2022 population: 60,519 ( 3,216 from 2010 , 445 from 2020)
Land area: 1971.6 square miles
Population density: 30.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	55,696	92.03%	2.7%
Black:	881	1.46%	108.8%
Indian:	390	0.64%	49.4%
Asian:	357	0.59%	21.8%
2+ races:	853	1.41%	47.1%
Hispanic:	2,342	3.87%	57.2%

Total non-White:	4,823	7.97%	57.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,363	11.3
Deaths:	1,775	14.8
Net Migration:	805	6.7
Net Immigration:	27	0.2

Change in White population:	1,452	2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,764	3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
57,303
54,244	94.66%
422	0.74%
261	0.46%
293	0.51%
580	1.01%
1,490	2.60%
3,059	5.34%

2000
57,159
55,137	96.46%
160	0.28%
269	0.47%
263	0.46%
368	0.64%
957	1.67%
2,022	3.54%

1990
50,714
50,019	98.63%
37	0.07%
215	0.42%
237	0.47%
n/a
206	0.41%
695	1.37%

1980
51,937
51,591	99.33%
23	0.04%
96	0.18%
81	0.16%
n/a
123	0.24%
346	0.67%

1970
46,097
45,933	99.64%
25	0.05%
57	0.12%
50	0.11%
n/a
12	0.03%
164	0.36%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
5,652	9.9
5,927	10.4
-440	-0.8
506	0.9

-893	-1.6
1,037	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
5,930	11.7
6,147	12.1
5,275	10.4
559	1.1

5,118	10.1
1,327	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
7,322	14.1
5,815	11.2
-2,739	-5.3
n/a

-1,572	-3.0
349	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,320	9.4
n/a

5,658	12.3
182	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Otter Tail County, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.1
13,009	21.5%
47,510	78.5%
14,651	24.2%

24,910
2.36

16,292	65.4%
13,628	83.6%
1,031	6.3%
8,618	34.6%

2010
Number	Percent
46.3
12,457	21.7%
44,846	78.3%
12,032	21.0%

24,055
2.33

16,148	67.1%
13,631	84.4%
976	6.0%
7,907	32.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
14,267	25.0%
42,892	75.0%
10,818	18.9%

22,662
2.46

15,819	69.8%
13,736	86.8%
932	5.9%
6,843	30.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.5
13,448	26.5%
37,266	73.5%
9,845	19.4%

19,563
2.52

14,031	71.7%
12,462	88.8%
715	5.1%
5,532	28.3%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
14,420	27.8%
37,517	72.2%
9,327	18.0%

18,637
2.69

14,166	76.0%
12,886	91.0%
370	2.6%
4,471	24.0%

2022 Housing Data for Otter Tail County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,016	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	940	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	960	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,035	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,032	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,142	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,068	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,022	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,102	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,906	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,319	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,640	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,732	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,763	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,650	6.6%
$200,000 or more	1,583	6.4%

Median Household Income	67,990
Per Capita Income	37,202

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	79
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,255	5.0%
Public Assistance	1,068	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,104	8.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	24,806	76.2%
Unemployed	1,227	3.8%
In Armed Forces	30	0.1%

Total Labor Force	26,063	80.1%
Not in Labor Force	6,487	19.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	9,938	7,578	56.7%
Non-Profit	787	2,092	27.3%
Self-Employed	2,745	1,156	70.4%

Local Government	1,008	1,449	41.0%
State Government	383	632	37.7%
Federal Government	182	208	46.7%

Total Private + Self	12,683	8,734	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,360	4,381	35.0%
Total	15,043	13,115	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,101	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	5,440	19.3%
Professional, Technical	6,063	21.5%
Service Occupations	4,556	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	432	1.5%
All others	8,048	28.5%

