Craig County vs Emporia city

A side-by-side comparison of Craig County and Emporia city: population, income, housing, and more.

Craig County and Emporia city are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Emporia city has the higher population (5,633 vs 4,881 in Craig County). Craig County has the higher median household income ($67,778 vs $49,375 in Emporia city). Craig County has the higher median home value ($210,500 vs $131,100 in Emporia city).

Population, income & housing

	Craig County	Emporia city
Population	4,881	5,633
Median age	46.1 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,778	$49,375
Median home value	$210,500	$131,100
Median gross rent	$728	$1,060
Housing units	2,397	2,824
Homeownership rate	83.0%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craig County	Emporia city
Population	5,110 → 4,881 (-4.5%)	5,442 → 5,633 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$55,708 → $67,778 (+21.7%)	$27,063 → $49,375 (+82.4%)
Median home value	$165,800 → $210,500 (+27.0%)	$116,800 → $131,100 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	$566 → $728 (+28.6%)	$694 → $1,060 (+52.7%)

Craig County

Population

5,1104,881

Median household income

$55,708$67,778

Median home value

$165,800$210,500

Median gross rent

$566$728

Emporia city

Population

5,4425,633

Median household income

$27,063$49,375

Median home value

$116,800$131,100

Median gross rent

$694$1,060

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craig County	Emporia city
Under 5	7.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	21.8%
18 to 24	4.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	9.2%	9.9%
35 to 44	9.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	18.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.1%
75 and over	8.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craig County	Emporia city
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	19.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	63.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craig County	Emporia city
No high school diploma	13.1%	24.3%
High school graduate	38.9%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craig County	Emporia city
Drove alone	84.2%	79.3%
Carpooled	7.2%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.2%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	6.0%
Other means	0.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craig County	Emporia city
1-unit, detached	85.0%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Craig County	Emporia city
Poverty rate	14.0%	13.5%
Average household size	2.78	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	1979	1963