COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ottertail vs Fergus Falls
PLACE A
Ottertail, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Ottertail is 95% smaller than Fergus Falls. Ottertail earns more, with a median household income $24,338 higher.
OTTERTAILFERGUS FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population73414,246−95% vs Fergus Falls
Population density172990−819
Population growth10.0%7.5%+2.5 pts
Median age55.843.3+12.5
Male52.7%47.6%+5.1 pts
Female47.3%52.4%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born2.2%2.0%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.2%90.5%+1.7 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.3%1.6%+3.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other2.4%4.3%−1.9 pts
Median household income$80,500$56,162+$24,338
Per capita income$59,018$34,864+$24,154
Poverty rate8.6%9.1%−0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5260.435+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%29.3%+2.1 pts
Graduate degree11.6%10.4%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%7.2%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation57.5%61.0%−3.5 pts
Median home value$332,900$194,000+$138,900
Median gross rent$1,150$911+$239
Owner-occupied89.7%64.1%+25.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate45.1%8.6%+36.5 pts
Rent-burdened households17.4%43.9%−26.5 pts
Average commute28.912.9+15.9
Worked from home19.5%7.3%+12.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured6.7%4.2%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025