Otter Tail County

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

At a Glance

Population	60,081
County Seat	Otter Tail County Courthouse
State FIPS	27
County FIPS	111
Num Towns	22
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	31,870
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	60,072
Median Age	46.1
Veterans	3,981
Housing Units	36,513
Uninsured	547
Net Migration (recent)	-94
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	1,723
Total Employees	18,482
Avg Annual Pay	$52,013
Median Household Income	$67,990
Poverty Rate	8.7%
Unemployment Rate	5.3%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$71,755
Federal Spending FY2024	$506,880,664
Federal Spending Per Capita	$8,437

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$234,200
Median Rent	$769
FMR Studio	$649
FMR 1BR	$721
FMR 2BR	$946
FMR 3BR	$1,307
FMR 4BR	$1,381

Health & Safety

Hospitals	66
EMS Stations	66
Fire Stations	66
Police Stations	66
Adult Smoking	17.5%
Adult Obesity	36.8%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	11.8
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	15.45
Electric Customers	2581180
Towns with Broadband Data	22
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	22

Community

Churches	77
Libraries	23
Historic Places (NRHP)	31
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	283
SNAP Stores	51
Bank Branches	31

Agriculture

Total Farms	153
Land in Farms (acres)	579,968
Avg Farm Size (acres)	3,790.6
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-07
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2011-05-10
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2010-07-02
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2009-04-09
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-13
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES	2001-05-16
DR	SEVERE FLOODING, HIGH WINDS,SEVERE STORMS	1997-04-08
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS	1997-01-16
DR	SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, WINDS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND HEAT	1995-08-18

Detailed Topics

Communities in Otter Tail County

Fergus Falls — pop 14,119
Wadena — pop 4,325
Perham — pop 3,512
Pelican Rapids — pop 2,577
New York Mills — pop 1,294
Parkers Prairie — pop 1,020
Battle Lake — pop 857
Henning — pop 854
Ottertail — pop 629
Rothsay — pop 498
Underwood — pop 356
Vergas — pop 348
Deer Creek — pop 330
Dalton — pop 215
Bluffton — pop 210
Dent — pop 173
Elizabeth — pop 168
Erhard — pop 132
Richville — pop 77
Vining — pop 62
Clitherall — pop 62
Urbank — pop 52

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.