Ottertail, MN Demographic Data
Ottertail, MN Summary
Ottertail is located in Otter Tail County in Minnesota
- Population: 574
- Area: 5.10 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.28 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.82 sq. miles
- Population Density: 112.52 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,351.38 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ottertail, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
223
54%
50.8
Male
191
46%
49.2
Total Population
414
323,128,000
Ottertail, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
20
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
6
1.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
12
2.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
5
1.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
14
3.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
58
14.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
44
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
67
16.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
47
11.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
52
12.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
47
11.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
40
9.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2
0.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
374
90.3%
77.2
Female
205
54.8%
51.3
Male
169
45.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
371
89.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
122
29.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
89
21.5%
15.2
Female
53
59.6%
55.8
Male
36
40.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
54
0.0%
0.0
Ottertail, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
399
96.4%
96.8
White
397
95.9%
72.6
Black or African American
2
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
15
3.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2
0.5%
17.8
Mexican
2
0.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
412
99.5%
82.2
Ottertail, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2
0.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
21
5.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
112
31.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
87
24.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
49
13.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
55
15.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
31
8.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
23
6.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
334
93.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
86
24.1%
31.2
Ottertail, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
87
23.1%
33.7%
Now Married
199
52.9%
47.5
Divorced
51
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
5
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
34
9.0
5.8%
Ottertail, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
384
97.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10
2.5%
21.6%
Spanish
6
1.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ottertail, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
16
7.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
27
13.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
16
7.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
12
5.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
21
10.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
64
31.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
22
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
7
3.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
15
7.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5
2.4%
6.4
Median household income
55,298
57,617
Per capita income
32,288
31,128
Ottertail, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4
1.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
24
10.7%
9.8
Construction
16
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
51
22.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5
2.2%
6.6
Information
4
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
32
14.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
16
7.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12
5.3%
11.4
Public administration
10
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
25
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
20
8.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
6
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
28
12.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
74
32.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
31
13.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
38
16.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
54
24.0%
18.1%
Ottertail, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
214
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
182
85.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
14
6.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
8
3.7%
2.7
Other means
8
3.7%
1.8
Worked at home
2
0.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.9
26.6
Ottertail, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5
2.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
77
37.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
70
34.1%
37.1
3 or more
53
25.9%
21.0
Ottertail, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
205
59.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
173
84.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
32
15.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
140
40.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Ottertail, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
345
1 room
2
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
2
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
30
8.7%
9.1
4 rooms
71
20.6%
16.5
5 rooms
81
23.5%
19.8
6 rooms
50
14.5%
17.8
7 rooms
33
9.6%
12.0
8 rooms
37
10.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
39
11.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Ottertail, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
345
1-unit, detached
285
82.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
14
4.1%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
2
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
41
11.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ottertail, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
36
10.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
12
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
22
6.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
23
6.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
51
14.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
41
11.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
56
16.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
88
25.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
12
3.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
4
1.2%
1.4%
Ottertail, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
82
40.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
31
15.1%
4.7
Electricity
77
37.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2
1.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
8
3.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
2.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Ottertail, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
92
47295100.0
Less than $500
4
4.3%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
4
4.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
5.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6
6.5%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
8
8.7%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
31
33.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
34
37.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
38
41.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
10
10.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
9
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
12.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
24
26.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ottertail, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
28
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
3
10.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
9
32.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
16
57.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
4
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
719
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2
7.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
11
39.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
6
21.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
10.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
6
21.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
4
0.0%
0.0%
Ottertail, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
173
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
18
10.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
25
14.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
27
15.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
13
7.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
31
17.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
46
26.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
9
5.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4
2.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
213,500
205,000