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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ottertail is $34,812, which is higher than the state average of $31,642 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Ottertail median household income is $52,917, which has grown by 64.40% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 29.12% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ottertail residents spend 18.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #95

Ottertail, MN	34,812 USD
Minnesota	31,642 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ottertail, MN	20,987 USD
Minnesota	33,277 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ottertail, MN	32,153 USD
Minnesota	39,915 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ottertail, MN	9,821 USD
Minnesota	27,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #295

Ottertail, MN	52,917 USD
Minnesota	60,828 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ottertail, MN	73,176 USD
Minnesota	79,106 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #95

Ottertail, MN	64.40%
Minnesota	29.12%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ottertail, MN		Minnesota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.89%	$15,244, see rank	24.72%	$14,072	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.86%	$18,543, see rank	27.28%	$18,243	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.33%	$1,082, see rank	3.57%	$3,194	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.69%	$29,292, see rank	15.83%	$22,401	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ottertail, MN	56,875 USD
Minnesota	76,190 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ottertail, MN	89,373 USD
Minnesota	94,560 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ottertail, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$53,194, see rank	$63,127	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ottertail, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
25 to 44	$53,021, see rank	$68,028	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,500, see rank	$74,820	$65,027
65 or over	$38,750, see rank	$38,446	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ottertail, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	475, see rank	4,247,699	248,775,628
Male¹	218, 45.89%, see rank	49.29%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	145, 66.51%, see rank	73.95%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	145, 66.51%, see rank	73.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	136, 93.79%, see rank	92.86%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 6.21%, see rank	7.14%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	73, 33.49%, see rank	26.05%	30.72%
Female¹	257, 54.11%, see rank	50.71%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	163, 63.42%, see rank	66.28%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	163, 63.42%, see rank	66.27%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	160, 98.16%, see rank	94.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3, 1.84%, see rank	5.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	94, 36.58%, see rank	33.72%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ottertail, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	288, 100%	2,733,199	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	255, 88.54%, see rank	78.05%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	13, 4.51%, see rank	8.82%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.48%	5.06%
Walked	7, 2.43%, see rank	2.83%	2.78%
Other Means	7, 2.43%, see rank	1.64%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6, 2.08%, see rank	5.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ottertail, MN	18.4 minutes
Minnesota	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ottertail, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	296	2,781,933	143,435,233
Male¹	136, 45.95%, see rank	51.62%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	31, 22.79%, see rank	35.90%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	34, 25.00%, see rank	12.78%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17, 12.50%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.74%, see rank	1.19%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 11.03%, see rank	7.93%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29, 21.32%, see rank	19.25%	17.94%
Female¹	160, 54.05%, see rank	48.38%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	47, 29.38%, see rank	42.66%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	55, 34.38%, see rank	20.74%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	49, 30.63%, see rank	29.78%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9, 5.63%, see rank	6.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ottertail, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	296, 100%	2,781,933	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4, 1.35%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	27, 9.12%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	39, 13.18%, see rank	13.56%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 0.68%, see rank	2.89%	2.75%
Retail Trade	44, 14.86%, see rank	11.38%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8, 2.70%, see rank	4.55%	4.93%
Information	4, 1.35%, see rank	1.88%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7, 2.36%, see rank	7.14%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15, 5.07%, see rank	9.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	66, 22.30%, see rank	24.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	55, 18.58%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	10, 3.38%, see rank	3.46%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	15, 5.07%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ottertail, MN	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	88	16.83%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	17	10.24%, see rank	7.51%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.