Otter Tail County vs. Wilkin County

	Otter Tail County (MN)	Wilkin County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	58,812	6,254
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.6%	-4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	57,303	6,576
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	57,303	6,576
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.8%	19.2%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	48.4%
White alone, percent	95.4%	95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.7%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.6%	3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.3%	92.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,265	350
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.5%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	36,282	3,146
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.8%	79.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$179,500	$125,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,254	$1,135
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$458	$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$669	$519
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.5%	14.5%
Building permits, 2018	127	19
Households, 2014-2018	24,226	2,826
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.35	2.19
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.4%	92.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.7%	0.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.2%	84.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.3%	74.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.3%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	25.1%	23.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.3%	4.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.3%	63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	56.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	69,670	4,250
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	285,914	61,084
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	738,614	315,163
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	776,482	68,398
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,554	$10,387
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.3	17.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,131	$54,935
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,846	$32,066
Persons in poverty, percent	10.3%	9.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,697	161
Total employment, 2017	19,280	1,675
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	700,367	61,346
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.7%	-5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,847	470
All firms, 2012	5,975	709
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,164	497
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,739	158
Minority-owned firms, 2012	153	30
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,602	631
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	472	39
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,096	592
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	19.8%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	29.1	8.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,972.07	750.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Otter Tail county (MN) and Wilkin county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.