Emmet County, IA Population

Overview

9,433

Total Population

43.0

Median age

50.22%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

64.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

932

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Emmet County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Emmet County is 43.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Emmet County's population under 18 was 20.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Emmet County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Emmet County, 16.89% were under the age of 15, 18.86% aged 15 to 29, 41.98% aged 30 to 64, 19.33% aged 65 to 84, and 2.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 41 more females than males in Emmet County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.22% females and 49.78% males in Emmet County, IA.
The Emmet County, IA gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 487.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 405.

Emmet County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Emmet County population: 90.09% are White, 2.48% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.04% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.86% are some other race and 4.30% are multiracial.
Emmet County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 932 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,501 (90.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Emmet County is White with a population of 8,498 (90.09% of the total population).

Emmet County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 10,974 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Emmet County's population decreased by 697 (6.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Emmet County's population decreased by 942 (9.17%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Emmet County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 9,176.