Otter Tail County

Otter Tail County has 60,475 residents across 20 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $72,255, 19% below the Minnesota figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $273,000, and 28% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

60,475residentsACS 2020–2024

$72,255median household incomeMinnesota: $89K

$273,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

88%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Otter Tail County in MinnesotaZIP codes in Otter Tail County highlighted; the rest of Minnesota in grey

Map of Minnesota with Otter Tail County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 20 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
56324	1,028	$83K	$253K	92%	22%	91%	24 min
56361	2,592	$71K	$248K	83%	11%	85%	26 min
56453	841	$71K	$136K	92%	13%	86%	32 min
56515	2,723	$74K	$399K	83%	35%	84%	25 min
56518	494	$71K	$160K	87%	14%	90%	25 min
56524	694	$96K	$347K	94%	39%	92%	26 min
56527	881	$64K	$217K	85%	15%	86%	28 min
56528	1,623	$80K	$319K	89%	30%	92%	30 min
56533	286	$67K	$163K	93%	12%	93%	25 min
56534	1,201	$71K	$238K	92%	20%	86%	30 min
56537	19,856	$65K	$247K	71%	31%	86%	17 min
56551	2,387	$64K	$238K	80%	26%	86%	27 min
56567	3,367	$73K	$215K	78%	18%	88%	22 min
56571	1,745	$86K	$363K	88%	29%	88%	28 min
56572	5,827	$79K	$299K	83%	30%	90%	29 min
56573	7,221	$69K	$287K	73%	31%	91%	16 min
56576	820	$64K	$386K	90%	31%	91%	27 min
56586	1,873	$80K	$310K	94%	27%	88%	28 min
56587	1,339	$88K	$368K	90%	29%	90%	33 min
56588	483	$74K	$344K	95%	24%	88%	27 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

60,475 residents in 25,157 households, next to the Minnesota figure.

22%

under 18

16%

aged 18–34

25%

aged 65 and over

30%

of households are people living alone

55%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

36,698 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $273,000 (±$6,397).

80%

of households own their home

81%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

31%

of housing units are vacant

$868

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–201911%

2000–200914%

1990–199912%

1980–198911%

1970–197915%

1960–19699%

1950–19597%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier16%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,093.

$72,255

median household income

8.7%

of people live below the poverty line

4.8%

unemployment rate

28%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

22 min

average commute to work

11%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

84%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

10%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

88%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates