Emmett is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 8,803 people and three associated neighborhoods, Emmett is the 30th largest community in Idaho.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.08% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The citizens of Emmett are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.61% of adults in Emmett have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Emmett in 2022 was $34,035, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,140 for a family of four. However, Emmett contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Emmett is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Emmett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Emmett residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Emmett also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.72% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Emmett include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Emmett is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.