Emerson

Population: 1,716
Median household income: $76,424
Median home value: $209,700

Emerson, a community in Bartow County, Georgia, has 1,716 residents. Its median household income of $76,424 runs in line with the Bartow County figure of $79,431.

Between 2019 and 2023, Emerson's population declined 2.2% from 1,754 to 1,716, while its median home value rose 32.6% from $158,100 to $209,700.

34.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,716
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $76,424
Median home value: $209,700
Median gross rent: $1,410
Housing units: 662
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7541,716

Median household income

$55,625$76,424

Median home value

$158,100$209,700

Median gross rent

$853$1,410

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,754	$55,625	$158,100	$853
2020	1,921	$64,375	$159,400	$874
2021	1,812	$63,750	$157,800	$987
2022	1,594	$74,432	$188,300	$1,153
2023	1,716	$76,424	$209,700	$1,410

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	127	7.4%
5 to 17	344	20.0%
18 to 24	148	8.6%
25 to 34	180	10.5%
35 to 44	184	10.7%
45 to 54	221	12.9%
55 to 64	251	14.6%
65 to 74	190	11.1%
75 and over	71	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,209	70.5%
Black or African American	327	19.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	49	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	127	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	154	14.0%
High school graduate	304	27.7%
Some college or associate's	266	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	250	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	123	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	548	72.6%
Carpooled	79	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	110	14.6%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	122	18.9%
15 to 29 min	256	39.7%
30 to 44 min	96	14.9%
45 to 59 min	60	9.3%
60+ min	111	17.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 11.1% (190 of 1,708)

	Count	Share
Family households	464	73.3%
Nonfamily households	169	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	633	95.6%
Vacant	29	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	436	68.9%
Renter-occupied	197	31.1%

1-unit, detached91.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	606	91.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	0.5%
5 to 19 units	3	0.5%
20 or more units	1	0.2%
Mobile home & other	49	7.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1327344
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.74 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.1312, -84.7454