With 5,547 people, Emporia is a county in Virginia. 38% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. Households here earn about 44% less than in Virginia as a whole. The typical home is worth $148,500, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,899, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Emporia
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants56.7% → 38.1%(−18.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share45.6% → 64.3%(+18.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share53.5% → 18.3%(−35.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)12.1%(39)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(51)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.5%(114)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 321 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
Emporia, decade by decade
Emporia 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
5,306
$50,423
$123,844
13.4%
63.2
2000
5,665
$55,256
$122,597
14.2%
64.4
2010
5,927
$47,168
$140,548
15.4%
64.3
2020
5,766
$36,431
$147,384
11.7%
65.5
2024
5,547
$51,899
$148,500
16.0%
67.3
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.
