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Emerson township, Columbia County, AR

2,349 Population
205.9 square miles 11.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.7 ±4.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Columbia County: 34.2 ±0.7
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Arkansas: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,443 ±$7,239 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Columbia County: $27,130 ±$2,348
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,833 ±$12,396 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Columbia County: $55,334 † ±$6,938
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.1% ±10.4% (426  ±257) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Columbia County: 21.1% † 4,281 (±2.8% / ±574)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 16% 473,903 (±0.3% / ±7,279)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.5 minutes ±6.9 (25,365  ±9,563) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Columbia County: 22.3 202,210 (±2.1 / ±21,821)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

886 ±176 Number of households
  • Columbia County: 8,409 ±330
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.7 (2,349  ±452) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Columbia County: 2.4 20,294 (±0.1 / ±123)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,966,574
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

17.2% ±21.7% (76  ±99) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Columbia County: 5.5% † 301 (±2.4% / ±130)
  • more than double the rate in Arkansas: 5.6% 39,177 (±0.2% / ±1,481)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,165 ±180 Number of housing units
  • Columbia County: 11,030 ±53
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$181,600 ±$155,584 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Columbia County: $152,100 † ±$20,215
  • a little less than the amount in Arkansas: $188,000 ±$1,754
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.2% ±3% (121  ±73) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Columbia County: 12.1% † 2,679 (±2.3% / ±499.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.9% ±1.1% (1,365  ±267.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Columbia County: 88.7% 12,401 (±5.3% / ±787.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.8% ±7.4% (350  ±128.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Columbia County: 21.9% † 3,065 (±2.7% / ±386.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

3.9% ±3.8% (61  ±60) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Columbia County: 5.2% † 912 (±1.2% / ±209)
  • about half the rate in Arkansas: 7.4% 173,377 (±0.1% / ±2,373)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
61 Total veterans ±60 61 Male ±60 N/A Female ±13

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