56571 Zip Code (Ottertail, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,722
Zip code population in 2010: 1,800
Zip code population in 2000: 1,636

Houses and condos: 1,555
Renter-occupied apartments: 75
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56571: 87.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 46.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 18.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 37 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,373 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,743 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 56571:

• High school or higher: 96.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
• Unemployed: 2.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56571:

• Never married: 14.2%
• Now married: 74.8%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 4.0%
• Divorced: 6.5%

• 
• • 1,65496.1%White
  • 241.4%Two or more races
  • 201.2%Some other race
  • 181.0%Asian
  • 40.2%American Indian
  • 20.1%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56571, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $72,599 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$72,599
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $53,613 (reported on 72.1% of returns)

Here:	$53,613
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1124.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3285.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5723.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9941.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12295.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,472 (reported on 51.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,472
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.8% for AGIs below $25k, 72.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 202.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 178.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,292 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,292
State:	$6,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.5% for AGIs below $25k, 63.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 174.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 113.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,284 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	+$17,284
State:	+$20,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.4% for AGIs below $25k, 25.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 247.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 711.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 567.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,545 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	+$13,545
State:	+$14,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 159.5% for AGIs below $25k, 253.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 310.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 441.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1284.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $26,321 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

56571:	$26,321
Minnesota:	$20,675

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.4% for AGIs below $25k, 278.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 665.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 795.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2886.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $28,838 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$28,838
State:	$33,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1136.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1167.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,167 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	$5,167
State:	$11,879

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.4% for AGIs below $25k, 232.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,488 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

56571:	$7,488
State:	$8,252

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 217.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 366.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,570 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,570
State:	$2,055

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.4% for AGIs below $25k, 41.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.2%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 96.6% for AGIs below $25k, 95.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56571, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,566 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,566
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $41,091 (reported on 75.6% of returns)

Here:	$41,091
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.9% for AGIs below $25k, 63.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 50.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,685 (reported on 44.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,685
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,441 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,441
State:	$5,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,569 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,569
State:	+$16,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,545 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,545
State:	+$12,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,925 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

56571:	$13,925
Minnesota:	$15,212

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,217 (22% of AGI, reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$21,217
State:	$24,665

Here:	22.3% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $25k, 12.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,796 (reported on 27.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,796
State:	$3,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,380 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

56571:	$8,380
State:	$10,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.0%

Here:	70%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 62.2% for AGIs below $25k, 68.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56571, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,325 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,325
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $30,923 (reported on 77.7% of returns)

Here:	$30,923
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.5% for AGIs below $10k, 65.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,482 (reported on 56.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,482
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,856 (reported on 24.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,856
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,416 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

Here:	+$11,416
State:	+$10,864

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,583 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,583
State:	+$10,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $4,027 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

56571:	$4,027
Minnesota:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $16,933 (23% of AGI, reported on 30.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,933
State:	$20,035

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,595 (3% of AGI, reported on 26.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,595
State:	$3,333

Here:	3.2% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,455 (reported on 76.3% of returns)

56571:	$5,455
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,311 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,311
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.7%

Here:	69%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 57.4% for AGIs below $10k, 65.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 56551, 56576, 56573, 56567, 56515, 56524.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 38
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 775

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 18 (18 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 177 (120 now married, 57 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56571 with a mortgage: 413 (41 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,676
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $592

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 56571 household income distribution in 2022

• 39Less than $10,000
• 24$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 27$20,000 to $24,999
• 27$25,000 to $29,999
• 39$30,000 to $34,999
• 26$35,000 to $39,999
• 22$40,000 to $44,999
• 29$45,000 to $49,999
• 53$50,000 to $59,999
• 74$60,000 to $74,999
• 124$75,000 to $99,999
• 91$100,000 to $124,999
• 69$125,000 to $149,999
• 63$150,000 to $199,999
• 84$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 56571

• 1Less than $10,000
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 13$80,000 to $89,999
• 10$90,000 to $99,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 22$125,000 to $149,999
• 34$150,000 to $174,999
• 33$175,000 to $199,999
• 51$200,000 to $249,999
• 109$250,000 to $299,999
• 160$300,000 to $399,999
• 74$400,000 to $499,999
• 120$500,000 to $749,999
• 55$750,000 to $999,999
• 8$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 9$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 1$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 56571

• 3$450 to $499
• 12$550 to $599
• 2$600 to $649
• 3$700 to $749
• 3$800 to $899
• 7$1,000 to $1,249
• 40No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $930.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $350,950
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $544,173

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $329,518 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $214,021 - $498,998

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $398,397

Here:	$398,397
State:	$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $330,678

Here:	$330,678
State:	$312,049

Mobile homes: $201,035

Here:	$201,035
State:	$94,605

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,330
• One, attached: 27
• Two: 13
• 3 or 4: 3
• Mobile homes: 170

Unemployment: 2.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56571

• 68.0%554Drove a car alone
• 9.1%74Carpooled
• 2.3%19Walked
• 1.7%14Other means
• 20.1%164Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56571

• 48Less than 5 minutes
• 945 to 9 minutes
• 7010 to 14 minutes
• 10415 to 19 minutes
• 8420 to 24 minutes
• 7025 to 29 minutes
• 4630 to 34 minutes
• 1935 to 39 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 3845 to 59 minutes
• 2860 to 89 minutes
• 3890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,722

• Male householders: 450 (104 living alone), Female householders: 364 (73 living alone)

• 565 spouses (554 opposite-sex spouses), 30 unmarried partners, (30 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 284 children (273 natural, 9 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 3 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

Size of family households: 457 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 4 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 177 1-person, 30 2-persons

211 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (5 men, 6 women).

100.1% of residents of 56571 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• OBC MIDWEST (HIGHWAY 78& COUNTY ROAD 1 in OTTERTAIL, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985752898, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985752898,
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: BOAT DEALERS
  Organizations: OBC MIDWEST INC (CONTACT/OWNER) , LINK RECREATIONAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• HOOTS MARINE (MAIN ST in OTTERTAIL, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MN0000915843, CESQG, RCRIS-MN0000915843, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: MARINAS
  Organizations: SCHOEPHOERSTER RANDY (CONTACT/OWNER) , HOOT S MARINE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: HOOTS CAT HOUSE AND MARINE

• HOOTS CAT HOUSE AND TOY SHED (MAIN ST in OTTERTAIL, MN)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• BOAT DOCKTORS THE (N LAKE ST in OTTERTAIL, MN)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: AHLFS JIM (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.8%

Population in 1990: 1,080. Population change in the 1990s: +556 (+51.5%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,242
• Northeast: 8
• Midwest: 338
• South: 33
• West: 57

67% of the 56571 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

90% of the 56571 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (10-19: 1)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 6. The highest number of fires - 15 took place in 2003, and the least - 0 in 2009. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (47.7%), and Outside Fires (40.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56571
• 5247.7%Structure Fires
• 4440.4%Outside Fires
• 109.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 32.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 56571, Minnesota

Most common first names in zip code 56571 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	10	78.0 years
William	10	78.1 years
James	9	66.3 years
Henry	8	76.5 years
Arthur	7	74.6 years
George	7	76.6 years
Robert	6	70.0 years
Kenneth	6	66.7 years
Charles	5	81.6 years
Ernest	5	77.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 56571 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Schultz	11	84.7 years
Johnson	9	71.7 years
Wiebe	9	75.3 years
Strand	7	75.0 years
Lueders	6	79.7 years
Anderson	5	80.6 years
Grefe	4	78.5 years
Ahlfs	4	89.8 years
Pesola	4	78.2 years
Kimber	4	84.0 years