Emmet County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in 2005: 10,534 (59% urban, 41% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,345
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,105

% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

Land area: 396 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 27 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.7%), Educational,health and social services (21.9%), Retail trade (11.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Emmet County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
Hispanic (4.3%)
Other race (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.5%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 5,355	(48.6%)
Females: 5,672	(51.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,887
County population in 2003: 10,746
Jobs in 2003: 4,555

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Total labor force in 2004: 5,920
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.8%

Average household size:

Emmet County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,798 ($33,305 in 2000)

This county	$36,798
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,816

Emmet County	$68,816
Iowa:	$106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $322
Institutionalized population: 358
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Emmet County in 2000: $602

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 17
Thefts: 26
Auto thefts: 1

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2004 Presidential Election results in Emmet County Iowa:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 52.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 46.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $655 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Emmet County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $610 a month.

Cities in this county include: Estherville, Armstrong, Ringsted, Wallingford, Gruver, Dolliver.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Dickinson County , Jackson County, Minnesota , Martin County, Minnesota , Kossuth County , Palo Alto County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Emmet County: Swan Lake (A), State Line Co-op Elevator (B), Emmet County Home (C), Estherville Golf and Country Club (D), Maple Hill (E), Highlake (F), Ingham Lake Camp (G), Forest Ridge Camp (H), River View Golf Course (I), Peterson Access (J), Peterson Point Historic Farmstead (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Emmet County include: Immanuel Church (A), Saint John Church (B), Calvary Baptist Church (C), Palestine Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lincoln Township Cemetery (1), Armstrong Grove Cemetery (2), Wallingford Cemetery (3), Norwegian Cemetery (4), Mount Calvary Cemetery (5), Ellsworth Cemetery (6), Estherville Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: High Lake (A), Swan Lake (B), Bur Oak Lake (C), Eagle Lake (D), West Slough (E), Twelvemile Lake (F), Ingham Lake (G), Iowa Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Soldier Creek (A), Brown Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Emmet County include: Estherville Meteorite Historical Marker (1), Iowa Lake State Game Management Area (2), Eagle Lake Wildlife Management Area (3), Ingham Lake State Game Management Area (4), Okamanpeedam State Park (5), Okomanpado Lake Historical Marker (6), Anderson Prairie State Preserve (7), East Swan Lake State Games Management Area (8), Ringham Habitat Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.6%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 613
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 250 (29% naturalized citizens)

Emmet County:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 61
1990 to 1994: 96
1985 to 1989: 15
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 41
1970 to 1974: 10
1970 to 1974: 9
1965 to 1969: 18

Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.3%

Emmet County marital status for males

Emmet County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,154
One, attached: 46
Two: 110
3 or 4: 137
5 to 9: 135
10 to 19: 83
20 or more: 54
Mobile homes: 170

Housing units in Emmet County with a mortgage: 1,488 (100 second mortgage, 169 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,234

Agriculture in Emmet County
Average size of farms: 462 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $209445
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $253.06
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.64%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $163184
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 88.51%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $117558
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.08%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.89
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.02%
Corn for grain: 108824 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 95132 harvested acres

Emmet County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Construction (9%)
Machinery (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Food (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Child care workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (80%)
Netherlands (3%)
Korea (3%)
Ukraine (2%)
Guatemala (2%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Germany (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Emmet County:

German (36%)
Norwegian (21%)
Irish (6%)
Danish (6%)
United States or American (5%)
English (4%)
Swedish (4%)

Emmet County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,165 (77%)
Carpooled: 756 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 43 (1%)
Railroad: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 138 (3%)
Other means: 27 (0%)
Worked at home: 279 (5%)

People in group quarters in Emmet County, Iowa

212 people in nursing homes
151 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
124 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,961.

4.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.93%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.93% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($15,142 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($11,189 average AGI)
Emmet County: 2.00%
Iowa average: 2.55%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Dickinson County, IA	0.80% ($20,548 average AGI)
from Martin County, MN	0.52% ($22,300)
from Palo Alto County, IA	0.34% ($23,692)

6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,365 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.77% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($15,395 average AGI)
2.93% relocated to other states ($10,970 average AGI)
Emmet County: 2.93%
Iowa average: 2.80%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Dickinson County, IA	1.02% ($30,275 average AGI)
to Palo Alto County, IA	0.43% ($22,529)
to Kossuth County, IA	0.28% ($30,909)
to Story County, IA	0.25% ($15,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Births per 1000 population in Emmet County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Emmet County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Emmet County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,256 (2,045 aged, 211 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,490

In family households: 8,764 (2,422 male householders, 506 female householders)
2,480 spouses, 2,959 children (2,704 natural, 103 adopted, 152 stepchildren), 81 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 46 other relatives, 166 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,726 (704 male householders (594 living alone)), 814 female householders (755 living alone)), 208 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 537 (378 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,469 2-persons, 579 3-persons, 524 4-persons, 228 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,349 1-person, 151 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

1,929 married couples with children.
474 single-parent households (98 men, 376 women).

94.7% of residents of Emmet County speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $74,876,000 ($7061 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $941,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,484,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,168,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,810,000
Federal grants: $10,278,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,174,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,963,000 ($388,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $283,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,644,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,165,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 720

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 710

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +48

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -535

Here:	-51 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Emmet County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 121
1990 to 1994: 45
1980 to 1989: 176
1970 to 1979: 615
1960 to 1969: 417
1950 to 1959: 858
1940 to 1949: 472
1939 or earlier: 2,178

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Emmet County, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 25
3 rooms: 68
4 rooms: 336
5 rooms: 766
6 rooms: 695
7 rooms: 573
8 rooms: 445
9 or more rooms: 437

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Emmet County, Iowa:

1 room: 13
2 rooms: 139
3 rooms: 189
4 rooms: 228
5 rooms: 181
6 rooms: 135
7 rooms: 84
8 rooms: 66
9 or more rooms: 70

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Emmet County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 145
2 bedrooms: 719
3 bedrooms: 1,639
4 bedrooms: 695
5 or more bedrooms: 147

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Emmet County:

no bedroom: 19
1 bedroom: 329
2 bedrooms: 333
3 bedrooms: 291
4 bedrooms: 98
5 or more bedrooms: 35

Cars and other vehicles available in Emmet County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 129
1 vehicle: 812
2 vehicles: 1,439
3 vehicles: 693
4 vehicles: 172
5 or more vehicles: 100

Cars and other vehicles available in Emmet County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 170
1 vehicle: 481
2 vehicles: 289
3 vehicles: 124
4 vehicles: 37
5 or more vehicles: 4

62% of Emmet County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Iowa.

Emmet County:	61.8%
State average:	57.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7790
Northeast: 68
Midwest: 2343
South: 308
West: 251

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (71%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Electricity (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Electricity (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 47

Here:	3.9%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 49

Here:	6.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 30

Here:	5.2%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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