Otter Tail Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

513

Total Population

61.2

Median age

46.20%

Female population %

116.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

78.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Otter Tail township is 61.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Otter Tail township's population under 18 was 11.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Otter Tail township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Otter Tail township, 9.36% were under the age of 15, 12.48% aged 15 to 29, 43.47% aged 30 to 64, 31.58% aged 65 to 84, and 3.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 less females than males in Otter Tail township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.20% females and 53.80% males in Otter Tail Township, Minnesota.
The Otter Tail Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 116.5:100 i.e. 116.5 men to 100 women (1.165).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 45.

Otter Tail township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Otter Tail township population: 94.54% are White, 0.58% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.58% are Asian, 3.90% are some other race and 0.39% are multiracial.
Otter Tail township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 513 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Otter Tail township is White with a population of 485 (94.54% of the total population).

Otter Tail township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 600 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Otter Tail township's population decreased by 70 (12.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Otter Tail township's population increased by 113 (23.25%), 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 Tail township's population was lowest in year 2014 at 483.