Moving to Emmons, Minnesota

Population: 432. Estimated population in July 2024: 419 (-3.0% change)
Males: 202 (46.8%), Females: 230 (53.2%)

Freeborn County

Zip code: 56029

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $37,083
Median house value: $54,500

Population by Race

Races in Emmons:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
• Hispanic (4.4%)
• Other race (2.3%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: Norwegian (62.7%), German (34.3%), Irish (8.3%), Danish (6.9%), Dutch (4.4%), English (2.3%).

Elevation: 1280 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Emmons

• High school or higher: 85.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
• Unemployed: 2.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Emmons city

• Never married: 22.5%
• Now married: 59.8%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 8.1%
• Divorced: 9.0%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-1.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Emmons:

• NAEVE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN)
• MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 32 miles; MASON CITY, IA)
• HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; BRITT, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Emmons:

• MASON CITY MUNI (about 28 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
• ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 75 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
• FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 82 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Emmons:

• LAKE MILLS MUNI (about 8 miles; LAKE MILLS, IA; Abbreviation: 0Y6)
• ALBERT LEA MUNI (about 14 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN; Abbreviation: AEL)
• NORTHWOOD MUNI (about 21 miles; NORTHWOOD, IA; Abbreviation: 5D2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Emmons:

• NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
• MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 57 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
• SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 61 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
• GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 68 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
• SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 70 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
• ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 81 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
• IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)