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Emporia, VA Urban Area

7,186 Population
6.5 square miles 1,098.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±3.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$26,819 ±$2,872 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$52,869 ±$11,867 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

11.9% ±3.7% (809  ±257) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

22.7 minutes ±2.5 (58,775  ±10,802) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,695 ±277 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.3 (6,804  ±541) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

6.8% ±5.6% (124  ±104) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,330 ±311 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$145,200 ±$35,516 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

10.9% ±3.8% (779  ±277.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

78.5% ±6.9% (3,562  ±433.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
18.4% ±4.6% (834  ±220) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

3.8% ±1.9% (273  ±135) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.9% ±2.8% (404  ±144) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
404 Total veterans ±144 404 Male ±144 N/A Female ±19

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