Georgia · Census place 27344
Emerson city, GA
Quick answer
Emerson city has 1,716 residents, ranking #315 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $76,424, the median home is worth $209,700 and median gross rent runs $1,410 a month.
- Population
- 1,716Emerson city residents
- Median household income
- $76,424Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $209,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,410Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Emerson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Emerson city median would spend about 22.1% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.1% of residents and 68.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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