Otto township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 502 ( 52 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.0 square miles
Population density: 16.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	483	96.22%	11.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	3	0.60%	25.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	16	3.19%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	19	3.78%	137.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-63	-13.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	11	2.4

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
554
546	98.56%
0	0.00%
4	0.72%
1	0.18%
0	0.00%
3	0.54%
8	1.44%

2000
502
502	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
459
459	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
510
509	99.80%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.20%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.20%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

44	8.8
8	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

43	9.4
0	0.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-50	-9.8
-1	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Otto township, 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
41.9
141	28.1%
361	71.9%
125	24.9%

200
2.51

146	73.0%
141	96.6%
0	0.0%
54	27.0%

2010
Number	Percent
45.7
123	22.2%
431	77.8%
104	18.8%

223
2.48

173	77.6%
152	87.9%
2	1.2%
50	22.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.3
147	29.3%
355	70.7%
75	14.9%

172
2.92

134	77.9%
123	91.8%
5	3.7%
38	22.1%

1990
Number	Percent
30.0
154	33.6%
305	66.4%
68	14.8%

152
3.02

122	80.3%
115	94.3%
2	1.6%
30	19.7%

1980
Number	Percent
25.8
201	39.4%
309	60.6%
40	7.8%

147
3.47

127	86.4%
119	93.7%
3	2.4%
20	13.6%

2022 Housing Data for Otto township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	19	9.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	1	0.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	5.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	9	4.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	39	19.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	31	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	24	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	14	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	12	6.0%
$200,000 or more	14	7.0%

Median Household Income	69,886
Per Capita Income	36,315

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	22	11.0%
Public Assistance	14	7.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	198	78.6%
Unemployed	5	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	203	80.6%
Not in Labor Force	49	19.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	83	52	61.5%
Non-Profit	0	24	0.0%
Self-Employed	19	15	55.9%

Local Government	12	8	60.0%
State Government	0	7	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	102	67	60.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12	39	23.5%
Total	114	106	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	44	20.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	23	10.5%
Professional, Technical	64	29.1%
Service Occupations	38	17.3%
All others	51	23.2%

White Collar		59.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	49	22.3%
Manufacturing	26	11.8%
Retail trade	24	10.9%
Educational services	23	10.5%
Transportation and warehousing	16	7.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	14	6.4%
Information	13	5.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	5.9%
Construction	12	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	10	4.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	2.3%
Finance and insurance	5	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	1.8%
Wholesale trade	2	0.9%
Other services	2	0.9%
Public administration	2	0.9%

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	443	98.4%
Other	6	1.3%
German, other Germanic	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	215	42.8%
Finnish	77	15.3%
Norwegian	52	10.4%
Irish	48	9.6%
American	19	3.8%
English	14	2.8%
Swedish	14	2.8%
Polish	13	2.6%
Czech	12	2.4%
Scottish	12	2.4%
Dutch	10	2.0%
French	10	2.0%
Welsh	5	1.0%
Danish	4	0.8%
Russian	3	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	502	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	502	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	2.6%	12	3.5%	92	26.5%	141	40.6%	66	19.0%	27	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	2.6%
9-12 Years	12	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	92	26.5%
Some College	141	40.6%
Bach. Degree	66	19.0%
Grad Degree	27	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +26	R +6	D + 5.9%
D +20
2020 vs. 2012	R +65	R +71	R + 11.7%
D -6
2020 vs. 2008	R +86	R +107	R + 22.3%
D -21

2016 vs. 2008	R +60	R +101	R + 28.2%
D -41
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	101%	Donald Trump* (R)	298	75.8%	Joe Biden (D)	84	21.4%	11	2.8%	393	31	29	0.01%
2016	89%	Donald Trump (R)	272	74.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	64	17.6%	28	7.7%	364	30	29	0.01%
2012	78%	Mitt Romney (R)	233	70.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	90	27.4%	6	1.8%	329	26	24	0.01%
2008	78%	John McCain (R)	212	65.6%	Barack Obama (D)	105	32.5%	6	1.9%	323	22	20	0.01%
2004	79%	George W. Bush* (R)	211	69.0%	John Kerry (D)	94	30.7%	1	0.3%	306	21	18	0.01%
2000	77%	George W. Bush (R)	169	61.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	83	30.2%	23	8.4%	275	16	14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Otto township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

21.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

298

75.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

393

Turnout: 101%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Otto township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.6%

Donald Trump (R)

272

74.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

364

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Otto township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

27.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

233

70.8%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

329

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 24

2008 President, Otto township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

105

32.5%

John McCain (R)

212

65.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

323

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Otto township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

211

69.0%

John Kerry (D)

30.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

TOTAL

306

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Otto township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

169

61.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

30.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.5%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

275

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Otto township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	86%	Scott Jensen (R)	260	77.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	62	18.4%	15 [+]	4.5%	337	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (2.1%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 6 (1.8%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (0.6%);
2020	S2	99%	Jason Lewis (R)	278	71.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	82	21.2%	27 [+]	7.0%	387	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 19 (4.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 8 (2.1%);
2018	S2	70%	Karin Housley (R)	211	75.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	61	21.8%	8 [+]	2.9%	280	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (2.1%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (0.7%);
2018	S1	70%	Jim Newberger (R)	195	69.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	76	27.0%	10 [+]	3.6%	281	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (1.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 5 (1.8%);
2018	G	70%	Jeff Johnson (R)	216	77.1%	Tim Walz (DFL)	56	20.0%	8 [+]	2.9%	280	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.4%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (1.4%);
2014	S2	61%	Mike McFadden (R)	158	62.2%	Al Franken* (DFL)	86	33.9%	10 [+]	3.9%	254	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (2.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 4 (1.6%);
2014	G	61%	Jeff Johnson (R)	160	63.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	73	29.0%	19 [+]	7.5%	252	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 14 (5.6%); Other (Write-in) 3 (1.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (0.8%); 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	301
Median Value	$263,900

Occupied	200	66.4%
Vacant	101	33.6%

Owned	175	87.5%
Rented	25	12.5%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	274	91.0%
Detached	267	88.7%
Attached	7	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	27	9.0%

Otto township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Otto township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Otto township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Otto township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Otto township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Otto township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Otto township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Otto township, MN