# Otter Tail County, Minnesota demographics

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Otter Tail County, Minnesota (county FIPS 27111) has a median household income of $72,255 (±$2,093) and a total population of 60,475 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 34 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 60,475 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 46.2 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 25,157 | ±375 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $72,255 | ±$2,093 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $273,000 | ±$6,397 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $868 | ±$63 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 79.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 20.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 94.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 28.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 8.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 27111 |
| Land area | 1,971.64 sq mi |
| Water area | 252.69 sq mi |
| Population density | 31 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [56537](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56537) | 14.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [56572](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56572) | 7.9% | 91.2% | Yes |
| [56567](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56567) | 7.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [56573](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56573) | 7% | 100% | Yes |
| [56361](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56361) | 6.7% | 83.3% | Yes |
| [56551](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56551) | 5.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [56515](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56515) | 4.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [56586](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56586) | 3.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [56534](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56534) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [56528](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56528) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [56482](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56482) | 3.1% | 44.5% |  |
| [56324](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56324) | 2.9% | 98% | Yes |
| [56527](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56527) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [56587](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56587) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [56477](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56477) | 2.7% | 21.1% |  |
| [56579](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56579) | 2.7% | 26.6% |  |
| [56588](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56588) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [56571](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56571) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [56524](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56524) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [56544](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56544) | 2.1% | 20.9% |  |
| [56576](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56576) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [56453](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56453) | 1.6% | 59% | Yes |
| [56309](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56309) | 1.1% | 37.9% |  |
| [56522](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56522) | 0.9% | 12.4% |  |
| [56518](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56518) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [56533](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56533) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [56446](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56446) | 0.6% | 12.3% |  |
| [56501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56501) | 0.6% | 6.2% |  |
| [56464](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56464) | 0.5% | 4.2% |  |
| [56326](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56326) | 0.5% | 9.4% |  |
| [56437](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56437) | 0.4% | 11.5% |  |
| [56514](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56514) | 0.3% | 2.4% |  |
| [56315](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56315) | 0.1% | 2.8% |  |
| [56590](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56590) | 0% | 0.6% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:111&in=state:27
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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