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Pelican Rapids, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Pelican Rapids is a Census city of 2,586 people across 2.58 square miles of land, in Otter Tail County. Median household income is $63,917, 63.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pelican Rapids
What Pelican Rapids is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.58 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,001
- 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 Pelican Rapids
- Population2,586
- Median age38.6
- Population under 18680
- Share under 1826.3 percent
- Population 65 and over444 plus or minus 114
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households931
- Family households594
- Share of households that are families63.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Pelican Rapids
- Median household income$63,917 plus or minus $15,419
- Per capita income$27,494
- Civilian labor force1,136
- Employed1,085
- Unemployed51 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over1,715
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pelican Rapids
- Housing units1,042
- Occupied units931
- Vacant units111 plus or minus 74
- Vacancy rate10.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied595
- Renter occupied336 plus or minus 120
- Ownership rate63.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$174,100
- Single family units711
- Share single family68.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more276 plus or minus 92
- Share in buildings of two or more26.5 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Mobile homes55 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pelican Rapids gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute979
- Commuting under 15 minutes578 plus or minus 122
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more301 plus or minus 109
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.7 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone73.8 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Worked from home8.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pelican Rapids
SBA loans in Pelican Rapids (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$2,337,200
- Average approval$389,533
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$984,000
- Jobs supported48
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term100 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pelican Rapids, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have 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.
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Flood risk in Pelican Rapids
- NFIP communityCity of Pelican Rapids
- NFIP community number270340
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Pelican Rapids participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270340 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Otter Tail County, not Pelican Rapids
Otter Tail County context, not Pelican Rapids 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 Pelican Rapids.
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.
Coverage
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
Pelican Rapids questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota?
2,586, in 931 households. Pelican Rapids city covers 2.58 square miles of land, which is 1,001 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pelican Rapids 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 Pelican Rapids?
$63,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $174,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pelican Rapids businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $2.3 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $200,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pelican Rapids, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pelican Rapids borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pelican Rapids. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Pelican Rapids in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pelican Rapids appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pelican Rapids, city of, community 270340, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Pelican Rapids 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 Pelican Rapids.
Is zoning published for Pelican Rapids?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.