter-occupied	24	10.3%

1-unit, detached82.3%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	326	82.3%
1-unit, attached	19	4.8%
2 to 4 units	10	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41	10.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2749210
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.28 sq mi
Water area: 1.7 sq mi
Center point: 46.4316, -95.5712