Arkansas · Census place 21580
Emerson town, AR
Quick answer
Emerson town has 224 residents, ranking #429 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $73,036, the median home is worth $121,600 and median gross rent runs $775 a month.
- Population
- 224Emerson town residents
- Median household income
- $73,036Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $121,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $775Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Emerson town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Emerson town median would spend about 12.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 33% of residents and 65.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Briarcliff city 231
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