Emporia, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,619 (Urban population: 5,184 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 435 (all nonfarm))

Emporia, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,412 (2,226 occupied: 1,159 owner occupied, 1,067 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	48%
State:	32%

Housing density: 350 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $444 (lower quartile is $297, upper quartile is $569)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $558

Median gross rent in Emporia, VA in 2007: $599

Housing units in Emporia with a mortgage: 644 (48 second mortgage, 103 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 454

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $156,209 (it was $67,300 in 2000)

Emporia:	$156,209
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,165 - $219,967

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $178,190
Here: $178,190
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $138,734
Here: $138,734
State: $371,438

Mobile homes: $34,050
Here: $34,050
State: $37,843

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,406

In family households: 4,423 (955 male householders, 442 female householders)
890 spouses, 1,557 children (1,415 natural, 61 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 192 grandchildren, 106 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 118 other relatives, 145 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 983 (256 male householders (196 living alone)), 569 female householders (518 living alone)), 158 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 259 (188 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 578 2-persons, 348 3-persons, 256 4-persons, 134 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 714 1-person, 81 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

594 married couples with children.
582 single-parent households (58 men, 524 women).

96.4% of residents of Emporia speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 40% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 183 (3.2%)
(25.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Emporia, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 62 5 rooms: 308 6 rooms: 315 7 rooms: 244 8 rooms: 92 9 or more rooms: 117

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Emporia, Virginia:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 101 3 rooms: 150 4 rooms: 340 5 rooms: 299 6 rooms: 79 7 rooms: 55 8 rooms: 31 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 66
1990 to 1994: 322
1980 to 1989: 322
1970 to 1979: 292
1960 to 1969: 425
1950 to 1959: 417
1940 to 1949: 293
1939 or earlier: 244

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Emporia:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 192 3 bedrooms: 689 4 bedrooms: 214 5 or more bedrooms: 44

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Emporia:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 219 2 bedrooms: 511 3 bedrooms: 260 4 bedrooms: 63 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Emporia in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 54 1 vehicle: 415 2 vehicles: 492 3 vehicles: 155 4 vehicles: 35 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Emporia in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 283 1 vehicle: 492 2 vehicles: 258 3 vehicles: 34 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Emporia, VA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 14
$20,000 to $24,999: 17
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 35
$35,000 to $39,999: 92
$40,000 to $49,999: 107
$50,000 to $59,999: 113
$60,000 to $69,999: 189
$70,000 to $79,999: 76
$80,000 to $89,999: 150
$90,000 to $99,999: 98
$100,000 to $124,999: 64
$125,000 to $149,999: 45
$150,000 to $174,999: 12
$175,000 to $199,999: 44
$200,000 to $249,999: 13
$250,000 to $299,999: 15
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 7
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Emporia rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Emporia:

Less than $100: 59 people
$100 to $149: 34
$150 to $199: 48
$200 to $249: 32
$250 to $299: 67
$300 to $349: 96
$350 to $399: 64
$400 to $449: 96
$450 to $499: 119
$500 to $549: 138
$550 to $599: 120
$600 to $649: 45
$650 to $699: 8
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 9
$800 to $899: 12
$900 to $999: 11
$1,000 to $1,249: 4
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 91

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 97 1990 to 1994: 31 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 33

Emporia, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.4%
Number of people working at home: 21 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 166
5 to 9 minutes: 587
10 to 14 minutes: 454
15 to 19 minutes: 282
20 to 24 minutes: 157
25 to 29 minutes: 54
30 to 34 minutes: 185
35 to 39 minutes: 12
40 to 44 minutes: 52
45 to 59 minutes: 90
60 to 89 minutes: 47
90 or more minutes: 66

Emporia mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,666 (77%)
Carpooled: 363 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 79 (4%)
Other means: 27 (1%)
Worked at home: 21 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 344
$10,000 to $14,999: 193
$15,000 to $19,999: 181
$20,000 to $24,999: 182
$25,000 to $29,999: 197
$30,000 to $34,999: 167
$35,000 to $39,999: 170
$40,000 to $44,999: 94
$45,000 to $49,999: 105
$50,000 to $59,999: 195
$60,000 to $74,999: 178
$75,000 to $99,999: 126
$100,000 to $124,999: 36
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $199,999: 24
$200,000 or more: 14

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2953

United States or American: 527

English: 442

Irish: 105

Subsaharan African:: 78

African: 78

British: 51

Scottish: 45

European: 44

Italian: 40

French (except Basque): 40

German: 40

Welsh: 29

Scotch-Irish: 24

Dutch: 23

Australian: 20

Swedish: 16

Albanian: 12

Arab:: 12

Arab/Arabic: 12

Swiss: 11

French Canadian: 8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7

Bermudan: 7

Greek: 6

Austrian: 5

Czechoslovakian: 5

Icelander: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (52%)
Australia (11%)
Philippines (8%)
Jamaica (7%)
Other Eastern Europe (7%)
Guyana (5%)
Other Western Asia (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4230
Northeast: 225
Midwest: 83
South: 907
West: 24

55% of Emporia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 117
Nursery to 4th grade: 39
5th and 6th grade: 92
7th and 8th grade: 160
9th grade: 83
10th grade: 79
11th grade: 116
12th grade, no diploma: 40
High school graduate (or equivalency): 494
Less than 1 year of college: 66
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 106
Associate degree: 33
Bachelor's degree: 131
Master's degree: 59
Professional school degree: 18
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 101
Nursery to 4th grade: 53
5th and 6th grade: 87
7th and 8th grade: 121
9th grade: 75
10th grade: 143
11th grade: 221
12th grade, no diploma: 39
High school graduate (or equivalency): 595
Less than 1 year of college: 95
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 204
Associate degree: 81
Bachelor's degree: 242
Master's degree: 73
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,022
Black householders: $31,343
Asian householders: $49,575
Some other race householders: $55,967
Two or more races householders: $9,686
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $47,054

Emporia household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Emporia household income for Black householders

Emporia household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Emporia marital status for males

Emporia marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $185,102
Black or African American householders: $123,107
Asian householders: $413,667
Hispanic or Latino householders: $147,155

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,842
One, attached: 61
Two: 54
3 or 4: 136
5 to 9: 72
10 to 19: 46
20 to 49: 37
50 or more: 62
Mobile homes: 102

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,320

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Emporia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%) Utility gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (49%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Wood (4%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48

Here:	6.7%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	1.3%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23

Here:	24.7%
Virginia:	20.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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