Emmet County

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Emmet County	11,027	10,302	9,402	9,021

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	468
5-9	454
10-14	610
15-19	684
20-24	642
25-29	489
30-34	468
35-39	514
40-44	521
45-49	510
50-54	505
55-59	495
60-64	630
65-69	700
70-74	594
75-79	466
80-84	274
85+	378
18+	7,503
Median Age	44

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Race

Emmet County	2025
Total	9,402.00
White Alone	87.99%
Black Alone	1.23%
American Indian Alone	0.62%
Asian Alone	0.45%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.04%
Some Other Race	4.25%
Two or More Races	5.41%
Hispanic Origin	10.52%
Diversity Index	36.70

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Growth Rate

Emmet County	2025 - 2030
Population	-0.82%
Households	-0.87%
Families	-1.06%
Median Household Income	1%
Per Capita Income	1%

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	4,450	4,236	3,969	3,800
Housing Units	4,889	4,758	4,483	4,337
Owner Occupied Units			3,103	3,019
Renter Occupied Units			866	781
Vacant Units			514	537

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Home Value

Emmet County	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$120,197	$126,033
Average Home Value	$167,253	$178,762
<$50,000	429	391
$50,000 - $99,999	805	742
$100,000 - $149,999	642	597
$150,000 - $199,999	469	434
$200,000 - $249,999	190	205
$250,000 - $299,999	195	210
$300,000 - $399,999	216	257
$400,000 - $499,999	100	118
$500,000 - $749,999	37	43
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	109
2000-2009	249
1990-1999	125
1980-1989	112
1970-1979	695
1960-1969	542
1950-1959	822
1940-1949	356
1939 or Before	1,503

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Income

Income

Emmet County	2025	2030
Median Household	$62,971	$66,970
Average Household	$78,681	$84,683
Per Capita	$33,281	$35,741

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Household Income

Emmet County	2025
<$15,000	336
$15,000 - $24,999	323
$25,000 - $34,999	324
$35,000 - $49,999	574
$50,000 - $74,999	803
$75,000 - $99,999	588
$100,000 - $149,999	708
$150,000 - $199,999	154
$200,000+	159

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	4,964
In-County Residents	3,273
Out-of-County Residents	1,094
Drive Alone	3,816
Carpooled	400
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	341
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	29
Walked	282
Other	96
Less than 5 minutes	581
5-9 minutes	1,145
10-14 minutes	685
15-19 minutes	339
20-24 minutes	518
25-29 minutes	322
30-34 minutes	436
35-39 minutes	89
40-44 minutes	58
45-59 minutes	113
60-89 minutes	122
90+ minutes	215
Average Travel Time	22

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	4,552
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	83
Mining	9
Utilities	81
Construction	163
Manufacturing	580
Wholesale Trade	254

Retail Trade	434
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	167
Furn & Home Furnish Str	16
Electronics & Appl Store	5
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	32
Food & Beverage Stores	141
Health/Pers Care Stores	20
Gasoline Stations	20
Clothing/Accessory Store	4
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	20
General Merchandise Str	9

Transportation/Warehouse	67
Information	47

Finance & Insurance	350
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	99
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	8
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	243

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	47
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	97
Legal Services	33
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	92
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	16
Educational Services	467
HealthCare/Social Assist	791
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	76

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	207
Accommodation	39
Food Srv/Drinking Places	168

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	265
Auto Repair/Maintenance	18
Public Administration Emp	398

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Educational Attainment (25+)

Emmet County	2025
<9th Grade	239
Some High School	541
GED	181
Graduated High School	2,057
Some College/No Degree	1,289
Associates Degree	1,187
Bachelor's Degree	756
Graduate Degree	294

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	478
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	18
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	3
Construction Bus	33
Manufacturing Bus	18
Wholesale Trade Bus	15

Retail Trade Bus	58
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	17
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	4
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	2
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	7
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	9
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	2
Gasoline Stations Bus	4
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	2
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	7
General Merchandise Str Bus	4

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	21
Information Bus	9

Finance & Insurance Bus	31
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	12
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	4
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	15

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	12
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	21
Legal Services Bus	8
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	2
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	7
Educational Services Bus	10
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	40
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	16

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	21
Accommodation Bus	3
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	18

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	71
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	8
Public Administration Bus	54

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

MWI Components
US Senate
Midwest Mechanical
Godbersen Metal Works
Cannon Moss Brygger Architects
Doll Distributing

Thoughts on the Corridor

"Our experience with the Corridor has been one of genuine partnership. The team demonstrates true interest in community growth by asking questions to provoke thought..."

— Philip Ramstack, MWI Components

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor serves as an incredible conduit between business, economic development, and government. Their tireless advocacy of their region and member communities (and their diverse needs) helps to keep the Lakes region at the forefront and top-of-mind in my work."

— Kolby DeWitt, Outreach Director, US Senate

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has always been the go-to place to find ways of helping current business and future business. There isn’t much they will not do to help, including showing property or finding housing for new employees that come to work in the area. The staff at the Corridor is top notch and very caring."

— Donavon Wunschel, Midwestern Mechanical/Spencer City Council

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor has been a valuable resource as we have gone from a startup company to now becoming an established local business, their entire team is very knowledgeable and great to work with."

—Jim Smith, Godbersen Metal Works

Thoughts on the Corridor

"This is a great homebase in Northwest Iowa with the ability to reach a number of communities. The community is positive about growth and values quality spaces. This is a great place to raise a family and be a part of a community that cares about people."

—Adam Van Gorp, CMBA Architects

Thoughts on the Corridor

"After our initial (BRE) meeting, Joanne and I started discussing challenges that we were facing and warehouse space was at the top of our issues. She asked me if we had interest in taking a look at the Daily Reporter building as they were wanting to possibly downsize their location. Jo did all of the leg work in arranging a meeting between Doll’s and the Daily Reporter. She even was present the day that we looked at the facility. Basically, without Jo, we could of possibly never been told that a solution to our warehouse needs was 4 blocks away! Jo checked in several times throughout the process and was always asking if there was anything else she could help with. We are very happy with our purchase and the growth opportunities that this additional space will provide us. We can’t thank you enough!"

—Jason Halverson, Doll Distributing