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Emmet County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Emmet County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Emmet County is a small rural Iowa county of 9,316 residents with a labor force participation rate of 65.1% and an unemployment rate of just 2.0%, though only 15.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Worker compensation is modest, with median worker earnings of $36,909 and a median household income of $63,730, while housing costs remain low at a median home value of $106,200 and median gross rent of $731 per month. The county has seen a population decline of 2.5% over five years, and a homeownership rate of 79.4% reflects the predominantly settled, owner-occupant character of the local population.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

9,316

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,730

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.5% since 2018

Emmet County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,070 (87.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race518 (5.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone282 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races208 (2.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone152 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone21 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish574
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic36
  3. 3.Other Indo-European14
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island12
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

316

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,704

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,957

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,063
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)859
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)742
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining403
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services361

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,369
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,113
  3. 3.Service Occupations969
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations861
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations686

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.71×)294
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.90×)939
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.87×)214
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)613
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.00×)345

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$106,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$731/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999379 (11.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999354 (11.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999237 (7.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999234 (7.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999233 (7.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999232 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,909

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,885 (77.9%)
  • Carpooled470 (9.4%)
  • Worked At Home340 (6.8%)
  • Walked209 (4.2%)
  • Other82 (1.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.