Housing data for Pelican Rapids, MN
Pelican Rapids, MN has an estimated 2,586 residents and 1,042 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Otter Tail County.
36.1% of households rent.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+4.0%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,586 (±30)
- Housing units
- 1,042 (±127)
- Households that rent
- 36.1%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +4.0%
What stands out in Pelican Rapids
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 23.2% (±7.8 points) in Pelican Rapids, higher than in Otter Tail County (7.9%).
Households that rent: 36.1% (±10.0 points) in Pelican Rapids, higher than in Otter Tail County (20.5%).
Households without a vehicle: 12.5% (±6.5 points) in Pelican Rapids, higher than in Otter Tail County (5.6%).
Median home value: $174,100 (±$24,315) in Pelican Rapids, lower than in Otter Tail County ($273,000).
- Types of homes in Pelican Rapids
- Renters and owners in Pelican Rapids
- Commute and cars in Pelican Rapids
- Home values in Pelican Rapids
Housing in Pelican Rapids at a glance
- Rent by bedrooms: $825 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 36.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 36.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $63,917 median household income
- Home values: $174,100 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,571 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,866 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 23.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 45.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 59.8% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 55.3% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 22.4 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 77 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: +4.0% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 20.0% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 3.7% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Pelican Rapids against Otter Tail County, its state and the nation
| Pelican Rapids | Otter Tail County | Minnesota | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,586 (±30) | 60,475 (exact) | 5,739,445 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,042 (±127) | 36,698 (±91) | 2,545,030 (±1,535) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 36.1% (±10.0 points) | 20.5% (±1.5 points) | 27.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $868 (±$63) | $1,280 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $63,917 (±$15,419) | $72,255 (±$2,093) | $89,062 (±$409) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $174,100 (±$24,315) | $273,000 (±$6,397) | $329,300 (±$903) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,866 (±$306) | $2,093 (±$76) | $3,357 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 59.8% (±11.7 points) | 51.4% (±1.9 points) | 52.1% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 22.4 minutes (±5.1) | 20.7 minutes (±0.7) | 22.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 85.9% (±6.0 points) | 87.7% (±1.0 points) | 91.6% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 38.6 years (±4.7) | 46.2 years (±0.3) | 38.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Pelican Rapids covers 2.6 square miles of land, about 1,001 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Pelican Rapids has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,487 (±19) | 2,586 (±30) | +4.0% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 986 (±112) | 1,042 (±127) | +5.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $109,000 (±$7,465) | $174,100 (±$24,315) | +59.7% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $43,971 (±$4,009) | $63,917 (±$15,419) | +45.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,153 (±$144) | $1,571 (±$47) | +36.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,191 (±$218) | $1,866 (±$306) | +56.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 39.0% (±7.1 points) | 36.1% (±10.0 points) | −2.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 3.1% (±5.1 points) | 0.0% (±6.5 points) | −3.1 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Pelican Rapids
In 2025, the Pelican Rapids Police Department reported 77 violent and 0 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Otter Tail County, the departments that report recorded 126 violent and 743 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Pelican Rapids
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Township (Otter Tail County) | 2.1 mi | — | $290,600 | 8.4% |
| Erhards Grove Township | 4.0 mi | $694 | $232,500 | 4.8% |
| Norwegian Grove Township | 5.4 mi | — | $294,400 | 4.2% |
| Lida Township | 5.5 mi | — | $508,600 | 5.0% |
| Erhard | 6.1 mi | — | $95,000 | 12.3% |
| Maplewood Township | 7.1 mi | — | $328,900 | 5.6% |
| Trondhjem Township | 7.3 mi | — | $323,100 | 0.0% |
| Scambler Township | 7.7 mi | $875 | $432,500 | 2.5% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Pelican Rapids, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $746 | $819 | $1,071 | $1,476 | $1,489 |
HUD income limits for Pelican Rapids, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,950 | $34,900 | $55,850 |
| 2 people | $23,950 | $39,900 | $63,800 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $44,900 | $71,800 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $49,850 | $79,750 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $53,850 | $86,150 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $57,850 | $92,550 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $61,850 | $98,900 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $65,850 | $105,300 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Otter Tail County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $99,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Pelican Rapids
How many renters are there in Pelican Rapids?
Pelican Rapids has an estimated 336 (±120) renting households, 36.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Pelican Rapids?
The median household income in Pelican Rapids is $63,917 (±$15,419) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Pelican Rapids, MN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $174,100 (±$24,315) for owner-occupied homes in Pelican Rapids (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Pelican Rapids?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Pelican Rapids, MN is $1,571 (±$47) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Pelican Rapids?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Pelican Rapids, MN is $1,866 (±$306) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Pelican Rapids?
Pelican Rapids, MN has an estimated 1,042 (±127) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Pelican Rapids growing?
In Pelican Rapids, the number of residents went from 2,487 in 2015–2019 to 2,586 in 2020–2024 (+4.0%), a measurable increase.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pelican Rapids city, Minnesota
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pelican Rapids city, Minnesota
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pelican Rapids city, Minnesota
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pelican Rapids city, Minnesota
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pelican Rapids city, Minnesota
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Pelican Rapids city, Minnesota
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Pelican Rapids city, Minnesota
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Otter Tail County, MN
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Otter Tail County, MN
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Pelican Rapids Police Department (ORI MN0560200)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Pelican Rapids city, Minnesota (place:50164, in state:27).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .