Emmett is a city of 8,275 people in Idaho. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 2,785 people. Density works out to 3,121 people per square mile. That trails the Idaho median by roughly 24%. The poverty rate is 18.3%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 138%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Emmett
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$92,643 → $342,000(+269%)US over the same years: +67%
Population4,601 → 8,275(+80%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.9% → 14.6%(+6.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Emmett's population equals 40% of Gem County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 80% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 69% of the county's.
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)17.7%(80)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.4%(133)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.6%(143)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 453 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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Over time
Emmett, decade by decade
Emmett population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,601
$41,228
$92,643
7.9%
23.3
2000
5,490
$48,237
$143,546
9.0%
31.5
2010
6,557
$46,539
$178,095
7.8%
34.8
2020
7,647
$48,141
$186,290
16.3%
43.7
2024
8,275
$58,750
$342,000
14.6%
43.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
