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A profile of Emporia city from official statistics: 19 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Emporia city was 5,447 in 2025, up 0.7% from 2024, and the 5th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Population5,4472025Up 0.7% from 2024The 5th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median age36.6 years2024Down 2.9 years from 2023Tied for the 22nd lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Population aged 65 and over22.1%2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024The 61st lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Foreign-born population share2.5%2024Down 1.4 percentage points from 2023
Population density317.3 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.7% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June492025, estimatedCompared with -64 in 2024
5,4005,5005,6005,7002020202120222023202420252020: 5,697 persons2021: 5,630 persons2022: 5,524 persons2023: 5,481 persons2024: 5,410 persons2025: 5,447 persons5,4005,5005,6005,7002020202220252020: 5,697 persons2021: 5,630 persons2022: 5,524 persons2023: 5,481 persons2024: 5,410 persons2025: 5,447 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Emporia city was 7.6% (provisional) in August 2026, down 1.7 percentage points from August 2025, and the highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Unemployment rate7.6%August 2026, provisionalDown 1.7 percentage points from August 2025The highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median household income$51,8992024Up 5.1% from 2023The 17th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Poverty rate (US official measure)20.6%2024Up 0.5 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 12th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Gini index43.92024Up 2.9 points from 2023
2468102021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 7.4 %2021-08: 7.3 %2021-09: 6.5 %2021-10: 6.4 %2021-11: 4.1 %2021-12: 8.5 %2022-01: 5.3 %2022-02: 4.7 %2022-03: 4.5 %2022-04: 4 %2022-05: 4.1 %2022-06: 4.6 %2022-07: 4.8 %2022-08: 5.8 %2022-09: 4.5 %2022-10: 4.1 %2022-11: 4.2 %2022-12: 3.5 %2023-01: 4.5 %2023-02: 4.3 %2023-03: 4.2 %2023-04: 3.5 %2023-05: 4.2 %2023-06: 4.4 %2023-07: 4.4 %2023-08: 5.2 %2023-09: 4.4 %2023-10: 4 %2023-11: 4.2 %2023-12: 3.5 %2024-01: 4 %2024-02: 4.4 %2024-03: 5 %2024-04: 4.6 %2024-05: 4.9 %2024-06: 4.9 %2024-07: 5.7 %2024-08: 6.1 %2024-09: 5.6 %2024-10: 7.8 %2024-11: 9.2 %2024-12: 9 %2025-01: 9.5 %2025-02: 8.4 %2025-03: 8.3 %2025-04: 6.4 %2025-05: 6 %2025-06: 5.8 %2025-07: 8.4 %2025-08: 9.3 %2025-09: 8.7 %2025-11: 8.5 %2025-12: 8.1 %2026-01: 10 %2026-02: 8.4 %2026-03: 8.3 %2026-04: 7.3 %2026-05: 7.3 %2026-06: 7.3 %2026-07: 8 %2026-08: 7.6 %2468102021-072023-042025-012026-082021-07: 7.4 %2021-08: 7.3 %2021-09: 6.5 %2021-10: 6.4 %2021-11: 4.1 %2021-12: 8.5 %2022-01: 5.3 %2022-02: 4.7 %2022-03: 4.5 %2022-04: 4 %2022-05: 4.1 %2022-06: 4.6 %2022-07: 4.8 %2022-08: 5.8 %2022-09: 4.5 %2022-10: 4.1 %2022-11: 4.2 %2022-12: 3.5 %2023-01: 4.5 %2023-02: 4.3 %2023-03: 4.2 %2023-04: 3.5 %2023-05: 4.2 %2023-06: 4.4 %2023-07: 4.4 %2023-08: 5.2 %2023-09: 4.4 %2023-10: 4 %2023-11: 4.2 %2023-12: 3.5 %2024-01: 4 %2024-02: 4.4 %2024-03: 5 %2024-04: 4.6 %2024-05: 4.9 %2024-06: 4.9 %2024-07: 5.7 %2024-08: 6.1 %2024-09: 5.6 %2024-10: 7.8 %2024-11: 9.2 %2024-12: 9 %2025-01: 9.5 %2025-02: 8.4 %2025-03: 8.3 %2025-04: 6.4 %2025-05: 6 %2025-06: 5.8 %2025-07: 8.4 %2025-08: 9.3 %2025-09: 8.7 %2025-11: 8.5 %2025-12: 8.1 %2026-01: 10 %2026-02: 8.4 %2026-03: 8.3 %2026-04: 7.3 %2026-05: 7.3 %2026-06: 7.3 %2026-07: 8 %2026-08: 7.6 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Emporia city was $148,500 in 2024, up 13.3% from 2023, and the 18th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Median home value$148,5002024Up 13.3% from 2023The 18th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
County house price annual change, sales and refinances5.52%2022Down 10.9 percentage points from 2021
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,0372024Down 2.2% from 2023The 65th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)38.1%2024Down 0.3 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits42025, estimatedUp 300% from 2024
100K110K120K130K140K150K20212022202320242021: 104,500 USD2022: 129,400 USD2023: 131,100 USD2024: 148,500 USD100K120K140K160K202120242021: 104,500 USD2022: 129,400 USD2023: 131,100 USD2024: 148,500 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Emporia city were 202 in 2023, unchanged from 2022, and the 24th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Employer firms2022023Unchanged from 2022The 24th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Establishment entry rate6.865%2023Down 1.37 percentage points from 2022The 10th lowest of 131 counties in Virginia
Establishment exit rate6.407%2023Down 1.37 percentage points from 2022The 13th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Job creation rate8.91%2023Down 2.76 percentage points from 2022
19020021022023024025019992003200720112015201920231999: 240 count2000: 238 count2001: 228 count2002: 236 count2003: 232 count2004: 227 count2005: 228 count2006: 230 count2007: 235 count2008: 241 count2009: 233 count2010: 227 count2011: 215 count2012: 215 count2013: 216 count2014: 222 count2015: 215 count2016: 213 count2017: 214 count2018: 210 count2019: 210 count2020: 209 count2021: 196 count2022: 202 count2023: 202 count1802002202402601999200820231999: 240 count2000: 238 count2001: 228 count2002: 236 count2003: 232 count2004: 227 count2005: 228 count2006: 230 count2007: 235 count2008: 241 count2009: 233 count2010: 227 count2011: 215 count2012: 215 count2013: 216 count2014: 222 count2015: 215 count2016: 213 count2017: 214 count2018: 210 count2019: 210 count2020: 209 count2021: 196 count2022: 202 count2023: 202 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  12. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  13. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  16. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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