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Deer Creek, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Deer Creek is a Census city of 330 people across 4.01 square miles of land, in Otter Tail County. Median household income is $52,273, 78.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $300,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Deer Creek
What Deer Creek is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.01 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land82
- County holding the largest share of its areaOtter Tail County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Deer Creek
- Population330
- Median age35.6
- Population under 18101 plus or minus 28
- Share under 1830.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over34 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over10.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households142
- Family households84 plus or minus 21
- Share of households that are families59.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Deer Creek
- Median household income$52,273
- Per capita income$28,599
- Civilian labor force175 plus or minus 36
- Employed162 plus or minus 35
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate7.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over207
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Deer Creek
- Housing units157
- Occupied units142
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate9.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Owner occupied112
- Renter occupied30 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate78.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$120,800 plus or minus $43,034
- Median gross rent, monthly$381
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.7 percent
- Single family units121 plus or minus 24
- Share single family77.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more27 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more17.2 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Deer Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute150 plus or minus 36
- Commuting under 15 minutes41 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.3 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more43 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.7 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Drove alone77.5 percent
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Worked from home6.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Deer Creek (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$300,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$200,000
- Jobs supported28
- Jobs per approval14.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term78 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Deer Creek, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Otter Tail County, not Deer Creek
Otter Tail County context, not Deer Creek figures
- Establishments in Otter Tail County1,730
- Covered employment, Otter Tail County22,910
- Average annual pay, Otter Tail County$52,013
- Housing units permitted, Otter Tail County89
Every figure in this section is published for Otter Tail County as a whole and is not a measurement of Deer Creek.
All Otter Tail County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Deer Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Deer Creek, Minnesota?
330, in 142 households. Deer Creek city covers 4.01 square miles of land, which is 82 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Deer Creek in?
Otter Tail County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Deer Creek?
$52,273. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $120,800. Median gross rent is $381 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Deer Creek businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $300,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Deer Creek, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Deer Creek borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Deer Creek. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Deer Creek figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Otter Tail County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Deer Creek.
Is zoning published for Deer Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.