Emison vs Ragsdale

A side-by-side comparison of Emison and Ragsdale: population, income, housing, and more.

Emison and Ragsdale are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ragsdale has the higher population (131 vs 48 in Emison). Emison has the higher median home value ($85,000 vs $67,300 in Ragsdale). Since 2019, Ragsdale's population has grown faster (-50.6% vs -59.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Emison	Ragsdale
Population	48	131
Median age	62.8 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,472	—
Median home value	$85,000	$67,300
Housing units	40	38
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	20.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emison	Ragsdale
Population	118 → 48 (-59.3%)	265 → 131 (-50.6%)
Median household income	$38,158 → $73,472 (+92.5%)	$62,614 → $67,188 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$37,100 → $85,000 (+129.1%)	$68,800 → $67,300 (-2.2%)

Emison

Population

11848

Median household income

$38,158$73,472

Median home value

$37,100$85,000

Ragsdale

Population

265131

Median household income

$62,614$67,188

Median home value

$68,800$67,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emison	Ragsdale
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	29.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	17.6%
25 to 34	16.7%	8.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	6.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	16.0%
55 to 64	50.0%	13.7%
65 to 74	33.3%	8.4%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emison	Ragsdale
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emison	Ragsdale
No high school diploma	31.3%	15.7%
High school graduate	31.3%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emison	Ragsdale
Drove alone	100.0%	74.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	25.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emison	Ragsdale
1-unit, detached	100.0%	52.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	28.9%
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	0.0%	18.4%

Poverty & households

	Emison	Ragsdale
Poverty rate	0.0%	50.4%
Average household size	1.92	3.45
Median year structure built	1973	1938