
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Otter Tail County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 33,862 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 22,671 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 26,022 | 76.8 | 1.00 or less | 22,179 | 97.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 344 | 1.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 306 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 457 | 1.3 | 1.51 or more | 186 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 521 | 1.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 625 | 1.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 11,477 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 608 | 1.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,053 | 3.1 | Less than $50,000 | 2,146 | 18.7 | |
| Mobile home | 3,794 | 11.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,112 | 44.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 438 | 1.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,328 | 20.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,054 | 9.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 569 | 5.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 764 | 2.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 236 | 2.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,415 | 7.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 32 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,114 | 6.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,452 | 13.1 | Median (dollars) | 84,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,097 | 18.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,852 | 11.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 6,460 | 19.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 7,708 | 22.8 | With a mortgage | 6,811 | 59.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 55 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,003 | 8.7 | |||
| 1 room | 707 | 2.1 | $500 to $699 | 1,961 | 17.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,760 | 5.2 | $700 to $999 | 2,073 | 18.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 3,518 | 10.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,305 | 11.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,846 | 17.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 287 | 2.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,144 | 18.1 | $2,000 or more | 127 | 1.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,139 | 15.2 | Median (dollars) | 749 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,098 | 12.1 | Not mortgaged | 4,666 | 40.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,063 | 9.0 | Median (dollars) | 232 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 3,587 | 10.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 22,671 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,430 | 47.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,196 | 14.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,073 | 18.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,885 | 26.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,411 | 12.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,094 | 18.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 821 | 7.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,193 | 18.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 477 | 4.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,737 | 12.1 | 35 percent or more | 1,183 | 10.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,566 | 11.3 | Not computed | 82 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,174 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,472 | 6.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,449 | 28.4 | Less than $200 | 541 | 13.0 | |
| 2 | 9,447 | 41.7 | $200 to $299 | 605 | 14.5 | |
| 3 or more | 5,303 | 23.4 | $300 to $499 | 1,679 | 40.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 750 | 18.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 143 | 3.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 6,912 | 30.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 32 | 0.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 6,006 | 26.5 | $1,500 or more | 48 | 1.1 | |
| Electricity | 3,875 | 17.1 | No cash rent | 376 | 9.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 4,044 | 17.8 | Median (dollars) | 391 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,681 | 7.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 6 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 87 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 798 | 19.1 | |
| No fuel used | 58 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 518 | 12.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 541 | 13.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 476 | 11.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 138 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 323 | 7.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 199 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,102 | 26.4 | |
| No telephone service | 462 | 2.0 | Not computed | 416 | 10.0 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

