Emison vs Sandborn

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

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

Sandborn has the higher population (307 vs 48 in Emison). Emison has the higher median household income ($73,472 vs $61,641 in Sandborn). Sandborn has the higher median home value ($99,400 vs $85,000 in Emison).

Population, income & housing

	Emison	Sandborn
Population	48	307
Median age	62.8 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,472	$61,641
Median home value	$85,000	$99,400
Median gross rent	—	$600
Housing units	40	202
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emison	Sandborn
Population	118 → 48 (-59.3%)	317 → 307 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$38,158 → $73,472 (+92.5%)	$63,182 → $61,641 (-2.4%)
Median home value	$37,100 → $85,000 (+129.1%)	$82,100 → $99,400 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$763 → $600 (-21.4%)

Emison

Population

11848

Median household income

$38,158$73,472

Median home value

$37,100$85,000

Sandborn

Population

317307

Median household income

$63,182$61,641

Median home value

$82,100$99,400

Median gross rent

$763$600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emison	Sandborn
Under 5	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	12.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	16.7%	16.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.8%
55 to 64	50.0%	20.8%
65 to 74	33.3%	13.7%
75 and over	0.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emison	Sandborn
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.6%
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%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emison	Sandborn
No high school diploma	31.3%	11.5%
High school graduate	31.3%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emison	Sandborn
Drove alone	100.0%	83.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emison	Sandborn
1-unit, detached	100.0%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Emison	Sandborn
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.8%
Average household size	1.92	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	1973	1952