Otsego, Minnesota demographics

Otsego, MN demographics: median age 34.9; 40.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Otsego city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2749138. The survey estimates a population of 22,245 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Otsego is 34.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 7,518 households (±353). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.9 ±1.8	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	6,655 ±720	29.9% ±3.2 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	4,513 ±609	20.3% ±2.7 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	8,820 ±879	39.6% ±4.0 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	2,257 ±443	10.1% ±2.0 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	11,009 ±429	49.5% ±1.9 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	11,236 ±432	50.5% ±1.9 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	18,038 ±693	81.1% ±3.1 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,817 ±454	8.2% ±2.0 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	66 ±109 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	807 ±282	3.6% ±1.3 pp	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	19 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	374 ±228 · low precision	1.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,124 ±440	5.1% ±2.0 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,470 ±256	96.5% ±1.1 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	775 ±261	3.5% ±1.2 pp	6.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,832 ±310	64.3% ±2.8 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	183 ±102 · low precision	2.4% ±1.4 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	601 ±203	8.0% ±2.7 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,582 ±335	21.0% ±4.3 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	320 ±145	4.3% ±1.9 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,293 ±256	43.8% ±2.7 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,225 ±459	56.2% ±5.5 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,582 ±335	21.0% ±4.3 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,083 ±383	27.7% ±4.9 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	907 ±266	12.1% ±3.5 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,509 ±342	20.1% ±4.5 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	865 ±262	11.5% ±3.4 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	465 ±211	6.2% ±2.8 pp	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	107 ±80 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	20,041 ±570	90.1% ±2.6 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,204 ±567	9.9% ±2.5 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 20,529
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	18,298 ±838	89.1% ±3.8 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	185 ±149 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	74 ±114 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	287 ±246 · low precision	1.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	31 ±52 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	34 ±40 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	362 ±187 · low precision	1.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	517 ±393 · low precision	2.5% ±1.9 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	741 ±378 · low precision	3.6% ±1.8 pp · low precision	2.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 14,204
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	893 ±365	6.3% ±2.6 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,113 ±541	21.9% ±3.8 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,794 ±513	19.7% ±3.6 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,726 ±383	12.2% ±2.7 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,557 ±579	32.1% ±4.0 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,121 ±290	7.9% ±2.0 pp	13.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 21,955
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	19,412 ±798	88.4% ±3.6 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	301 ±241 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,946 ±739	8.9% ±3.4 pp	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	166 ±136 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	130 ±147 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.7% of Otsego residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 95.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Otsego	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.7% ±1.5 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.2% ±2.9 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.7% ±1.5 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Otsego . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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