Otter Creek

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  1. Otter Creek Legal Resources
  2. Otter Creek Statistics
  3. Otter Creek Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Otter Creek Employment Information
  5. Otter Creek Family Information
  6. Otter Creek Education Information
  7. Otter Creek Public Benefits Information
  8. Otter Creek Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Otter Creek Legal Resources Back to top

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Otter Creek Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 2,743
  • Land Area (2000): 183.626 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.375 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,111
Otter Creek Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 1,285 46.64%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 153 5.55%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,317 47.80%

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Otter Creek Employment Information Back to top
Otter Creek Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 103 13.73%
2. Machinery Manufacturing 53 7.07%
3. Metal Manufactuing 53 7.07%
4. Educational Services 48 6.40%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 42 5.60%
6. Truck Transportation 33 4.40%
7. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 31 4.13%
8. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 29 3.87%
9. Utilities 29 3.87%
10. Public Administration 28 3.73%
11. Food Manufacturing 27 3.60%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 26 3.47%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 21 2.80%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 16 2.13%
15. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 16 2.13%
16. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 15 2.00%
17. Health Care 14 1.87%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 13 1.73%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 13 1.73%
20. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 12 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 122 20.03%
2. Educational Services 69 11.33%
3. Finance and Insurance 46 7.55%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 23 3.78%
5. Public Administration 21 3.45%
6. Construction 20 3.28%
7. Food Manufacturing 20 3.28%
8. Department and Other General Stores 19 3.12%
9. Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing 17 2.79%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 16 2.63%
11. Social Assistance 14 2.30%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 13 2.13%
13. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 11 1.81%
14. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 11 1.81%
15. Utilities 11 1.81%
16. Machinery Manufacturing 10 1.64%
17. Mining 10 1.64%
18. Personal and Laundry Services 10 1.64%
19. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 9 1.48%
20. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 9 1.48%

Otter Creek Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 48 6.40%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 44 5.87%
3. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 39 5.20%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 39 5.20%
5. Other Management Occupations 36 4.80%
6. Other Construction Trades 34 4.53%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 34 4.53%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 33 4.40%
9. Other Production Occupations 32 4.27%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 27 3.60%
11. Other Office and Admin Support 24 3.20%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 24 3.20%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 23 3.07%
14. Carpenters 19 2.53%
15. Assemblers and Fabricators 18 2.40%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 18 2.40%
17. Other Protective Service Workers 16 2.13%
18. Electricians 15 2.00%
19. Farmers and Farm Managers 15 2.00%
20. Top Executives 14 1.87%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 62 10.18%
2. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 47 7.72%
3. Registered Nurses 40 6.57%
4. Secretaries and Admins 34 5.58%
5. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 32 5.25%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 31 5.09%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 29 4.76%
8. Other Production Occupations 28 4.60%
9. Accountants and Auditors 26 4.27%
10. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 26 4.27%
11. Cashiers 19 3.12%
12. Customer Service Representatives 19 3.12%
13. Health Technologists and Technicians 18 2.96%
14. Other Personal Care, Not child care 17 2.79%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 16 2.63%
16. Other Management Occupations 15 2.46%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 10 1.64%
18. Personal Appearance Workers 10 1.64%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 9 1.48%
20. Child Care Workers 9 1.48%

Otter Creek Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,153 52.03%
15-35 hours 285 12.86%
1-14 hours 71 3.20%
No regular hours 707 31.90%

Otter Creek Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 87 6.73%
5 AM-5:29 AM 59 4.56%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 74 5.72%
6 AM-6:29 AM 151 11.68%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 130 10.05%
7 AM-7:29 AM 201 15.55%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 225 17.40%
8 AM-8:29 AM 68 5.26%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 22 1.70%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 48 3.71%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 13 1.01%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 17 1.31%
Noon-3:59 PM 122 9.44%
4 PM-11:59 PM 76 5.88%

Otter Creek Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 30 2.32%
5-9 233 18.02%
10-14 210 16.24%
15-19 168 12.99%
20-24 170 13.15%
25-29 45 3.48%
30-34 149 11.52%
35-39 19 1.47%
40-44 46 3.56%
45-59 92 7.12%
60-89 93 7.19%
At least 90 38 2.94%

