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Ottertail, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ottertail, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,800. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet OTTERTAIL-MN · Ottertail, MN 1 ZIPs · 1,800 pop · #7463/25278 · Otter Tail County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $85,865
  • RANK-UPPER #7463/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Vergas
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,800
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $363,100

Nearest income peer: Vergas, MN (+ $2,135 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ottertail

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ottertail on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ottertail, MN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 30%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,800
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$85,865
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 56571 (1,800 residents). Household income $85,865 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Kenyon is the closest lower-income city and Pillager the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ottertail.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56571, is all of Ottertail

There is no split to weigh here: 56571 holds every one of Ottertail's 1,800 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Ottertail's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 63 establishments, 605 employees , annual payroll $27,724k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56571 (63 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (13) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Ottertail, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Otter Tail County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ottertail. See the Otter Tail County roll-up →

No other city sharing Otter Tail County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ottertail. Fergus Falls, Perham and Pelican Rapids sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Henning marks the far end of that range at $63,750, 26% below Ottertail.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56571 1,800 $85,865 63 15
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Ottertail roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ottertail, .