Estherville, IA

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,839
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.6
0.247% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.6%
1.17% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$54,124
0.915% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$101,400
5.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,090
1.94% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Estherville, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.6% of the residents in Estherville, IA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Estherville, IA are Iowa Lakes Community College (351 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Estherville, IA was $101,400, and the homeownership rate was 73.7%.

Most people in Estherville, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Estherville, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Estherville, IA is home to a population of 5.84k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.5% of Estherville, IA residents were born outside of the country (263 people).

In 2024, there were 13.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.79k people) in Estherville, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 366 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 172 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%
2024 Citizenship
96.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Estherville, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Estherville, IA was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Estherville, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.79k ± 146
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    366 ± 215
  3. White (Hispanic)
    172 ± 127
13.4%
Hispanic Population
782 people

In 2024, there were 13.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.79k people) in Estherville, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 366 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 172 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.4% of the people in Estherville, IA are hispanic (782 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Estherville, IA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    42,808 ± 5,046 people
  2. India
    12,283 ± 2,716 people
  3. China
    7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
263 people
5.76%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
338 people

As of 2024, 4.5% of Estherville, IA residents (263 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Estherville, IA was 5.76%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    104 ± 68
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    38 ± 38
  3. Korea
    2 ± 16

Estherville, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.74 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Estherville, IA employs 3.09k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Estherville, IA were Manufacturing (556 people), Retail Trade (555 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (485 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($73,065), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,065), and Transportation & Warehousing ($52,917).

Employment

Occupations

3.09k
2024 Value
± 376
−1.94%
1 Year decline
± 17.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Estherville, IA declined at a rate of −1.94%, from 3.15k employees to 3.09k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Estherville, IA, are Production Occupations (420 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (248 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (233 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Estherville, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.09k
2024 Value
± 376
−1.94%
1 Year decline
± 17.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Estherville, IA declined at a rate of −1.94%, from 3.15k employees to 3.09k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Estherville, IA, are Manufacturing (556 people), Retail Trade (555 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (485 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Estherville, IA, though some of these residents may live in Estherville, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,780
Median earning men ± $2,362
$32,648
Median earning women ± $2,879

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,629), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,688), and Manufacturing ($53,953).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,729), Manufacturing ($36,673), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,888).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Estherville, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Estherville, IA awarded 351 degrees. The student population of Estherville, IA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 989 male students and 1,035 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Estherville, IA are White (284 and 80.9%), Hispanic or Latino (29 and 8.26%), Unknown (18 and 5.13%), and Black or African American (15 and 4.27%).

The largest universities in Estherville, IA by number of degrees awarded are Iowa Lakes Community College (351 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Estherville, IA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (146 and 41.6%), Registered Nursing (30 and 8.55%), and General Business Administration & Management (19 and 5.41%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,024 students enrolled in Estherville, IA, 48.9% men and 51.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,497 records, of which 52.6% were women and 47.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    19 degrees awarded
  2. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    146 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    30 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Estherville, IA was General Business Administration & Management with 19 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Estherville, IA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Iowa Lakes Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
351 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Iowa Lakes Community College with 351 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 177 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Estherville, IA, which is 1.02 times more than the 174 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 284 degrees mean that there were 9.79 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 29 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($6,464) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($732) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,624) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Estherville, IA was $101,400 in 2024, which is 0.305 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $96,300 to $101,400, a 5.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Estherville, IA is 73.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Estherville, IA have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Estherville, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$101,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,700
$1,878
Median Property Taxes
±$281

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Estherville, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Estherville, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

73.7%
Homeownership
2024
56.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.7% of the housing units in Estherville, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$54,124
Median Household Income
± $3,250
2.55k
Number of Households
± 330

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.55k households in Estherville, IA declined from $54,124 from the previous year's value of $54,624.

The following chart displays the households in Estherville, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Estherville, IA is from Iowa.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Iowa
0.442
2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78.1%)
  2. Carpooled (11.3%)
  3. Walked (4.71%)

In 2024, 78.1% of workers in Estherville, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.3%) and those who walked to work (4.71%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Estherville, IA have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.18% of the workforce in Estherville, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Estherville, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Estherville, IA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Estherville, IA (684 out of 5.41k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Estherville, IA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.3% of the population of Estherville, IA has health coverage, with 50.8% on employee plans, 14.5% on Medicaid, 16.9% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 0.367% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1,385 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,385 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1411 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 466 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.71%
Uninsured
50.8%
Employer Coverage
14.5%
Medicaid
16.9%
Medicare
10.8%
Non-Group
0.367%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Estherville, IA grew by 1.73% from 6.59% to 6.71%.

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