Emerson, IA Demographic Data
Emerson, IA Summary
Emerson is located in Mills County in Iowa
- Population: 401
- Area: 0.26 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.26 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,566.40 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,063.32 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Emerson, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
226
43%
50.8
Male
299
57%
49.2
Total Population
525
323,128,000
Emerson, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
52
9.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
48
9.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
59
11.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
26
5.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
29
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
73
13.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
37
7.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
69
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
29
5.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
33
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
42
8.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
22
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
6
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
349
66.5%
77.2
Female
173
49.6%
51.3
Male
176
50.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
340
64.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
94
17.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
70
13.3%
15.2
Female
37
52.9%
55.8
Male
33
47.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
Emerson, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
520
99.0%
96.8
White
487
92.8%
72.6
Black or African American
23
4.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1
0.2%
0.8
Asian
9
1.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
9
1.7%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
5
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
525
100.0%
82.2
Emerson, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4
1.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
13
4.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
149
47.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
73
23.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
38
12.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
30
9.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4
1.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
17
5.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
294
94.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
34
10.9%
31.2
Emerson, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
78
21.3%
33.7%
Now Married
221
60.4%
47.5
Divorced
40
10.9%
11.0%
Separated
2
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
25
6.8
5.8%
Emerson, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
469
99.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4
0.8%
21.6%
Spanish
2
0.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Emerson, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
12
6.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
8
4.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
13
7.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
26
13.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
20
10.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
48
25.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
26
13.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
27
14.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
52,014
57,617
Per capita income
22,186
31,128
Emerson, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
18
7.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
17
6.9%
9.8
Construction
21
8.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
61
24.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
10
4.0%
6.6
Information
11
4.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
31
12.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1
0.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12
4.8%
11.4
Public administration
9
3.6%
4.6
Retail trade
29
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
20
8.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
8
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
48
19.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
53
21.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
49
19.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
64
25.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
34
13.7%
18.1%
Emerson, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
236
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
198
83.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
20
8.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
5
2.1%
2.7
Other means
4
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
9
3.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.2
26.6
Emerson, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
9
4.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
38
20.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
86
46.0%
37.1
3 or more
54
28.9%
21.0
Emerson, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
187
85.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
153
81.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
34
18.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
32
14.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Emerson, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
219
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
4
1.8%
9.1
4 rooms
33
15.1%
16.5
5 rooms
56
25.6%
19.8
6 rooms
47
21.5%
17.8
7 rooms
22
10.0%
12.0
8 rooms
20
9.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
37
16.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Emerson, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
219
1-unit, detached
198
90.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
1.8%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
15
6.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Emerson, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
135
61.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
11
5.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
10
4.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
20
9.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
24
11.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9
4.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
0
0.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
10
4.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Emerson, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
176
94.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
10
5.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Emerson, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
94
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
3
3.2%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
37
39.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
54
57.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
62
66.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
14.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4
4.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
3.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
11
11.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Emerson, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
34
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
5
14.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
29
85.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
625
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5
15.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3
9.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
9
27.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
16
48.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
1
0.0%
0.0%
Emerson, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
153
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
36
23.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
76
49.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
25
16.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
12
7.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4
2.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
77,200
205,000