Emmet County, Iowa

Emmet County is a United States county located in the United States of Iowa. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 11027 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 10457, It is the 25th least populous county in the U.S. state of Iowa. The county comprises an area of 402.38 sq mi (1042.16 square kilometre), of which, 395.74 square miles (1024.96 square kilometre) of it is land and 6.63 square miles (17.17 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the fourth smallest by area in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Emmet County Iowa
Map of Emmet County, Iowa

As of the census of 2000, there were 11027 people, 4450 households, and 2909 families residing in the county. The population density was 27.9 people per square mile (10.77/kmē), making its Iowa's 51st most densely populated county. There were 4889 housing units at an average density of 12.4 per square mile (4.79/kmē). The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 10457, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 10270 White, 31 Black or African American, 48 American Indian, 41 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 66 from two or more races.

Emmet County Iowa Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Emmet County Iowa School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Emmet County Iowa GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33305, making it the 20th lowest county by median household income in Iowa. The median income for a family in the county was $41296, it would be the 25th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Iowa. The per capita income for the county was $16619, making it the 20th poorest county by per capita income among the Iowa.

In 2000, 2916 pupils and students, of which 1391 are male and 1525 are female, 26.44% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 144 nursery or pri school, 134 kindergarten, 1209 elementary school, 816 high school and 613 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Armstrong CityEmmet County0.820.8209791192.71622135446
2Dolliver CityEmmet County0.370.37077210.91838728036
3Estherville CityEmmet County5.25.2066561280.41648831279
4Gruver CityEmmet County0.130.130106830.11776638125
5Ringsted CityEmmet County1.081.080436404.41637524286
6Wallingford CityEmmet County0.970.970210215.41313739500
YearPopulation
April 2000 census11027
April 2000 Estimate11028
July 2000 Estimate10992
July 2001 Estimate10875
July 2002 Estimate10799
July 2003 Estimate10687
July 2004 Estimate10513
July 2005 Estimate10476
July 2006 Estimate10417
July 2007 Estimate10397
July 2008 Estimate10457
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6183144
Kindergarten6668134
Elementary school6125971209
High school352464816
College or graduate school300313613
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Emmet County, Iowa$33305$41296$16619
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587