Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Otter Tail County covers 1,972 sq mi of land and has about 60,475 residents. 21 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 20 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.

Population

60,475

31/sq mi

Median household income

$72K

U.S. $81K

Median home value

$273K

U.S. $333K

Median rent

$868

U.S. $1,413

Median age

46.2

U.S. 38.9

Poverty rate

8.7%

U.S. 12.5%

Zip codes in Otter Tail County

21 total

Zip	City	Type	Population	IncomeMedian income	Home value
56324	Dalton	Residential	1,028	$82,917	$252,600
56361	Parkers Prairie	Residential	2,592	$70,541	$247,700
56453	Hewitt	Residential	841	$70,833	$135,700
56515	Battle Lake	Residential	2,723	$73,750	$398,500
56518	Bluffton	Residential	494	$71,250	$160,300
56524	Clitherall	Residential	694	$95,938	$346,500
56527	Deer Creek	Residential	881	$64,375	$217,300
56528	Dent	Residential	1,623	$79,500	$319,300
56533	Elizabeth	Residential	286	$67,250	$162,500
56534	Erhard	Residential	1,201	$70,694	$238,300
56537	Fergus Falls	Residential	19,856	$65,473	$246,500
56538	Fergus Falls · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
56551	Henning	Residential	2,387	$63,750	$238,200
56567	New York Mills	Residential	3,367	$72,500	$215,300
56571	Ottertail	Residential	1,745	$85,865	$363,100
56572	Pelican Rapids	Residential	5,827	$79,475	$298,800
56573	Perham	Residential	7,221	$68,770	$286,500
56576	Richville	Residential	820	$63,750	$386,000
56586	Underwood	Residential	1,873	$79,583	$309,800
56587	Vergas	Residential	1,339	$88,000	$367,600
56588	Vining	Residential	483	$74,306	$344,400

Otter Tail County at a glance

Compared with the U.S.

Household income distribution

<$25k

14%

$25–50k

19%

$50–75k

18%

$75–100k

13%

$100–150k

20%

$150–200k

$200k+

Highest education (adults 25+)

No diploma

High school

28%

Some college

22%

Associate's

16%

Bachelor's

19%

Graduate

How people get to work

Drove alone

75%

Carpooled

Transit

0.8%

Walked

Bicycle

0.3%

Worked from home

10%

Other

At a glance

	Otter Tail	U.S.
Own their home	79.5%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	35.7%
Work from home	10.4%	15.1%
Households with broadband	87.7%	91%
Without health insurance	5.6%	8.4%
Foreign-born	3%	14.1%
Veterans (of adults)	8%	6.2%
Unemployment	4.8%	5.2%
Average commute	20.7 min	26.4 min