Emerson vs Waldo

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

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

Waldo has the higher population (1,159 vs 224 in Emerson). Emerson has the higher median household income ($73,036 vs $43,958 in Waldo). Emerson has the higher median home value ($121,600 vs $91,000 in Waldo).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Waldo
Population	224	1,159
Median age	29.6 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,036	$43,958
Median home value	$121,600	$91,000
Median gross rent	$775	$657
Housing units	122	795
Homeownership rate	65.1%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Waldo
Population	218 → 224 (+2.8%)	1,208 → 1,159 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$25,536 → $73,036 (+186.0%)	$29,079 → $43,958 (+51.2%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $121,600 (+131.6%)	$56,900 → $91,000 (+59.9%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $775 (+14.8%)	$500 → $657 (+31.4%)

Emerson

Population

218224

Median household income

$25,536$73,036

Median home value

$52,500$121,600

Median gross rent

$675$775

Waldo

Population

1,2081,159

Median household income

$29,079$43,958

Median home value

$56,900$91,000

Median gross rent

$500$657

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Waldo
Under 5	4.5%	3.0%
5 to 17	21.9%	11.2%
18 to 24	20.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	14.7%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	16.1%
45 to 54	7.6%	10.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	17.5%
65 to 74	6.7%	13.7%
75 and over	0.4%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Waldo
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	28.3%
Black or African American	9.4%	71.1%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Waldo
No high school diploma	5.0%	13.4%
High school graduate	63.0%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Waldo
Drove alone	91.1%	84.2%
Carpooled	4.0%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Waldo
1-unit, detached	71.3%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Waldo
Poverty rate	33.0%	21.6%
Average household size	3.56	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	19	40
Median year structure built	1973	1972