Emporia city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Emporia city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Emporia city, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy, and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Emporia city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,547	8,705,170	334,922,499	2849th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$51,899	$93,170	$80,734	2665th of 3,221
Median Age	36.6	39.0	38.9	2805th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.0%	42.2%	35.7%	2679th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$148,500	$383,700	$332,700	2279th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,037	$1,579	$1,413	882nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.8%	9.9%	12.5%	1142nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	4.3%	5.2%	2620th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	836.7	220.5	n/a	214th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.5%	13.1%	14.1%	1765th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	67.3	n/a	n/a	3027th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	38.1%	67.3%	65.2%	3214th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.2	27.3	26.4	1864th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.9%	18.3%	15.1%	1247th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.3%	n/a	n/a	1795th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	29.3%	48.7%	46.9%	3181st of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.9%	n/a	n/a	1874th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Emporia city, Virginia

Statistic	Emporia city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	18.3%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.9%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.8	60.7	61.4

Age in Emporia city, Virginia

Statistic	Emporia city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	36.6	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	27.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.3%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.9%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.2%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Emporia city, Virginia

Statistic	Emporia city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	2,157	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.3%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	32.3%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.1%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	42.6%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Emporia city, Virginia

Statistic	Emporia city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,969	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.6%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.7%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.8%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	48.9%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	34.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Emporia city, Virginia

Statistic	Emporia city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	2,726	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.3%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.3%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.9%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	61.9%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,171	$2,790	n/a

Education in Emporia city, Virginia

Statistic	Emporia city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	19.4%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.8%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.8%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.0%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Emporia city, Virginia

Statistic	Emporia city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.5%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.0%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.4%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.3%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.5%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Emporia city, Virginia

Statistic	Emporia city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.0%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.9%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.1%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.0%	14.3%	16.7%

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