Parkers Prairie

Population: 1,089
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $152,500

Parkers Prairie, a community in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, has 1,089 residents. The median household income of $58,750 is below the Otter Tail County median ($70,912).

Between 2019 and 2023, Parkers Prairie's population held roughly steady from 1,086 to 1,089, while its median home value rose 48.8% from $102,500 to $152,500.

Owners occupy 76.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,089
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $152,500
Median gross rent: $736
Housing units: 456
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0861,089

Median household income

$55,357$58,750

Median home value

$102,500$152,500

Median gross rent

$638$736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,086	$55,357	$102,500	$638
2020	1,119	$53,036	$109,700	$472
2021	1,198	$58,125	$115,100	$691
2022	1,209	$57,875	$142,500	$727
2023	1,089	$58,750	$152,500	$736

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over16.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	5.6%
5 to 17	197	18.1%
18 to 24	61	5.6%
25 to 34	84	7.7%
35 to 44	118	10.8%
45 to 54	121	11.1%
55 to 64	95	8.7%
65 to 74	171	15.7%
75 and over	181	16.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	997	91.6%
Black or African American	29	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.5%
Two or more races	29	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	77	10.0%
High school graduate	330	42.9%
Some college or associate's	280	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	62	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	362	82.6%
Carpooled	29	6.6%
Public transit	2	0.5%
Walked	13	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	5.5%
Other means	8	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	162	39.1%
15 to 29 min	110	26.6%
30 to 44 min	96	23.2%
45 to 59 min	8	1.9%
60+ min	38	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 13.8% (139 of 1,004)

	Count	Share
Family households	257	60.5%
Nonfamily households	168	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	425	93.2%
Vacant	31	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	323	76.0%
Renter-occupied	102	24.0%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	356	78.1%
1-unit, attached	9	2.0%
2 to 4 units	14	3.1%
5 to 19 units	48	10.5%
20 or more units	3	0.7%
Mobile home & other	26	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2749732
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 46.1528, -95.3283