Otter Tail County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.1%), Manufacturing (14.0%), Retail trade (13.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Otter Tail County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	41.1 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 28,630	(50.1%)
Females: 28,529	(49.9%)

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Otter Tail County:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,924
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$407
State:	$645

Otter Tail County:	$161,530
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $204,883

Here:	$204,883
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $179,347

Here:	$179,347
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $131,484

Here:	$131,484
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $134,366

Here:	$134,366
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $171,338

Here:	$171,338
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $41,979

Here:	$41,979
State:	$34,666

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $50,000

Here:	$50,000
State:	$94,976

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 170
• Thefts: 359
• Auto thefts: 43

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 27
• Burglaries: 172
• Thefts: 324
• Auto thefts: 38

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Otter Tail County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fergus Falls, Perham, Pelican Rapids, New York Mills, Parkers Prairie, Henning, Battle Lake, Ottertail, Deer Creek, Underwood.

Neighboring counties: Becker County , Clay County , Douglas County , Grant County , Todd County , Wadena County , Wilkin County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Otter Tail County include: Saint James Church (A), Alliance Church (B), First Lutheran Church (C), Aurdal Church (D), Folden Church (E), Friborg Church (F), Leaf Lake Church (G), Maine Church (H), Leaf Mountain Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Zion Cemetery (1), Vergas Cemetery (2), Vang Cemetery (3), Compton Cemetery (4), Saint Henry Cemetery (5), Trinity Cemetery (6), Topelius Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Aas Lake (A), Swan Lake (B), Adley, Lake (C), Albert Lake (D), Sybil Lake (E), Alfred, Lake (F), Alice Lake (G), Alice, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: South Bluff Creek (A), Reed Creek (B), Toad River (C), Spring Creek (D), Bob Creek (E), Oak Creek (F), Finn Creek (G), Blue Creek (H), Cat Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Otter Tail County include: Amor Park (1), Amor State Wildlife Management Area (2), Dead Lake State Wildlife Management Area (3), Dead Lake Park (4), Perham State Wildlife Management Area (5), Inman State Wildlife Management Area (6), Bluff Creek State Wildlife Management Area (7), Inspiration Peak State Wayside Park (8), Davies State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.1%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 1,858
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,166 (39% naturalized citizens)

Otter Tail County:	2.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 26,022
• One, attached: 344
• Two: 457
• 3 or 4: 521
• 5 to 9: 625
• 10 to 19: 608
• 20 or more: 1,053
• Mobile homes: 3,794
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 438

Housing units in Otter Tail County with a mortgage: 6,811 (646 second mortgage, 682 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,666

Here:	59.3% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Otter Tail County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Minnesota state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 29 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1964, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 13 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Otter Tail County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 53.0 miles away from Otter Tail County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 57.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 19,848 (76%) Carpooled: 2,892 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 97 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Subway or elevated: 13 (0%) Taxi: 17 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 30 (0%) Walked: 1,196 (5%) Other means: 142 (1%) Worked at home: 1,903 (7%)

7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.13%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

1.77% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,936 average AGI)

Otter Tail County:	1.77%
Minnesota average:	0.12%

3.39% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($26,632 average AGI)
1.97% relocated from other states ($13,674 average AGI)

Otter Tail County:	1.97%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Cass County, ND	0.44% ($58,354 average AGI)
from Becker County, MN	0.38% ($30,963)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.35% ($75,182)
from Clay County, MN	0.30% ($41,169)
from Wadena County, MN	0.27% ($29,207)
from Douglas County, MN	0.25% ($112,364)
from Wilkin County, MN	0.18% ($220,625)

5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,415 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.82%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.49% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($18,415 average AGI)
2.33% relocated to other states ($11,001 average AGI)

Otter Tail County:	2.33%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Cass County, ND	0.61% ($27,695 average AGI)
to Becker County, MN	0.50% ($32,925)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.39% ($29,274)
to Clay County, MN	0.35% ($27,039)
to Douglas County, MN	0.29% ($25,903)
to Stearns County, MN	0.18% ($37,158)
to Ramsey County, MN	0.16% ($27,143)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,522 (10,360 aged, 1,162 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 47,848 (13,510 male householders, 2,309 female householders)

  13,686 spouses, 16,646 children (15,508 natural, 364 adopted, 774 stepchildren), 354 grandchildren, 254 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 214 other relatives, 742 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,918 (3,270 male householders (2,693 living alone)), 3,573 female householders (3,306 living alone)), 1,075 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,393 (1,252 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,953 2-persons, 2,830 3-persons, 2,827 4-persons, 1,480 5-persons, 509 6-persons, 220 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,999 1-person, 680 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

94.7% of residents of Otter Tail County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $340,342,000 ($5875 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,250,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $153,993,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $69,472,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,190,000
Federal grants: $73,209,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,749,000 ($3,498,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,729,000 ($1,777,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $37,931,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,019,000
Federal Government insurance: $67,335,000

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.24 millions of gallons per day (59% from ground, 41% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Here:	3.9
State:	3.7

64% of Otter Tail County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Minnesota.

Otter Tail County:	63.8%
State average:	58.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 42502
• Northeast: 490
• Midwest: 9794
• South: 1060
• West: 1980

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,400

Here:	9.4%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	4.3%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	7.0%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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