Emmet County vs. Palo Alto County

Emmet County (IA)Palo Alto County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)9,2538,929
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-10.2%-5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)10,3029,421
Population, Census, April 1, 201010,3029,421
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.7%22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.4%21.9%
Female persons, percent49.8%50.2%
White alone, percent94.1%95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent1.4%1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.7%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.8%3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent86.9%92.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018556626
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.6%3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)4,8204,610
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.1%74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$86,400$100,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$987$904
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$427$437
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$701$605
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.2%12.0%
Building permits, 2018101
Households, 2014-20184,1103,812
Persons per household, 2014-20182.102.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.6%87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.4%4.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.7%86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.7%76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.5%93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.2%25.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.1%10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.8%4.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.6%66.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.3%60.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,60443,498
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)72,22148,209
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)357,006676,450
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)222,458262,853
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)89,98981,111
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,892$8,745
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.714.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,542$52,462
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,386$28,843
Persons in poverty, percent11.2%9.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017303294
Total employment, 20173,1212,944
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)106,760100,520
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.7%2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017670724
All firms, 2012978714
Men-owned firms, 2012466467
Women-owned firms, 2012268100
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012891646
Veteran-owned firms, 201262112
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012833517
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201026.016.7
Land area in square miles, 2010395.88563.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Emmet county (IA) and Palo Alto county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.