CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Estherville

Iowa · 6,720 residents · 5.39 sq mi

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Estherville is a city of 6,720 people in Iowa. The typical home is worth $28,200. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $242 a month at the median. Households here earn about 21% less than in Iowa as a whole. Households take in $20,795 at the median, 31% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,720

+1%vs 2000

vs 6,656 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.39 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(410)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(480)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(503)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(595)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(449)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(865)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(829)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(576)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(647)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(682)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(499)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(185)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,795

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,279 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,258

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,488 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.6%

+6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,200

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$242

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $323 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.1% in 2000

29.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.6%(6,162)

Black0.2%(12)

Hispanic / Latino6.2%(412)

Asian0.4%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(6,693)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(18)

Asian0.3%(17)

Other0.1%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.7%(449)

Central American3.5%(203)

Honduran2.9%(168)

Spaniard1.3%(77)

Salvadoran0.6%(35)

South American0.2%(9)

Bolivian0.2%(9)

Puerto Rican0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(9)

Vietnamese0.1%(5)

Korean0.1%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.3%(16)

Ancestry

German29.1%(1,700)

Irish10.1%(592)

English7.2%(419)

Norwegian6.9%(400)

American4.9%(284)

Swedish4%(236)

Dutch3.9%(226)

Danish2.2%(131)

Scottish1.8%(108)

Czech1.8%(104)

Polish1.4%(81)

Hungarian0.9%(53)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.8%(46)

Subsaharan African0.6%(34)

Nigerian0.6%(33)

Austrian0.5%(32)

British0.5%(32)

Portuguese0.4%(24)

Welsh0.4%(24)

Greek0.4%(21)

Brazilian0.1%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(8)

Russian0.1%(7)

French0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.2%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 11.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45%(1,142)

Married40.8%(1,037)

Widowed1.2%(31)

Divorced13%(329)

Women 15+

Never married29.9%(743)

Married35.7%(888)

Widowed13.8%(344)

Divorced20.7%(514)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.6%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 54.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.1%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 71.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.4%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.6%(38)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era61.9%(104)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.2%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 168 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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