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Emporia, VA

5,633 Population
6.9 square miles 815.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±3.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Emporia city: 39.5 ±3.2
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$25,570 ±$3,184 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Emporia city: $25,570 † ±$3,184
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
$49,375 ±$10,558 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Emporia city: $49,375 † ±$10,558
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485

13.5% ±4.5% (729  ±244) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Emporia city: 13.5% † 729 (±4.5% / ±244)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)

23.8 minutes ±3.4 (48,465  ±9,622) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Emporia city: 23.8 † 48,465 (±3.4 / ±9,622)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)

Families

2,219 ±213 Number of households
  • Emporia city: 2,219 ±213
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
2.4 ±0.2 (5,415  ±5) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Emporia city: 2.4 5,415 (±0.2 / ±5)
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111

5.5% ±6.9% (75  ±95) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Emporia city: 5.5% † 75 (±6.9% / ±95)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)

Housing

2,824 ±281 Number of housing units
  • Emporia city: 2,824 † ±281
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946

$131,100 ±$15,007 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Emporia city: $131,100 † ±$15,007
  • about one-third of the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182

12.1% ±4.9% (681  ±277.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Emporia city: 12.1% † 681 (±4.9% / ±277.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)

Social

75.7% ±9.1% (2,759  ±377.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Emporia city: 75.7% † 2,759 (±9.1% / ±377.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
15.2% ±4.7% (552  ±173.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Emporia city: 15.2% † 552 (±4.7% / ±173.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4% (224  ±130) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Emporia city: 4% 224
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207

8.7% ±3.4% (358  ±140) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Emporia city: 8.7% † 358 (±3.4% / ±140)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
358 Total veterans ±140 349 Male ±139 9 Female ±15

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