Emerson vs Magnolia

A side-by-side comparison of Emerson and Magnolia: population, income, housing, and more.

Emerson and Magnolia are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Magnolia has the higher population (10,973 vs 224 in Emerson). Emerson has the higher median household income ($73,036 vs $42,188 in Magnolia). Magnolia has the higher median home value ($166,500 vs $121,600 in Emerson).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Magnolia
Population	224	10,973
Median age	29.6 yrs	28.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,036	$42,188
Median home value	$121,600	$166,500
Median gross rent	$775	$622
Housing units	122	4,704
Homeownership rate	65.1%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Magnolia
Population	218 → 224 (+2.8%)	11,562 → 10,973 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$25,536 → $73,036 (+186.0%)	$33,474 → $42,188 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $121,600 (+131.6%)	$96,100 → $166,500 (+73.3%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $775 (+14.8%)	$691 → $622 (-10.0%)

Emerson

Population

218224

Median household income

$25,536$73,036

Median home value

$52,500$121,600

Median gross rent

$675$775

Magnolia

Population

11,56210,973

Median household income

$33,474$42,188

Median home value

$96,100$166,500

Median gross rent

$691$622

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Magnolia
Under 5	4.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.9%	14.3%
18 to 24	20.5%	22.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	16.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	7.9%
45 to 54	7.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	6.5%
65 to 74	6.7%	8.3%
75 and over	0.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	47.6%
Black or African American	9.4%	42.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Magnolia
No high school diploma	5.0%	13.9%
High school graduate	63.0%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Magnolia
Drove alone	91.1%	80.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.0%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	4.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	71.3%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Magnolia
Poverty rate	33.0%	25.8%
Average household size	3.56	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1973	1975