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): 2,204
  • Land Area (2000): 459.130 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.284 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,008
Otter Creek Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 608 28.34%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,537 71.66%

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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. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 88 14.38%
2. Construction 76 12.42%
3. Food Manufacturing 46 7.52%
4. Machinery Manufacturing 44 7.19%
5. Educational Services 38 6.21%
6. Metal Manufactuing 38 6.21%
7. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 28 4.58%
8. Truck Transportation 25 4.08%
9. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 18 2.94%
10. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 17 2.78%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 14 2.29%
12. Accommodation and Food Services 13 2.12%
13. Health Care 13 2.12%
14. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 12 1.96%
15. Repair and Maintenance 12 1.96%
16. Paper Manufacturing 11 1.80%
17. Chemical Manufacturing 10 1.63%
18. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 10 1.63%
19. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 10 1.63%
20. Food and Beverage Stores 9 1.47%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 84 17.68%
2. Educational Services 49 10.32%
3. Finance and Insurance 49 10.32%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 30 6.32%
5. Public Administration 28 5.89%
6. Social Assistance 24 5.05%
7. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 22 4.63%
8. Food Manufacturing 20 4.21%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 19 4.00%
10. Construction 17 3.58%
11. Accommodation and Food Services 16 3.37%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 14 2.95%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 12 2.53%
14. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 11 2.32%
15. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 10 2.11%
16. Other Transportation 9 1.89%
17. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 9 1.89%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 8 1.68%
19. Private Household Services 6 1.26%
20. Department and Other General Stores 5 1.05%

Otter Creek Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 67 10.95%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 51 8.33%
3. Other Production Occupations 49 8.01%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 45 7.35%
5. Vehicle Mechanics 29 4.74%
6. Other Construction Trades 24 3.92%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 21 3.43%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 21 3.43%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 20 3.27%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 20 3.27%
11. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 17 2.78%
12. Other Installation / Maintenance 16 2.61%
13. Top Executives 14 2.29%
14. Electricians 12 1.96%
15. Operations Managers Non Finance 12 1.96%
16. Other Construction Workers 12 1.96%
17. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 11 1.80%
18. Business Operations Specialists 10 1.63%
19. Construction Laborers 10 1.63%
20. Other Material Moving Workers 10 1.63%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 66 13.89%
2. Secretaries and Admins 36 7.58%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 31 6.53%
4. Other Management Occupations 19 4.00%
5. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 17 3.58%
6. Other Production Occupations 17 3.58%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 17 3.58%
8. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 17 3.58%
9. Other Health Occupations 16 3.37%
10. Registered Nurses 16 3.37%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 12 2.53%
12. Customer Service Representatives 12 2.53%
13. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 12 2.53%
14. Bus Drivers 11 2.32%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 11 2.32%
16. Other Healthcare Support 11 2.32%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 11 2.32%
18. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 10 2.11%
19. Other Personal Care, Not child care 10 2.11%
20. Personal Appearance Workers 10 2.11%

Otter Creek Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 987 59.82%
15-35 hours 273 16.55%
1-14 hours 59 3.58%
No regular hours 331 20.06%

Otter Creek Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 47 4.22%
5 AM-5:29 AM 46 4.13%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 88 7.91%
6 AM-6:29 AM 132 11.86%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 113 10.15%
7 AM-7:29 AM 171 15.36%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 185 16.62%
8 AM-8:29 AM 90 8.09%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 32 2.88%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 21 1.89%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 21 1.89%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 12 1.08%
Noon-3:59 PM 61 5.48%
4 PM-11:59 PM 94 8.45%

Otter Creek Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 20 1.80%
5-9 53 4.76%
10-14 112 10.06%
15-19 207 18.60%
20-24 240 21.56%
25-29 134 12.04%
30-34 187 16.80%
35-39 16 1.44%
40-44 15 1.35%
45-59 69 6.20%
60-89 41 3.68%
At least 90 19 1.71%

