Emporia city, VA

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2022 Population

5,680

1.41% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

39.9

1.79% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

17.3%

19.3% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$41,442

14.8% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$129,400

23.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Emporia city, VA had a population of 5.68k people with a median age of 39.9 and a median household income of $41,442. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Emporia city, VA declined from 5,761 to 5,680, a −1.41% decrease and its median household income grew from $36,111 to $41,442, a 14.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Emporia city, VA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (60.3%), White (Non-Hispanic) (23.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (10.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.33%), and White (Hispanic) (1.11%).

None of the households in Emporia city, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.8% of the residents in Emporia city, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Emporia city, VA was $129,400, and the homeownership rate was 40%.

Most people in Emporia city, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Emporia city, VA was 2 cars per household.

Emporia city, VA borders Greensville County, VA.

United States Virginia

Population & Diversity

Emporia city, VA is home to a population of 5.68k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.22% of Emporia city, VA residents were born outside of the country (183 people).

In 2022, there were 2.56 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.43k people) in Emporia city, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.34k White (Non-Hispanic) and 607 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.8%

2022 Citizenship

98.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.8% of Emporia city, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Emporia city, VA was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Emporia city, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Emporia city, VA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.43k ± 326
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.34k ± 275
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
607 ± 260

4.68%

Hispanic Population

266 people

4.68% of the people in Emporia city, VA are hispanic (266 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Emporia city, VA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.22%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

183 people

2.6%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

150 people

As of 2022, 3.22% of Emporia city, VA residents (183 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Emporia city, VA was 2.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Emporia city, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
77 ± 70
Gulf War (1990s)
63 ± 58
Gulf War (2001-)
61 ± 84

Emporia city, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Emporia city, VA employs 2.19k people. The largest industries in Emporia city, VA are Manufacturing (464 people), Retail Trade (371 people), and Public Administration (234 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($107,695), Health Care & Social Assistance ($101,029), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($81,450).

Employment

Occupations

2.19k

2022 Value

± 394

0.831%

1 Year growth

± 25.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Emporia city, VA grew at a rate of 0.831%, from 2.17k employees to 2.19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Emporia city, VA, are Production Occupations (404 people), Sales & Related Occupations (268 people), and Material Moving Occupations (242 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Emporia city, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.19k

2022 Value

± 394

0.831%

1 Year growth

± 25.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Emporia city, VA grew at a rate of 0.831%, from 2.17k employees to 2.19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Emporia city, VA, are Manufacturing (464 people), Retail Trade (371 people), and Public Administration (234 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Emporia city, VA, though some of these residents may live in Emporia city, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,678

Median earning men ± $9,713

$31,384

Median earning women ± $7,211

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($72,500), Construction ($63,628), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($100,074), Public Administration ($37,074), and Manufacturing ($29,375).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

132
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
80
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
65
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Emporia County, VA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 67.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.545%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (67.6%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (31.6%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.545%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Emporia County, VA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.884% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.904% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.71M), Bachelors Degree (1.47M), and Some college (1.4M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Emporia city, VA was $129,400 in 2022, which is 0.459 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $104,500 to $129,400, a 23.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Emporia city, VA is 40%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Emporia city, VA have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Emporia city, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$129,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$23,148

$899

Median Property Taxes

±$222

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Emporia city, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Emporia city, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

40%

Homeownership

2022

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 40% of the housing units in Emporia city, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 40.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Emporia city, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 8902
Census Tract 8901

The following map shows all of the tracts in Emporia city, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$41,442

Median Household Income

± $5,963

2.25k

Number of Households

± 357

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.25k households in Emporia city, VA grew to $41,442 from the previous year's value of $36,111.

The following chart displays the households in Emporia city, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Emporia city, VA is from Virginia.

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (75.2%)
Carpooled (14.8%)
Walked (3.91%)

In 2022, 75.2% of workers in Emporia city, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.8%) and those who walked to work (3.91%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Emporia city, VA have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.752% of the workforce in Emporia city, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Emporia city, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Emporia city, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Emporia city, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Emporia city, VA (939 out of 5.42k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Emporia city, VA is Black, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.3% of the population of Emporia city, VA has health coverage, with 31.7% on employee plans, 39.3% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 1.65% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.8% were men and 56.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.7% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.8% were men and 56.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.72%

Uninsured

31.7%

Employer Coverage

39.3%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

10.2%

Non-Group

1.65%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Emporia city, VA declined by 36.2% from 7.4% to 4.72%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Emporia city, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 225 in Emporia city, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Emporia city, VA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 47% in Emporia city, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Emporia city, VA.

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