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Emmetsburg Community School District, IA

4,626 Population
231 square miles 20 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±4.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Palo Alto County: 41.9 ±0.8
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,701 ±$3,699 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Palo Alto County: $37,828 ±$2,588
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$62,757 ±$11,682 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Palo Alto County: $72,781 † ±$7,482
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14% ±4.7% (614  ±210) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Palo Alto County: 11.6% † 989 (±2.7% / ±230)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.6 minutes ±2.8 (35,650  ±7,209) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Palo Alto County: 17.2 † 74,950 (±1.7 / ±8,532)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,025 ±130 Number of households
  • Palo Alto County: 3,782 ±136
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (4,381  ±214) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Palo Alto County: 2.3 8,536 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • 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

5.4% ±4.6% (47  ±40) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Palo Alto County: 5.7% † 99 (±2.4% / ±42)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,311 ±127 Number of housing units
  • Palo Alto County: 4,535 ±40
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$121,200 ±$15,882 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Palo Alto County: $123,200 ±$12,218
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.7% ±3.5% (534  ±160) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Palo Alto County: 10.7% † 932 (±2.7% / ±238.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.3% ±7.8% (2,951  ±289) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Palo Alto County: 93.3% 5,646 (±5.5% / ±341)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.4% ±3.3% (558  ±107.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Palo Alto County: 19% † 1,150 (±2.3% / ±137.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about half 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

1.5% ±0.9% (71  ±42) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Palo Alto County: 2.5% 218
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.9% ±2.7% (288  ±100) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Palo Alto County: 7.4% † 507 (±1.6% / ±107)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
288 Total veterans ±100 282 Male ±98 6 Female ±8

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