Emerson vs Taylorsville

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

Emerson and Taylorsville 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 392 in Taylorsville). Emerson has the higher median household income ($76,424 vs $44,375 in Taylorsville). Taylorsville has the higher median home value ($221,000 vs $209,700 in Emerson).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Taylorsville
Population	1,716	392
Median age	39.6 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$76,424	$44,375
Median home value	$209,700	$221,000
Median gross rent	$1,410	$1,109
Housing units	662	217
Homeownership rate	68.9%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Taylorsville
Population	1,754 → 1,716 (-2.2%)	263 → 392 (+49.0%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $76,424 (+37.4%)	$52,639 → $44,375 (-15.7%)
Median home value	$158,100 → $209,700 (+32.6%)	$137,500 → $221,000 (+60.7%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $1,410 (+65.3%)	$875 → $1,109 (+26.7%)

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

Taylorsville

Population

263392

Median household income

$52,639$44,375

Median home value

$137,500$221,000

Median gross rent

$875$1,109

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Taylorsville
Under 5	7.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	20.0%	8.7%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.5%
35 to 44	10.7%	4.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	11.1%	13.8%
75 and over	4.1%	18.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Taylorsville
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	92.1%
Black or African American	19.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Taylorsville
No high school diploma	14.0%	17.9%
High school graduate	27.7%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Taylorsville
Drove alone	72.6%	65.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	17.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Taylorsville
1-unit, detached	91.5%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Taylorsville
Poverty rate	11.1%	21.4%
Average household size	2.70	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1984	1950