Otsego

Population: 21,358
Median household income: $127,219
Median home value: $367,200

Otsego is a community in Wright County, Minnesota, home to 21,358 residents. The median household income of $127,219 is above the Wright County median ($106,666).

Between 2019 and 2023, Otsego's population grew 27.4% from 16,763 to 21,358, while its median home value rose 40.4% from $261,600 to $367,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,358
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $127,219
Median home value: $367,200
Median gross rent: $1,696
Housing units: 7,240
Homeownership rate: 91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,76321,358

Median household income

$105,290$127,219

Median home value

$261,600$367,200

Median gross rent

$1,362$1,696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,763	$105,290	$261,600	$1,362
2020	17,429	$110,833	$282,500	$1,386
2021	19,565	$114,087	$307,200	$1,490
2022	20,455	$122,420	$351,100	$1,595
2023	21,358	$127,219	$367,200	$1,696

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1722.9%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,689	7.9%
5 to 17	4,882	22.9%
18 to 24	1,264	5.9%
25 to 34	3,030	14.2%
35 to 44	3,633	17.0%
45 to 54	2,490	11.7%
55 to 64	2,035	9.5%
65 to 74	1,518	7.1%
75 and over	817	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,633	82.6%
Black or African American	1,434	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	496	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	133	0.6%
Two or more races	922	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	733	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate19.2%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree31.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	452	3.3%
High school graduate	2,602	19.2%
Some college or associate's	4,821	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,205	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,443	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,617	76.3%
Carpooled	1,010	8.9%
Public transit	63	0.6%
Walked	31	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,509	13.4%
Other means	65	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,579	16.1%
15 to 29 min	2,498	25.5%
30 to 44 min	3,457	35.3%
45 to 59 min	1,246	12.7%
60+ min	1,006	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 0.8% (178 of 21,358)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,618	79.4%
Nonfamily households	1,456	20.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2007

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,074	97.7%
Vacant	166	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,453	91.2%
Renter-occupied	621	8.8%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached18.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,658	78.1%
1-unit, attached	1,326	18.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	37	0.5%
20 or more units	93	1.3%
Mobile home & other	126	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2749138
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.96 sq mi
Center point: 45.2643, -93.6207