Otter Tail County

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Otter Tail County	57,153	57,295	60,868	61,414

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Age

Population	2024
0-4	3,402
5-9	3,623
10-14	3,713
15-19	3,495
20-24	2,722
25-29	2,571
30-34	3,232
35-39	3,507
40-44	3,450
45-49	2,985
50-54	3,269
55-59	3,883
60-64	4,751
65-69	4,998
70-74	4,042
75-79	3,170
80-84	2,059
85+	1,996
18+	47,993
Median Age	46

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Race

Otter Tail County	2024
Total	60,868.00
White Alone	91.03%
Black Alone	1.36%
American Indian Alone	0.64%
Asian Alone	0.55%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.04%
Some Other Race	1.91%
Two or More Races	4.47%
Hispanic Origin	3.93%
Diversity Index	23.10

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Growth Rate

Otter Tail County	2024 - 2029
Population	0.18%
Households	0.19%
Families	0.11%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Households	22,669	24,052	25,465	25,707
Housing Units	33,860	35,591	37,277	37,564
Owner Occupied Units			19,867	20,602
Renter Occupied Units			5,598	5,105
Vacant Units			11,812	11,857

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Home Value

Otter Tail County	2024	2029
Median Home Value	$308,642	$332,929
Average Home Value	$383,728	$407,696
<$50,000	789	732
$50,000 - $99,999	878	817
$100,000 - $149,999	1,343	1,254
$150,000 - $199,999	2,073	1,934
$200,000 - $249,999	2,126	1,984
$250,000 - $299,999	2,403	2,250
$300,000 - $399,999	3,720	4,039
$400,000 - $499,999	2,220	2,417
$500,000 - $749,999	2,775	3,346
$1,000,000 +	201	236

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	3,368
2000-2009	5,385
1990-1999	4,569
1980-1989	3,916
1970-1979	5,326
1960-1969	3,327
1950-1959	2,836
1940-1949	1,790
1939 or Before	5,884

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Income

Income

Otter Tail County	2024	2029
Median Household	$71,970	$85,005
Average Household	$96,351	$111,425
Per Capita	$40,388	$46,719

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Household Income

Otter Tail County	2024
<$15,000	2,025
$15,000 - $24,999	1,664
$25,000 - $34,999	2,231
$35,000 - $49,999	3,483
$50,000 - $74,999	3,660
$75,000 - $99,999	3,268
$100,000 - $149,999	5,028
$150,000 - $199,999	2,201
$200,000+	1,905

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	27,776
In-County Residents	21,327
Out-of-County Residents	4,887
Drive Alone	20,858
Carpooled	2,420
Public Transport	261
Work at Home	2,767
Motorcycle	29
Bicycle	124
Walked	949
Other	363
Less than 5 minutes	1,877
5-9 minutes	4,780
10-14 minutes	4,375
15-19 minutes	3,492
20-24 minutes	2,870
25-29 minutes	1,318
30-34 minutes	2,220
35-39 minutes	568
40-44 minutes	503
45-59 minutes	1,329
60-89 minutes	1,108
90+ minutes	569
Average Travel Time	22

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	28,786
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	539
Mining	5
Utilities	338
Construction	1,367
Manufacturing	3,839
Wholesale Trade	1,003

Retail Trade	2,990
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	507
Furn & Home Furnish Str	70
Electronics & Appl Store	33
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	571
Food & Beverage Stores	622
Health/Pers Care Stores	249
Gasoline Stations	327
Clothing/Accessory Store	81
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	250
General Merchandise Str	280

Transportation/Warehouse	647
Information	1,260

Finance & Insurance	764
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	437
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	99
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	228

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	390
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	935
Legal Services	174
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	59
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	638
Educational Services	2,332
HealthCare/Social Assist	5,245
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	482

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	2,447
Accommodation	638
Food Srv/Drinking Places	1,809

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	1,951
Auto Repair/Maintenance	189
Public Administration Emp	1,411

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Educational Attainment (25+)

Otter Tail County	2024
<9th Grade	1,017
Some High School	1,596
GED	1,205
Graduated High School	10,983
Some College/No Degree	9,139
Associates Degree	7,874
Bachelor's Degree	8,196
Graduate Degree	3,903

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	2,777
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	88
Mining Bus	2
Utilities Bus	5
Construction Bus	250
Manufacturing Bus	127
Wholesale Trade Bus	85

Retail Trade Bus	388
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	61
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	19
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	7
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	58
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	63
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	29
Gasoline Stations Bus	34
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	21
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	70
General Merchandise Str Bus	26

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	83
Information Bus	53

Finance & Insurance Bus	163
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	48
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	40
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	75

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	97
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	130
Legal Services Bus	29
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	6
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	102
Educational Services Bus	54
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	245
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	59

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	205
Accommodation Bus	87
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	118

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	399
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	69
Public Administration Bus	144

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26