Otter Lake, MI Population

Overview

388

Total Population

49.4

Median age

52.32%

Female population %

91.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

63.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Otter Lake's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Otter Lake is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Otter Lake's population under 18 was 15.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Otter Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Otter Lake, 10.05% were under the age of 15, 20.62% aged 15 to 29, 40.46% aged 30 to 64, 19.59% aged 65 to 84, and 9.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Otter Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.32% females and 47.68% males in Otter Lake, MI.
The Otter Lake, MI gender ratio is 91.1:100 i.e. 91.1 men to 100 women (0.911).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 42.

Otter Lake's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Otter Lake population: 98.97% are White and 1.03% are multiracial.
Otter Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 38 (97.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Otter Lake is White with a population of 384 (98.97% of the total population).

Otter Lake's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 443 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Otter Lake's population decreased by 54 (12.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Otter Lake's population decreased by 26 (6.68%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Otter Lake's population was lowest in year 2022 at 359.