As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Otter Tail County was $270,005. As of the 2023
American Community Survey, there are 25,181 estimated households in Otter Tail County with an average of 2.34 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $70,912. Approximately 10.6% of the county's population lives at or below the
poverty line. Otter Tail County has an estimated 61.2% employment rate, with 27.4% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 94.0% holding a high school diploma. The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (95.7%), Spanish (2.5%), Indo-European (1.1%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.1%), and Other (0.6%).
Otter Tail County, Minnesota – racial and ethnic composition 2024 estimate for Otter Tail County, from
ACS 5-year estimates As of the 2024 estimate, there were 60,884 people and 25,181 households residing in the county. There were 36,922 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 95.3% White
(92.0% NH White), 1.6% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.9% of the population.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 60,081. The median age was 46.2 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.7 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 91.4%
White, 1.4%
Black or African American, 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.8% from some other race, and 4.3% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.7% of the population. There were 25,123 households in the county, of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.3% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 36,506 housing units, of which 31.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 78.2% were owner-occupied and 21.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.7%.
2010 census As of the
2010 census, there were 57,303 people, 24,055 households, and _ families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 35,594 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.12%
White, 0.75%
African American, 0.49%
Native American, 0.47%
Asian, 0.06%
Pacific Islander, 0.89% from some other races and 1.22% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.60% of the population.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 57,159 people, 22,671 households, and 15,779 families in the county. The population density was . There were 33,862 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.11%
White, 0.29%
African American, 0.51%
Native American, 0.44%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.84% from some other races and 0.78% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.67% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 35.5% were of
German and 31.2%
Norwegian. There were 22,671 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were
married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98. The county population contained 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. The median income for a household in the county was $35,395, and the median income for a family was $42,740. Males had a median income of $30,151 versus $20,930 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,014. About 6.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==