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% 766 68.82%
30-44 0 0.00% 218 19.59%
45-59 0 0.00% 69 6.20%
At least 60 0 0.00% 60 5.39%

Otter Creek Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 107 8.92%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 980 81.73%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 8 0.67%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 18 1.50%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 86 7.17%

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Otter Creek Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 730 (1,963 people)
Families (2000): 580 (1,767 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 397
People at same address in 1995: 1,552
Otter Creek Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 35 4.35%
$10,000-$14,999 60 7.45%
$15,000-$19,999 62 7.70%
$20,000-$24,999 27 3.35%
$25,000-$29,999 44 5.47%
$30,000-$34,999 62 7.70%
$35,000-$39,999 49 6.09%
$40,000-$44,999 62 7.70%
$45,000-$49,999 29 3.60%
$50,000-$59,999 112 13.91%
$60,000-$74,999 104 12.92%
$75,000-$99,999 97 12.05%
$100,000-$124,999 32 3.98%
$125,000-$149,999 25 3.11%
$150,000-$199,999 5 0.62%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Otter Creek Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 146 17.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 308 37.06%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 31 3.73%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 137 16.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 3 0.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 109 13.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 68 8.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 19 2.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 9 1.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Otter Creek Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 691 28.07%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 416 16.90%
Public Assistance 7 0.28%
Retirement 71 2.88%
Self Employment 252 10.24%
Social Security 214 8.69%
Supplemental Security 28 1.14%
Wage / Salary 644 26.16%
Other 139 5.65%

Otter Creek Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 316 55.24%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 256 44.76%

Otter Creek Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 93 10.19%
Color 1 Box Married 603 66.05%
Color 2 Box Never Married 214 23.44%
Color 3 Box Widowed 3 0.33%

Otter Creek Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 52 6.49%
Color 1 Box Married 587 73.28%
Color 2 Box Never Married 101 12.61%
Color 3 Box Widowed 61 7.62%

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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 72 4.54%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 123 7.76%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 751 47.35%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 355 22.38%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 99 6.24%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 136 8.58%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 50 3.15%

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 5 0.23% 8 0.36% 13 0.59%
Kindergarten 38 1.72% 6 0.27% 44 2.00%
Grades 1-4 96 4.36% 14 0.64% 110 4.99%
Grades 5-8 148 6.72% 10 0.45% 158 7.17%
Grades 9-12 170 7.71% 0 0.00% 170 7.71%
Undergrad college 68 3.09% 0 0.00% 68 3.09%
Graduate or professional school 3 0.14% 0 0.00% 3 0.14%
Total 528 23.96% 38 1.72% 566 25.68%

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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 1,996 93.36%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 142 6.64%

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Otter Creek Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Otter Creek Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 280 12.70%
10-19 Years 357 16.20%
20-29 Years 186 8.44%
30-39 Years 293 13.29%
40-49 Years 392 17.79%
50-59 Years 307 13.93%
60-69 Years 197 8.94%
70-79 Years 131 5.94%
80-89 Years 59 2.68%
90+ Years 2 0.09%

Otter Creek Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,168 52.99%
Color 1 Box Female 1,036 47.01%

Otter Creek Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,178 98.82%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 11 0.50%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 8 0.36%
Color 2 Box Asian 2 0.09%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 2 0.09%
Color 1 Box African-American 2 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.05%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Otter Creek Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 848 37.34%
2. Irish 421 18.54%
3. United States Or American 273 12.02%
4. Czech 153 6.74%
5. English 149 6.56%
6. Swedish 79 3.48%
7. French Non-Basque 69 3.04%
8. Dutch 65 2.86%
9. Norwegian 61 2.69%
10. Italian 28 1.23%

Otter Creek Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,967 96.66%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 28 1.38%
3. German 21 1.03%
4. Other Slavic 19 0.93%

Otter Creek Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 2,136 99.58%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2 0.09%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 7 0.33%

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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.