Emmet County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

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

Type of workers:

Emmet County, Iowa business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Emmet County, Iowa:

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

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

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Emmet County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$39,906
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$301
State:	$454

Emmet County:	$80,279
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $101,046

Here:	$101,046
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $76,287

Here:	$76,287
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $95,757

Here:	$95,757
State:	$134,477

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $93,893

Here:	$93,893
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $21,087

Here:	$21,087
State:	$29,315

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

This county:	8.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

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

Here:	7.0%
Iowa:	5.4%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

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

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

Here:	54.7% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

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

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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

Here:	3.9%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	6.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	5.2%
Iowa:	25.4%

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