Emma vs Weaverville

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

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

Weaverville has the higher population (4,618 vs 2,757 in Emma). Weaverville has the higher median household income ($90,000 vs $40,964 in Emma). Weaverville has the higher median home value ($452,700 vs $88,900 in Emma).

Population, income & housing

	Emma	Weaverville
Population	2,757	4,618
Median age	28.9 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,964	$90,000
Median home value	$88,900	$452,700
Median gross rent	$981	$1,642
Housing units	1,021	2,419
Homeownership rate	70.1%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	66.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emma	Weaverville
Population	2,532 → 2,757 (+8.9%)	3,940 → 4,618 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$36,144 → $40,964 (+13.3%)	$66,179 → $90,000 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $88,900 (+3.3%)	$280,800 → $452,700 (+61.2%)
Median gross rent	$909 → $981 (+7.9%)	$897 → $1,642 (+83.1%)

Emma

Population

2,5322,757

Median household income

$36,144$40,964

Median home value

$86,100$88,900

Median gross rent

$909$981

Weaverville

Population

3,9404,618

Median household income

$66,179$90,000

Median home value

$280,800$452,700

Median gross rent

$897$1,642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emma	Weaverville
Under 5	7.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	21.7%	8.6%
18 to 24	19.2%	2.6%
25 to 34	8.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	16.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	4.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	4.2%	23.9%
65 to 74	15.1%	15.3%
75 and over	3.0%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emma	Weaverville
White (non-Hispanic)	31.3%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	66.8%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emma	Weaverville
No high school diploma	21.8%	2.1%
High school graduate	44.3%	10.1%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	35.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emma	Weaverville
Drove alone	77.9%	67.6%
Carpooled	17.6%	5.7%
Public transit	4.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	24.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emma	Weaverville
1-unit, detached	20.9%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	71.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Emma	Weaverville
Poverty rate	10.0%	5.6%
Average household size	3.58	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1990	1991