Ringsted

Population: 361
Median household income: $63,250
Median home value: $43,900

Ringsted, a community in Emmet County, Iowa, has 361 residents. At $63,250, its median household income sits in line with Emmet County's $65,181.

From 2019 to 2023, Ringsted's population declined 27.7% from 499 to 361, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $33,900 to $43,900.

The median resident is 36.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 361
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $63,250
Median home value: $43,900
Median gross rent: $675
Housing units: 209
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

499361

Median household income

$45,000$63,250

Median home value

$33,900$43,900

Median gross rent

$525$675

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	499	$45,000	$33,900	$525
2020	472	$49,125	$31,200	$535
2021	401	$55,938	$30,400	$579
2022	430	$61,477	$37,000	$642
2023	361	$63,250	$43,900	$675

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	5.5%
5 to 17	60	16.6%
18 to 24	21	5.8%
25 to 34	68	18.8%
35 to 44	43	11.9%
45 to 54	35	9.7%
55 to 64	48	13.3%
65 to 74	47	13.0%
75 and over	19	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	336	93.1%
Black or African American	3	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's48.8%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	3.5%
High school graduate	85	32.7%
Some college or associate's	127	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	30	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	174	89.2%
Carpooled	7	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	6.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52	28.6%
15 to 29 min	70	38.5%
30 to 44 min	36	19.8%
45 to 59 min	15	8.2%
60+ min	9	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 17.2% (62 of 361)

	Count	Share
Family households	90	55.9%
Nonfamily households	71	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	161	77.0%
Vacant	48	23.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	123	76.4%
Renter-occupied	38	23.6%

1-unit, detached95.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	199	95.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	1.9%
5 to 19 units	3	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1967170
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.2951, -94.5074