Emerson vs Taylor

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

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

Taylor has the higher population (649 vs 224 in Emerson). Emerson has the higher median household income ($73,036 vs $56,250 in Taylor). Emerson has the higher median home value ($121,600 vs $100,000 in Taylor).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Taylor
Population	224	649
Median age	29.6 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,036	$56,250
Median home value	$121,600	$100,000
Median gross rent	$775	$960
Housing units	122	259
Homeownership rate	65.1%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Taylor
Population	218 → 224 (+2.8%)	675 → 649 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$25,536 → $73,036 (+186.0%)	$34,875 → $56,250 (+61.3%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $121,600 (+131.6%)	$71,200 → $100,000 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $775 (+14.8%)	$763 → $960 (+25.8%)

Emerson

Population

218224

Median household income

$25,536$73,036

Median home value

$52,500$121,600

Median gross rent

$675$775

Taylor

Population

675649

Median household income

$34,875$56,250

Median home value

$71,200$100,000

Median gross rent

$763$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Taylor
Under 5	4.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.9%	14.3%
18 to 24	20.5%	13.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	7.7%
45 to 54	7.6%	6.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	6.7%	19.9%
75 and over	0.4%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Taylor
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	92.8%
Black or African American	9.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Taylor
No high school diploma	5.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	63.0%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Taylor
Drove alone	91.1%	84.6%
Carpooled	4.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	8.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Taylor
1-unit, detached	71.3%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Taylor
Poverty rate	33.0%	8.6%
Average household size	3.56	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	19	40
Median year structure built	1973	1964