Otsego

  1. Otsego Legal Resources
  2. Otsego Statistics
  3. Otsego Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Otsego Employment Information
  5. Otsego Family Information
  6. Otsego Education Information
  7. Otsego Public Benefits Information
  8. Otsego Criminal Information
  9. Otsego Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Otsego Zip Codes


Otsego Legal Resources Back to top

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Otsego Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,787
  • Land Area (2000): 91.388 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.758 square kilometers
Otsego Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 3,954 2003 3,996 2005 3,987
2002 3,977 2004 Not Available 2006 3,931

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Houses (2000): 3,491
Otsego Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 5,484 62.50%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 186 2.12%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,105 35.38%

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Otsego Employment Information Back to top
Otsego Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Manufactuing 292 12.95%
2. Construction 251 11.13%
3. Paper Manufacturing 198 8.78%
4. Educational Services 95 4.21%
5. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 82 3.64%
6. Machinery Manufacturing 80 3.55%
7. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 75 3.33%
8. Department and Other General Stores 72 3.19%
9. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 71 3.15%
10. Accommodation and Food Services 67 2.97%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 64 2.84%
12. Chemical Manufacturing 64 2.84%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 56 2.48%
14. Food Manufacturing 55 2.44%
15. Public Administration 55 2.44%
16. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 49 2.17%
17. Utilities 45 2.00%
18. Health Care 44 1.95%
19. Printing and Related Manufacturing 41 1.82%
20. Food and Beverage Stores 40 1.77%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 266 12.46%
2. Educational Services 252 11.80%
3. Metal Manufactuing 165 7.73%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 110 5.15%
5. Department and Other General Stores 106 4.96%
6. Finance and Insurance 106 4.96%
7. Social Assistance 86 4.03%
8. Public Administration 79 3.70%
9. Chemical Manufacturing 78 3.65%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 77 3.61%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 60 2.81%
12. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 57 2.67%
13. Construction 44 2.06%
14. Paper Manufacturing 43 2.01%
15. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 37 1.73%
16. Other Direct Selling Estab 37 1.73%
17. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 37 1.73%
18. Machinery Manufacturing 36 1.69%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 32 1.50%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 28 1.31%

Otsego Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 300 13.30%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 232 10.29%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 181 8.03%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 111 4.92%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 93 4.12%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 92 4.08%
7. Assemblers and Fabricators 81 3.59%
8. Other Material Moving Workers 77 3.41%
9. Other Management Occupations 75 3.33%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 74 3.28%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 73 3.24%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 54 2.39%
13. Carpenters 51 2.26%
14. Other Construction Trades 48 2.13%
15. Vehicle Mechanics 46 2.04%
16. Computer Specialists 40 1.77%
17. Construction Laborers 38 1.69%
18. Electricians 35 1.55%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 35 1.55%
20. Business Operations Specialists 32 1.42%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 140 6.56%
2. Other Production Occupations 126 5.90%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 121 5.67%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 98 4.59%
5. Assemblers and Fabricators 89 4.17%
6. Other Office and Admin Support 84 3.93%
7. Child Care Workers 82 3.84%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 82 3.84%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 77 3.61%
10. Cashiers 71 3.33%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 68 3.19%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 66 3.09%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 61 2.86%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 58 2.72%
15. Registered Nurses 54 2.53%
16. Other Personal Care, Not child care 53 2.48%
17. Waiters and Waitresses 51 2.39%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 50 2.34%
19. Other Management Occupations 48 2.25%
20. Business Operations Specialists 47 2.20%

Otsego Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,849 57.63%
15-35 hours 879 13.16%
1-14 hours 241 3.61%
No regular hours 1,710 25.60%

Otsego Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 131 3.16%
5 AM-5:29 AM 130 3.13%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 235 5.66%
6 AM-6:29 AM 371 8.94%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 565 13.62%
7 AM-7:29 AM 533 12.85%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 609 14.68%
8 AM-8:29 AM 319 7.69%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 142 3.42%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 89 2.15%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 103 2.48%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 37 0.89%
Noon-3:59 PM 392 9.45%
4 PM-11:59 PM 493 11.88%

Otsego Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 292 7.04%
5-9 750 18.08%
10-14 537 12.94%
15-19 565 13.62%
20-24 487 11.74%
25-29 233 5.62%
30-34 581 14.00%
35-39 106 2.55%
40-44 145 3.49%
45-59 230 5.54%
60-89 76 1.83%
At least 90 147 3.54%

Otsego 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% 2,864 69.03%
30-44 0 0.00% 832 20.05%
45-59 0 0.00% 230 5.54%
At least 60 5 0.12% 218 5.25%

Otsego Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 15 0.35%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 443 10.26%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,592 83.21%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 7 0.16%
Color 4 Box Other 27 0.63%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 5 0.12%
Color 6 Box Walked 60 1.39%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 168 3.89%

