COMPARING TWO PLACES
Emmet vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Emmet, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Emmet is 100% smaller than Norfolk. Norfolk earns more, with a median household income $10,093 higher. Norfolk has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -20%).
EMMETNORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population393231,013−100% vs Norfolk
Population density2734,336−4,064
Population growth-19.9%-2.0%−17.9 pts
Median age41.532.7+8.8
Male44.4%50.7%−6.3 pts
Female55.6%49.3%+6.3 pts
Foreign-born0.2%7.9%−7.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%41.2%+37.2 pts
Black18.4%38.9%−20.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%10.1%−9.2 pts
Asian0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Other2.3%6.1%−3.8 pts
Median household income$56,016$66,109−$10,093
Per capita income$34,021$39,457−$5,436
Poverty rate22.8%16.5%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6000.474+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%33.5%−17.9 pts
Graduate degree1.5%14.1%−12.6 pts
Unemployment rate23.8%5.7%+18.1 pts
Labor force participation38.6%69.8%−31.2 pts
Median home value$86,900$289,900−$203,000
Median gross rent$633$1,321−$688
Owner-occupied77.5%46.3%+31.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.7%8.3%+18.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.8%52.8%−8.0 pts
Average commute22.123.0−0.9
Worked from home0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured2.5%9.1%−6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025