Ottertail city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 478 ( 94 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.3 square miles
Population density: 111.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	471	98.54%	16.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	7	1.46%	40.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	7	1.46%	36.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-90	-19.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-4	-0.8

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
572
561	98.08%
0	0.00%
1	0.17%
0	0.00%
5	0.87%
5	0.87%
11	1.92%

2000
441
439	99.55%
0	0.00%
2	0.45%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.45%

1990
n/a
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
n/a
0	?%
0	?%

1980
241
238	98.76%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	1.24%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
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n/a
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122	27.7
9	2.0

Number	Rate
1990's
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1980's
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Age, Family & Household Data for Ottertail city, 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
55.1
90	18.8%
388	81.2%
125	26.2%

208
2.30

144	69.2%
134	93.1%
2	1.4%
64	30.8%

2010
Number	Percent
47.7
104	18.2%
468	81.8%
112	19.6%

245
2.33

171	69.8%
140	81.9%
14	8.2%
74	30.2%

2000
Number	Percent
40.6
101	22.9%
340	77.1%
49	11.1%

177
2.49

118	66.7%
101	85.6%
1	0.8%
59	33.3%

1990
Number	Percent
?
100	?%
-100	-?%
62	?%

133
0.00

103	77.4%
93	90.3%
0	0.0%
30	22.6%

1980
Number	Percent
50.0
62	25.7%
179	74.3%
67	27.8%

100
2.41

77	77.0%
73	94.8%
2	2.6%
23	23.0%

2022 Housing Data for Ottertail city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	18	8.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	0.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	13	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	6	2.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	29	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	27	13.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	28	13.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	5.3%
$200,000 or more	31	14.9%

Median Household Income	93,056
Per Capita Income	58,851

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	3.4%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14	6.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	218	78.1%
Unemployed	8	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	226	81.0%
Not in Labor Force	53	19.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	75	66	53.2%
Non-Profit	3	14	17.6%
Self-Employed	39	15	72.2%

Local Government	7	18	28.0%
State Government	7	0	100.0%
Federal Government	8	8	50.0%

Total Private + Self	114	81	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	25	40	38.5%
Total	139	121	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	18.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	79	30.4%
Professional, Technical	63	24.2%
Service Occupations	26	10.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	1.2%
All others	57	21.9%

White Collar		68.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	46	17.7%
Retail trade	32	12.3%
Construction	24	9.2%
Wholesale trade	22	8.5%
Manufacturing	20	7.7%
Educational services	19	7.3%
Public administration	15	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	14	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	4.6%
Other services	10	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	9	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	8	3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	3.1%
Finance and insurance	7	2.7%
Information	6	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	2.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	457	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	229	47.9%
Norwegian	111	23.2%
Irish	45	9.4%
Swedish	41	8.6%
American	23	4.8%
Dutch	19	4.0%
European	19	4.0%
French	16	3.3%
Russian	14	2.9%
Scandinavian	13	2.7%
Danish	10	2.1%
English	10	2.1%
French Canadian	8	1.7%
Polish	8	1.7%
Finnish	7	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	478	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	475	99.4%
Foreign-born	3	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	10	2.6%	111	28.9%	157	40.9%	72	18.8%	34	8.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	10	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	111	28.9%
Some College	157	40.9%
Bach. Degree	72	18.8%
Grad Degree	34	8.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +39	R +9	D + 6.7%
D +30
2020 vs. 2012	R +75	R +57	R + 4.3%
D +18
2020 vs. 2008	R +92	R +107	R + 21.3%
D -15

2016 vs. 2008	R +53	R +98	R + 28.1%
D -45
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	112%	Donald Trump* (R)	301	72.4%	Joe Biden (D)	110	26.4%	5	1.2%	416	27	26	0.01%
2016	89%	Donald Trump (R)	262	72.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	80	22.0%	22	6.0%	364	27	26	0.01%
2012	72%	Mitt Romney (R)	226	70.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	92	28.6%	4	1.2%	322	25	23	0.01%
2008	77%	John McCain (R)	209	61.1%	Barack Obama (D)	125	36.5%	8	2.3%	342	17	16	0.01%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	203	68.8%	John Kerry (D)	89	30.2%	3	1.0%	295	21	18	0.01%
2000	70%	George W. Bush (R)	148	61.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	82	34.3%	9	3.8%	239	16	14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ottertail city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

110

26.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

301

72.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

416

Turnout: 112%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Ottertail city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

22.0%

Donald Trump (R)

262

72.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

4.1%

TOTAL

364

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Ottertail city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

28.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

226

70.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

322

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2008 President, Ottertail city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

125

36.5%

John McCain (R)

209

61.1%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

342

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Ottertail city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

203

68.8%

John Kerry (D)

30.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

295

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Ottertail city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

148

61.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

34.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

239

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ottertail city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	102%	Scott Jensen (R)	260	68.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	108	28.6%	10 [+]	2.6%	378	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (1.3%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (1.1%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.3%);
2020	S2	110%	Jason Lewis (R)	267	65.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	116	28.3%	27 [+]	6.6%	410	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 20 (4.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 7 (1.7%);
2018	S2	81%	Karin Housley (R)	215	67.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	93	29.3%	9 [+]	2.8%	317	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (2.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.3%);
2018	S1	81%	Jim Newberger (R)	197	61.9%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	112	35.2%	9 [+]	2.8%	318	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (1.9%); Paula Overby (Green) 3 (0.9%);
2018	G	81%	Jeff Johnson (R)	219	69.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	89	28.2%	8 [+]	2.5%	316	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 5 (1.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (0.9%);
2014	S2	55%	Mike McFadden (R)	142	59.9%	Al Franken* (DFL)	83	35.0%	12 [+]	5.1%	237	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 10 (4.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (0.8%);
2014	G	55%	Jeff Johnson (R)	153	64.6%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	72	30.4%	12 [+]	5.1%	237	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 8 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (1.3%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (0.4%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	348
Median Value	$272,500

Occupied	208	59.8%
Vacant	140	40.2%

Owned	192	92.3%
Rented	16	7.7%
Median Rent	$1,094

Single-Family Units	295	84.8%
Detached	278	79.9%
Attached	17	4.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	48	13.8%

Ottertail city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ottertail city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Ottertail city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ottertail city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ottertail city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ottertail city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ottertail city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ottertail city, MN