Otsego Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Otsego Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,327 (8,721 people)
Families (2000): 2,442 (7,462 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,070
People at same address in 1995: 4,720
Otsego Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 178 5.35%
$10,000-$14,999 198 5.95%
$15,000-$19,999 148 4.45%
$20,000-$24,999 242 7.27%
$25,000-$29,999 197 5.92%
$30,000-$34,999 275 8.27%
$35,000-$39,999 257 7.72%
$40,000-$44,999 263 7.91%
$45,000-$49,999 218 6.55%
$50,000-$59,999 334 10.04%
$60,000-$74,999 449 13.50%
$75,000-$99,999 385 11.57%
$100,000-$124,999 87 2.61%
$125,000-$149,999 43 1.29%
$150,000-$199,999 37 1.11%
$200,000 or more 16 0.48%

Otsego Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 715 21.51%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,023 30.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 128 3.85%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 587 17.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 17 0.51%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 516 15.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 221 6.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 69 2.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 37 1.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Otsego Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,778 29.90%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,078 11.60%
Public Assistance 91 0.98%
Retirement 627 6.75%
Self Employment 392 4.22%
Social Security 909 9.78%
Supplemental Security 97 1.04%
Wage / Salary 2,717 29.25%
Other 601 6.47%

Otsego Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,021 52.15%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 937 47.85%

Otsego Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 335 10.21%
Color 1 Box Married 2,058 62.74%
Color 2 Box Never Married 816 24.88%
Color 3 Box Widowed 71 2.16%

Otsego Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 480 13.57%
Color 1 Box Married 2,026 57.26%
Color 2 Box Never Married 681 19.25%
Color 3 Box Widowed 351 9.92%

Otsego Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Otsego Education Information Back to top
Otsego Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 224 3.53%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 820 12.92%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,639 41.57%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,509 23.77%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 423 6.66%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 457 7.20%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 276 4.35%

Otsego 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 71 0.81% 85 0.97% 156 1.78%
Kindergarten 181 2.06% 11 0.13% 192 2.19%
Grades 1-4 516 5.87% 52 0.59% 568 6.46%
Grades 5-8 517 5.88% 11 0.13% 528 6.01%
Grades 9-12 551 6.27% 15 0.17% 566 6.44%
Undergrad college 262 2.98% 38 0.43% 300 3.41%
Graduate or professional school 30 0.34% 0 0.00% 30 0.34%
Total 2,128 24.22% 212 2.41% 2,340 26.63%

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Otsego Public Benefits Information Back to top
Otsego Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 8,244 94.37%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 492 5.63%

Otsego 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.


Otsego Criminal Information Back to top
Otsego Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 2.276 0.506 0.000 0.253 3.035 0.506 4.047 29.337 2.529 36.419
2002 3.017 1.257 0.000 0.000 4.275 0.251 3.772 21.624 1.006 26.653
2003 1.502 0.501 0.000 0.000 2.002 0.250 2.252 30.030 1.251 33.534
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 3.261 2.257 0.000 0.251 5.769 0.000 5.518 31.352 1.003 37.873
2006 3.053 0.763 0.000 0.000 3.816 0.254 4.833 23.149 0.509 28.491
2007 0.256 1.538 0.000 0.513 2.308 0.000 3.846 17.949 0.256 22.051

Otsego Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 7
2005 1 7
2006 1 6
2007 1 6

Otsego Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 156
2002 123

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Otsego Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Otsego Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,244 14.16%
10-19 Years 1,421 16.17%
20-29 Years 987 11.23%
30-39 Years 1,328 15.11%
40-49 Years 1,462 16.64%
50-59 Years 1,026 11.68%
60-69 Years 610 6.94%
70-79 Years 465 5.29%
80-89 Years 217 2.47%
90+ Years 27 0.31%

Otsego Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,333 49.31%
Color 1 Box Female 4,454 50.69%

Otsego Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 8,463 96.31%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 131 1.49%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 86 0.98%
Color 2 Box Asian 39 0.44%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 33 0.38%
Color 1 Box African-American 28 0.32%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.02%

Otsego Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,119 23.94%
2. English 1,363 15.40%
3. Dutch 1,321 14.93%
4. Irish 1,030 11.64%
5. United States Or American 831 9.39%
6. Polish 403 4.55%
7. French Non-Basque 328 3.71%
8. Italian 245 2.77%
9. Scotch Irish 165 1.86%
10. Swedish 156 1.76%

Otsego Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,016 97.39%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 122 1.48%
3. Chinese 23 0.28%
4. Polish 21 0.26%
5. German 20 0.24%
6. Tagalog 7 0.09%
7. Other West Germanic 6 0.07%
8. Arabic 6 0.07%
9. Scandinavian 5 0.06%
10. Other Indic 5 0.06%

Otsego Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,702 99.17%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 53 0.60%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 20 0.23%

Otsego Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Otsego 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.


Otsego Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
49078