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Otter Tail County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of Otter Tail County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Otter Tail County is a rural Minnesota county of about 60,000 residents with an economy oriented toward agriculture and regional services, where median worker earnings of $42,169 and a median household income of $72,255 reflect modest but stable wages. The labor force of roughly 37,000 participates at a 61.2% rate, with 94.0% holding a high school diploma but only 27.4% holding a bachelor's degree, pointing to a workforce concentrated in trades and practical occupations. Housing costs are comparatively low, with a median home value of $252,500 and median gross rent of $805/month, and the county posted 3.9% population growth over five years against a poverty rate of just 8.9%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

60,281

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,255

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.9% since 2018

Otter Tail County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone55,169 (91.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,582 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,414 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,144 (1.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone658 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone349 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,408
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic441
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic88
  4. 4.Other Indo-European53
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island36

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,781

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,747

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,723

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,179
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,666
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,350
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,329
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,130

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,513
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,344
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,726
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,307
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,364

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.03×)1,366
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)3,683
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.21×)790
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.18×)2,305
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)3,332

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$252,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$805/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,525 (17.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,228 (11.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,224 (11.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,177 (10.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,875 (9.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,729 (8.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,169

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone20,976 (75.3%)
  • Worked At Home2,908 (10.4%)
  • Carpooled2,480 (8.9%)
  • Walked817 (2.9%)
  • Other330 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit228 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.