Emerson vs Kingston

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

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

Emerson has the higher population (1,716 vs 930 in Kingston). Emerson has the higher median household income ($76,424 vs $52,799 in Kingston). Emerson has the higher median home value ($209,700 vs $164,700 in Kingston).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Kingston
Population	1,716	930
Median age	39.6 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$76,424	$52,799
Median home value	$209,700	$164,700
Median gross rent	$1,410	$807
Housing units	662	383
Homeownership rate	68.9%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Kingston
Population	1,754 → 1,716 (-2.2%)	513 → 930 (+81.3%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $76,424 (+37.4%)	$33,125 → $52,799 (+59.4%)
Median home value	$158,100 → $209,700 (+32.6%)	$87,800 → $164,700 (+87.6%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $1,410 (+65.3%)	$775 → $807 (+4.1%)

Emerson

Population

1,7541,716

Median household income

$55,625$76,424

Median home value

$158,100$209,700

Median gross rent

$853$1,410

Kingston

Population

513930

Median household income

$33,125$52,799

Median home value

$87,800$164,700

Median gross rent

$775$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Kingston
Under 5	7.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	20.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	9.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	18.4%
55 to 64	14.6%	17.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	5.8%
75 and over	4.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Kingston
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	67.3%
Black or African American	19.1%	15.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.9%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Kingston
No high school diploma	14.0%	16.7%
High school graduate	27.7%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Kingston
Drove alone	72.6%	80.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	2.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Kingston
1-unit, detached	91.5%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	32.6%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Kingston
Poverty rate	11.1%	13.9%
Average household size	2.70	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1984	1987