Estherville city, IA

Emmet County, IA

2022 population: 5,881 ( 479 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.4 square miles
Population density: 1091.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,578	77.84%	16.8%
Black:	274	4.66%	470.8%
Indian:	11	0.19%	31.2%
Asian:	29	0.49%	19.4%
2+ races:	183	3.11%	251.9%
Hispanic:	806	13.71%	14.8%

Total non-White:	1,303	22.16%	52.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-925	-17.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	446	8.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,360
5,503	86.53%
48	0.75%
16	0.25%
36	0.57%
52	0.82%
702	11.04%
857	13.47%

2000
6,748
6,264	92.83%
17	0.25%
0	0.00%
11	0.16%
21	0.31%
435	6.45%
484	7.17%

1990
6,720
6,675	99.33%
0	0.00%
10	0.15%
17	0.25%
n/a
18	0.27%
45	0.67%

1980
7,518
7,429	98.82%
5	0.07%
0	0.00%
59	0.78%
n/a
25	0.33%
89	1.18%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-761	-11.3
373	5.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-411	-6.1
439	6.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-754	-10.0
-44	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Estherville city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.2
1,121	19.1%
4,760	80.9%
1,172	19.9%

2,383
2.22

1,272	53.4%
917	72.1%
97	7.6%
1,111	46.6%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
1,473	23.2%
4,887	76.8%
1,145	18.0%

2,607
2.29

1,546	59.3%
1,150	74.4%
180	11.6%
1,061	40.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
1,542	22.9%
5,206	77.1%
1,304	19.3%

2,753
2.32

1,736	63.1%
1,402	80.8%
164	9.4%
1,017	36.9%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
1,676	24.9%
5,044	75.1%
1,366	20.3%

2,686
2.38

1,717	63.9%
1,514	88.2%
105	6.1%
969	36.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
2,054	27.3%
5,464	72.7%
1,188	15.8%

2,834
2.59

1,962	69.2%
1,753	89.3%
131	6.7%
872	30.8%

2022 Housing Data for Estherville city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	66	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	153	6.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	130	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	155	6.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	140	5.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	53	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	104	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	151	6.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	99	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	208	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	345	14.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	341	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	237	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	76	3.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	40	1.7%
$200,000 or more	85	3.6%

Median Household Income	55,699
Per Capita Income	29,523

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	143	6.0%
Public Assistance	101	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	285	12.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,456	74.8%
Unemployed	68	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,524	76.9%
Not in Labor Force	758	23.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,375	886	60.8%
Non-Profit	34	192	15.0%
Self-Employed	142	78	64.5%

Local Government	96	77	55.5%
State Government	56	60	48.3%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,517	964	61.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	186	329	36.1%
Total	1,703	1,293	56.8%

Pct. Govt.	9.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	206	6.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	461	15.4%
Professional, Technical	492	16.4%
Service Occupations	637	21.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	21	0.7%
All others	1,200	40.1%

White Collar		38.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	615	20.5%
Health care and social assistance	463	15.5%
Retail trade	417	13.9%
Accommodation and food services	251	8.4%
Construction	196	6.5%
Educational services	191	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	189	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	138	4.6%
Wholesale trade	113	3.8%
Other services	93	3.1%
Public administration	85	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	73	2.4%
Finance and insurance	59	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	37	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	32	1.1%
Information	30	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	564	9.59%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	64	1.09%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	33	0.56%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	31	0.53%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	12	0.20%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	12	0.20%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	166	2.82%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	11	0.19%
Filipino	5	0.09%
Vietnamese	5	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,034	89.8%
Spanish	524	9.4%
Other Indo-European	11	0.2%
Chinese	11	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.1%
German, other Germanic	5	0.1%
Tagalog	5	0.1%
Vietnamese	5	0.1%
Other	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,541	26.2%
Norwegian	546	9.3%
Irish	494	8.4%
English	464	7.9%
American	171	2.9%
Dutch	165	2.8%
Swedish	147	2.5%
Czech	106	1.8%
Danish	86	1.5%
Italian	58	1.0%
Polish	54	0.9%
Hungarian	51	0.9%
Scottish	50	0.9%
Czechoslovakian	44	0.7%
British	42	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,697	96.9%
Not a citizen	184	3.1%

Native	5,486	93.3%
Foreign-born	395	6.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
251	6.2%	493	12.1%	1,271	31.1%	1,505	36.9%	371	9.1%	190	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	251	6.2%
9-12 Years	493	12.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,271	31.1%
Some College	1,505	36.9%
Bach. Degree	371	9.1%
Grad Degree	190	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +28	D +87	D + 4.8%
D +115
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,658	61.0%	Joe Biden (D)	1,016	37.4%	46	1.7%	2,720	8	14	0.16%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	1,630	60.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	901	33.3%	175	6.5%	2,706	9	14	0.17%

2020 President, Estherville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,016

37.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,658

61.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,720

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Estherville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

901

33.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,630

60.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.7%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

2,706

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Estherville city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	57%	Joni Ernst* (R)	1,487	55.3%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,080	40.2%	121 [+]	4.5%	2,688	4	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 92 (3.4%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 28 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	45%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	1,132	53.5%	Fred Hubbell (D)	925	43.8%	57 [+]	2.7%	2,114	3	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 42 (2.0%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 15 (0.7%);
2016	S3	56%	Charles Grassley* (R)	1,775	66.3%	Patty Judge (D)	777	29.0%	127 [+]	4.7%	2,679	6	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 76 (2.8%); Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 51 (1.9%);
2014	S2	40%	Joni Ernst (R)	969	50.8%	Bruce Braley (D)	770	40.4%	167 [+]	8.8%	1,906	-1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 92 (4.8%); Bob Quast (I) 33 (1.7%); Ruth Smith (I) 24 (1.3%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 15 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2014	G	38%	Terry Branstad* (R)	1,126	61.6%	Jack Hatch (D)	625	34.2%	76 [+]	4.2%	1,827	3	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Hennager (New Independent) 32 (1.8%); Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 24 (1.3%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 19 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,701
Median Value	$90,800

Occupied	2,383	88.2%
Vacant	318	11.8%

Owned	1,716	72.0%
Rented	667	28.0%
Median Rent	$733

Single-Family Units	2,186	80.9%
Detached	2,099	77.7%
Attached	87	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	197	7.3%
Mobile Homes	103	3.8%

Estherville city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Estherville city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Estherville city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Estherville city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Estherville city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Estherville city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Estherville city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Estherville city, IA