Demographics of Emmet County, Iowa

Emmet County, Iowa had 9,107 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −234 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Emmet County, in four figures

9,107
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −234 people.; 42.9 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,730 ±$8,464
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Emmet County, Iowa's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Emmet County, Iowa's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Emmet County, Iowa's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Emmet County, Iowa's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,341	100.0	100.0
2021	9,331	99.9	100.2
2022	9,206	98.6	100.7
2023	9,294	99.5	101.6
2024	9,131	97.8	102.5
2025	9,107	97.5	103.1

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Population of Emmet County, Iowa on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	9,341	−46	−15	0	−28
2021	9,331	−10	−53	+3	+31
2022	9,206	−125	−42	+6	−87
2023	9,294	+88	−5	+1	+93
2024	9,131	−163	−20	+4	−150
2025	9,107	−24	−23	−2	−1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.9 ±1.2: for men 41.7 ±0.9 and for women 45.1 ±3.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Emmet County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Under 5	374 ±18	4.0% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,392 ±166	15.0% ±1.8	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	947 ±160	10.2% ±1.7	10.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,066 ±210	22.3% ±2.3	25.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,253 ±184	24.3% ±2.0	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,230 ±208	24.1% ±2.2	18.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,730 ±$8,464, and income per person $36,351 ±$4,220, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,059 ±$418 in Iowa and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Emmet County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Iowa	United States
Under $25,000	698 ±153	17.2% ±3.7	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	917 ±200	22.6% ±4.9	18.5% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	708 ±135	17.4% ±3.3	17.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	735 ±153	18.1% ±3.7	14.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	688 ±140	16.9% ±3.4	18.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	185 ±66	4.6% ±1.6	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	132 ±58	3.2% ±1.4	8.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Emmet County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Iowa	United States
All ages	866 ±262	9.9% ±3.0	11.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	202 ±89	12.0% ±5.1	12.9% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	425 ±159	10.0% ±3.7	11.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	239 ±99	8.6% ±3.5	8.8% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Emmet County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Emmet County	Iowa	United States
Housing units	4,520 ±23	1,437,699 ±523	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.9% ±3.3	91.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.1% ±3.3	8.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.4% ±3.2	71.7% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.6% ±2.9	28.3% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$114,100 ±$9,466	$208,000 ±$1,141	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$733 ±$62	$972 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±3	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Emmet County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Hispanic or Latino	942 ±0	10.2% ±<0.1	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,893 ±113	85.2% ±1.2	82.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	147 ±60	1.6% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.5%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7 to 91	0.1% to 1.0%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	80 to 318	0.9% to 3.4%	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Emmet County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Born in the state	6,064 ±284	65.5% ±3.1	69.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,806 ±246	30.3% ±2.7	23.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	31 to 131	0.3% to 1.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	311 ±90	3.4% ±1.0	5.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	69 to 241	0.7% to 2.6%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	58 to 254	0.6% to 2.7%	3.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Emmet County among the counties of Iowa

81st of 99 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Iowa page.

Counties of Iowa near Emmet County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Calhoun County	9,562	−3.4%
Sac County	9,525	−2.7%
Howard County	9,415	−0.8%
Humboldt County	9,409	−2.0%
Davis County	9,230	+1.3%
Emmet County	9,107	−2.5%
Palo Alto County	8,899	−1.0%
Lucas County	8,847	+2.6%
Greene County	8,658	−1.0%
Monona County	8,539	−2.4%
Decatur County	7,655	−0.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026