Emerson is a city of 239 people in Arkansas. The poverty rate is 34.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 33.1. The typical home is worth $101,800, having roughly tripled since 2000. 0% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,938, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Emerson
What changed most since 1990
White share72.0% → 75.3%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age36.8 → 33.1(−3.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate20.6% → 34.7%(+14.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)42.9%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.1%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Emerson, decade by decade
Emerson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
311
$52,502
$69,362
14.6%
50.4
2000
359
$60,058
$60,297
10.3%
60.0
2010
368
$47,653
$62,002
8.7%
56.2
2020
293
$30,084
$63,632
7.5%
67.7
2024
239
$55,938
$101,800
15.0%
50.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
