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Estherville, IA

5,839 Population
5.4 square miles 1,083.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Emmet County: 42.9 ±1.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,271 ±$2,627 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Emmet County: $36,351 † ±$4,220
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,124 ±$3,250 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Emmet County: $63,730 † ±$8,464
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.6% ±4.7% (684  ±252) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Emmet County: 10% † 866 (±3% / ±262)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.5 minutes ±5.2 (63,760  ±16,067) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Emmet County: 20.9 † 97,180 (±3.2 / ±15,686)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,547 ±144 Number of households
  • Emmet County: 4,063 ±150
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (5,396  ±25) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Emmet County: 2.2 8,717 (±0.1 / ±21)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.6% ±3.2% (55  ±38) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Emmet County: 4.8% † 86 (±2.5% / ±45)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,778 ±111 Number of housing units
  • Emmet County: 4,520 ±23
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$101,400 ±$11,700 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Emmet County: $114,100 ±$9,466
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.3% ±3% (537  ±173.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Emmet County: 8.6% † 785 (±2.1% / ±189)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.6% ±8.2% (3,537  ±352.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Emmet County: 90.1% 5,898 (±5.8% / ±387.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.4% ±3.5% (545  ±144.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Emmet County: 17.1% † 1,119 (±2.6% / ±168.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

4.5% ±1.5% (263  ±90) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Emmet County: 3.4% 311
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.5% ±1.7% (168  ±80) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Emmet County: 4.2% † 316 (±1.2% / ±89)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
168 Total veterans ±80 166 Male ±79 2 Female ±5

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