Jury Pool Profile
Emmet County, Iowa
- County seat
- Estherville
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,107
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,262.
At a glance
Emmet County is a 9,107-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $64,393, $11,230 below the IA state median of $75,623; 17.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.9% of covered employment, average pay $47,681/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.69%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,262
- Median household income
- $63,730
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 2%.
Emmet County has a population of 9,262, with a median age of 42.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.1%; Black residents 1.6%. Independently, 10.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,393; 17.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.69%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Emmet County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.5% in 2024, 67.3% in 2020, 66.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 4.2% of the adult civilian population (316 individuals).