Otter Creek Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 856 66.20%
30-44 0 0.00% 214 16.55%
45-59 0 0.00% 92 7.12%
At least 60 0 0.00% 131 10.13%

Otter Creek Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 1 0.08%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 65 4.88%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,223 91.89%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 4 0.30%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 38 2.85%

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Otter Creek Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,045 (2,755 people)
Families (2000): 806 (2,449 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 339
People at same address in 1995: 1,936
Otter Creek Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 44 4.21%
$10,000-$14,999 77 7.37%
$15,000-$19,999 51 4.88%
$20,000-$24,999 58 5.55%
$25,000-$29,999 58 5.55%
$30,000-$34,999 87 8.33%
$35,000-$39,999 71 6.79%
$40,000-$44,999 33 3.16%
$45,000-$49,999 56 5.36%
$50,000-$59,999 125 11.96%
$60,000-$74,999 160 15.31%
$75,000-$99,999 121 11.58%
$100,000-$124,999 66 6.32%
$125,000-$149,999 14 1.34%
$150,000-$199,999 20 1.91%
$200,000 or more 4 0.38%

Otter Creek Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 207 19.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 392 36.84%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 34 3.20%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 181 17.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 4 0.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 145 13.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 69 6.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 24 2.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 8 0.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Otter Creek Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 811 26.54%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 528 17.28%
Public Assistance 14 0.46%
Retirement 224 7.33%
Self Employment 136 4.45%
Social Security 341 11.16%
Supplemental Security 42 1.37%
Wage / Salary 784 25.65%
Other 176 5.76%

Otter Creek Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 436 63.19%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 254 36.81%

Otter Creek Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 101 8.75%
Color 1 Box Married 721 62.48%
Color 2 Box Never Married 302 26.17%
Color 3 Box Widowed 30 2.60%

Otter Creek Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 63 5.61%
Color 1 Box Married 767 68.36%
Color 2 Box Never Married 170 15.15%
Color 3 Box Widowed 122 10.87%

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Otter Creek Education Information Back to top
Otter Creek Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 121 5.73%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 200 9.47%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 952 45.08%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 462 21.88%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 166 7.86%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 142 6.72%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 69 3.27%

Otter Creek Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 4 0.15% 9 0.33% 13 0.47%
Kindergarten 10 0.36% 4 0.15% 14 0.51%
Grades 1-4 90 3.28% 22 0.80% 112 4.08%
Grades 5-8 190 6.93% 37 1.35% 227 8.28%
Grades 9-12 208 7.58% 8 0.29% 216 7.87%
Undergrad college 80 2.92% 11 0.40% 91 3.32%
Graduate or professional school 13 0.47% 5 0.18% 18 0.66%
Total 595 21.69% 96 3.50% 691 25.19%

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Otter Creek Public Benefits Information Back to top
Otter Creek Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 2,614 95.51%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 123 4.49%

Otter Creek Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Otter Creek Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Otter Creek Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 276 10.06%
10-19 Years 450 16.41%
20-29 Years 234 8.53%
30-39 Years 370 13.49%
40-49 Years 459 16.73%
50-59 Years 376 13.71%
60-69 Years 275 10.03%
70-79 Years 202 7.36%
80-89 Years 88 3.21%
90+ Years 13 0.47%

Otter Creek Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,385 50.49%
Color 1 Box Female 1,358 49.51%

Otter Creek Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,674 97.48%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 51 1.86%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 8 0.29%
Color 1 Box African-American 4 0.15%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 3 0.11%
Color 2 Box Asian 3 0.11%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Otter Creek Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 875 28.78%
2. Irish 406 13.36%
3. Slovak 388 12.76%
4. United States Or American 282 9.28%
5. English 234 7.70%
6. French Non-Basque 165 5.43%
7. Italian 103 3.39%
8. Polish 99 3.26%
9. Scotch Irish 85 2.80%
10. Swedish 67 2.20%

Otter Creek Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 2,583 97.32%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 38 1.43%
3. Other Slavic 21 0.79%
4. French 6 0.23%
5. Thai 5 0.19%
6. German 1 0.04%

Otter Creek Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 2,744 99.60%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 5 0.18%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 6 0.22%

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Otter Creek Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.