Emerson vs Pacific Junction

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

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

Emerson has the higher population (547 vs 75 in Pacific Junction). Emerson has the higher median household income ($47,426 vs $37,250 in Pacific Junction). Pacific Junction has the higher median home value ($127,900 vs $113,600 in Emerson).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Pacific Junction
Population	547	75
Median age	45.1 yrs	59.7 yrs
Median household income	$47,426	$37,250
Median home value	$113,600	$127,900
Median gross rent	$913	—
Housing units	271	65
Homeownership rate	80.3%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Pacific Junction
Population	491 → 547 (+11.4%)	361 → 75 (-79.2%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $47,426 (-11.8%)	$49,306 → $37,250 (-24.5%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $113,600 (+45.8%)	$83,500 → $127,900 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $913 (+24.6%)	$861 → $1,097 (+27.4%)

Emerson

Population

491547

Median household income

$53,750$47,426

Median home value

$77,900$113,600

Median gross rent

$733$913

Pacific Junction

Population

36175

Median household income

$49,306$37,250

Median home value

$83,500$127,900

Median gross rent

$861$1,097

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Pacific Junction
Under 5	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.6%	17.3%
25 to 34	6.9%	16.0%
35 to 44	10.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	19.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	22.7%
65 to 74	11.5%	24.0%
75 and over	7.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Pacific Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Pacific Junction
No high school diploma	15.9%	12.9%
High school graduate	35.6%	64.5%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Pacific Junction
Drove alone	88.9%	88.0%
Carpooled	4.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Pacific Junction
1-unit, detached	90.0%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Pacific Junction
Poverty rate	16.3%	25.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1938	1954