Otter Tail County, Minnesota QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Otter Tail County Minnesota
?  Population, 2000 57,1594,919,479
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 12.7%12.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.5%6.7%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.9%26.2%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 19.0%12.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 97.1%89.4%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%3.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%1.1%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%2.9%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8%1.3%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.8%1.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 49.9%50.5%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.7%2.9%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 96.5%88.2%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 24,2672,281,797
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 4,402604,584
?  Housing units, 2000 33,8622,065,946
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 80.0%74.6%
?  Households, 2000 22,6711,895,127
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.462.52
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 31.5%34.8%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $31,721$41,591
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 11.4%8.9%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 16.8%13.1%

Business QuickFacts Otter Tail County Minnesota
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 1,588134,981
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 17,4622,271,671
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 29.8%24.0%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 3,666304,038
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 661,72576,244,894
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 474,80248,097,982
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $8,736$10,260
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA7,449
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 1,345124,143
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 18333,341
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 242,64121,665,794
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 2,101188,845

Geography QuickFacts Otter Tail County Minnesota
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,98079,610
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 28.961.8
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
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X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown