Emma vs Montreat

A side-by-side comparison of Emma and Montreat: population, income, housing, and more.

Emma and Montreat are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Emma has the higher population (2,757 vs 474 in Montreat). Since 2019, Emma's population has grown faster (+8.9% vs +6.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Emma	Montreat
Population	2,757	474
Median age	28.9 yrs	20.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,964	—
Median home value	$88,900	—
Median gross rent	$981	—
Housing units	1,021	742
Homeownership rate	70.1%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emma	Montreat
Population	2,532 → 2,757 (+8.9%)	446 → 474 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$36,144 → $40,964 (+13.3%)	$99,583 → $190,750 (+91.5%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $88,900 (+3.3%)	$415,200 → $455,000 (+9.6%)
Median gross rent	$909 → $981 (+7.9%)	—

Emma

Population

2,5322,757

Median household income

$36,144$40,964

Median home value

$86,100$88,900

Median gross rent

$909$981

Montreat

Population

446474

Median household income

$99,583$190,750

Median home value

$415,200$455,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emma	Montreat
Under 5	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.7%	0.4%
18 to 24	19.2%	82.5%
25 to 34	8.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	16.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	4.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	4.2%	4.2%
65 to 74	15.1%	0.0%
75 and over	3.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emma	Montreat
White (non-Hispanic)	31.3%	68.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	66.8%	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emma	Montreat
No high school diploma	21.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	44.3%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emma	Montreat
Drove alone	77.9%	40.6%
Carpooled	17.6%	3.1%
Public transit	4.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	46.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emma	Montreat
1-unit, detached	20.9%	98.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	71.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emma	Montreat
Poverty rate	10.0%	0.0%
Average household size	3.58	3.95
Mean commute (minutes)	20	10
Median year structure built	1990	1957