White Collar		55.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	5,260	18.6%
Manufacturing	3,735	13.2%
Retail trade	3,144	11.1%
Construction	2,434	8.6%
Educational services	2,243	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	1,370	4.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,363	4.8%
Other services	1,283	4.5%
Public administration	1,104	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	1,095	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,036	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	960	3.4%
Finance and insurance	880	3.1%
Wholesale trade	748	2.7%
Information	504	1.8%
Utilities	477	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	305	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	229	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	30	0.1%
Management	8	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,562	2.60%
Puerto Rican	72	0.12%
Cuban	19	0.03%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	99	0.16%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	73	0.12%
Honduran	6	0.01%
Nicaraguan	15	0.02%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	5	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	52	0.09%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	13	0.02%
Ecuadorian	39	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	440	0.73%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	92	0.15%
Korean	60	0.10%
Vietnamese	37	0.06%
Indian	36	0.06%
Chinese	33	0.05%
Cambodian	14	0.02%
Japanese	10	0.02%
Hmong	10	0.02%
Thai	3	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	54,546	96.1%
Spanish	1,189	2.1%
German, other Germanic	416	0.7%
Other	303	0.5%
Other Indo-European	87	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	79	0.1%
Other Asian	78	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	30	0.1%
Tagalog	27	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	23,034	38.3%
Norwegian	15,484	25.8%
Swedish	4,831	8.0%
Irish	4,745	7.9%
English	2,911	4.8%
Finnish	2,155	3.6%
Polish	2,039	3.4%
American	1,981	3.3%
French	1,499	2.5%
Scandinavian	1,161	1.9%
Dutch	941	1.6%
Danish	743	1.2%
Italian	630	1.0%
Scottish	593	1.0%
Czech	579	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	59,559	99.1%
Not a citizen	513	0.9%

Native	58,560	97.5%
Foreign-born	1,512	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,128	2.6%	1,795	4.2%	11,618	27.1%	16,942	39.5%	7,778	18.1%	3,608	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,128	2.6%
9-12 Years	1,795	4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	11,618	27.1%
Some College	16,942	39.5%
Bach. Degree	7,778	18.1%
Grad Degree	3,608	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	24,556	23,081	1,475	6.0%	4.7%
1991	24,735	23,147	1,588	6.4%	5.1%
1992	25,047	23,344	1,703	6.8%	5.0%
1993	25,627	23,806	1,821	7.1%	4.8%
1994	26,178	24,741	1,437	5.5%	4.0%
1995	26,835	25,368	1,467	5.5%	3.7%
1996	27,918	26,310	1,608	5.8%	3.8%
1997	27,825	26,418	1,407	5.1%	3.2%
1998	27,462	26,322	1,140	4.2%	2.7%
1999	27,579	26,430	1,149	4.2%	2.7%

2000	29,225	28,046	1,179	4.0%	3.0%
2001	29,644	28,335	1,309	4.4%	3.8%
2002	29,925	28,430	1,495	5.0%	4.5%
2003	30,209	28,584	1,625	5.4%	4.8%
2004	29,939	28,400	1,539	5.1%	4.6%
2005	29,564	28,120	1,444	4.9%	4.1%
2006	29,181	27,743	1,438	4.9%	4.1%
2007	29,248	27,692	1,556	5.3%	4.6%
2008	29,533	27,739	1,794	6.1%	5.4%
2009	30,131	27,685	2,446	8.1%	7.9%

2010	30,896	28,673	2,223	7.2%	7.4%
2011	30,957	28,969	1,988	6.4%	6.5%
2012	30,810	29,088	1,722	5.6%	5.6%
2013	30,899	29,252	1,647	5.3%	5.0%
2014	30,955	29,517	1,438	4.6%	4.3%
2015	31,194	29,856	1,338	4.3%	3.8%
2016	31,275	29,913	1,362	4.4%	3.9%
2017	31,473	30,227	1,246	4.0%	3.4%
2018	31,236	30,072	1,164	3.7%	3.0%
2019	31,375	30,093	1,282	4.1%	3.2%

2020	31,488	29,790	1,698	5.4%	6.2%
2021	31,337	30,178	1,159	3.7%	3.8%
2022	31,357	30,411	946	3.0%	2.7%
2023	31,588	30,552	1,036	3.3%	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	36,513
Median Value	$234,200

Occupied	24,910	68.2%
Vacant	11,603	31.8%

Owned	19,963	80.1%
Rented	4,947	19.9%
Median Rent	$769

Single-Family Units	30,528	83.6%
Detached	29,526	80.9%
Attached	1,002	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,754	7.5%
Mobile Homes	2,389	6.5%

Otter Tail County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Otter Tail County, MN

2022 Housing Data for Otter Tail County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Otter Tail County, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Otter Tail County, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Otter Tail County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for Otter Tail County, MN