Emmetsburg

Population: 3,651
Median household income: $57,353
Median home value: $114,600

Located in Palo Alto County, Iowa, Emmetsburg is a community with a population of 3,651. At $57,353, its median household income sits below Palo Alto County's $68,963.

From 2019 to 2023, Emmetsburg's population declined 2.1% from 3,728 to 3,651, while its median home value rose 1.5% from $112,900 to $114,600.

Households average 2.09 people. The median gross rent is $589.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,651
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $57,353
Median home value: $114,600
Median gross rent: $589
Housing units: 1,824
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7283,651

Median household income

$49,563$57,353

Median home value

$112,900$114,600

Median gross rent

$620$589

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,728	$49,563	$112,900	$620
2020	3,706	$49,498	$121,700	$546
2021	3,670	$51,667	$114,800	$541
2022	3,671	$54,408	$116,200	$628
2023	3,651	$57,353	$114,600	$589

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	211	5.8%
5 to 17	521	14.3%
18 to 24	382	10.5%
25 to 34	337	9.2%
35 to 44	373	10.2%
45 to 54	382	10.5%
55 to 64	494	13.5%
65 to 74	453	12.4%
75 and over	498	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,513	96.2%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	43	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's42.0%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	202	8.0%
High school graduate	843	33.2%
Some college or associate's	1,065	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	291	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	136	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.0%

Walked6.4%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,469	76.3%
Carpooled	140	7.3%
Public transit	20	1.0%
Walked	123	6.4%
Bicycle	32	1.7%
Worked from home	142	7.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,273	71.4%
15 to 29 min	103	5.8%
30 to 44 min	299	16.8%
45 to 59 min	10	0.6%
60+ min	99	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 17.3% (588 of 3,400)

	Count	Share
Family households	809	49.7%
Nonfamily households	819	50.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,628	89.3%
Vacant	196	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,138	69.9%
Renter-occupied	490	30.1%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,350	74.0%
1-unit, attached	34	1.9%
2 to 4 units	144	7.9%
5 to 19 units	171	9.4%
20 or more units	86	4.7%
Mobile home & other	39	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1925590
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 43.1148, -94.6796