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Estherville, IA

5,865 Population
5.4 square miles 1,088.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Emmet County: 43.3 ±2
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$30,071 ±$2,584 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Emmet County: $36,957 † ±$4,506
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$54,624 ±$6,304 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Emmet County: $65,181 † ±$7,554
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

12.8% ±4.5% (689  ±240) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Emmet County: 10.4% † 904 (±3% / ±261)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

21.6 minutes ±5.9 (64,375  ±18,203) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Emmet County: 21.6 † 99,640 (±4.2 / ±19,786)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

2,492 ±135 Number of households
  • Emmet County: 3,922 ±131
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.2 ±0.1 (5,375  ±33) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Emmet County: 2.2 8,711 (±0.1 / ±19)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

4.8% ±3.6% (55  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Emmet County: 4.7% † 83 (±2.7% / ±48)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

2,797 ±87 Number of housing units
  • Emmet County: 4,517 ±33
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$96,300 ±$7,854 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Emmet County: $106,200 ±$8,273
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

8.9% ±2.7% (513  ±155.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Emmet County: 8.9% † 820 (±2% / ±181)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

83.1% ±7.9% (3,427  ±337.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Emmet County: 87.7% 5,780 (±5.6% / ±379)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
13.2% ±3.6% (545  ±147.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Emmet County: 15.7% † 1,032 (±2.5% / ±168)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.8% ±2.2% (338  ±128) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Emmet County: 4.2% 392
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

3.3% ±1.3% (160  ±60) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Emmet County: 5.1% † 381 (±1.3% / ±95)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
160 Total veterans ±60 160 Male ±60 N/A Female ±15

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