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| Emporia |
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| Population 2002: | 5,734 |
| Population 2000: | 5,665 |
| Area codes: | 434 |
| Elevation: | 119 feet |
| Population growth: | +69 (+1.22%) |
| Land area: | 6.9 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 3.2% (2.1% Latin America, 0.5% Asia, 0.4% Oceania) |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (23.7%), Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Retail trade (15.2%), Public administration (11.4%). |
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| Races |
| Black: | 56.2% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 41.3% |
| Hispanic: | 1.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 45.2% |
| Never married: | 26.8% |
| Widowed: | 13.9% |
| Divorced: | 8.0% |
| Separated: | 6.1% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $68,700 |
| Household income: | $30,333 |
| Resident age: | 38.8 years |
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| Emporia Compared to Virginia State Average |
| Number of college students: | much below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Population density: | below |
| Median age: | above |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 58.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 14.2% |
| Unemployed: | 6.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.3% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 615.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 298 (5105.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 59 (1010.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 33 (565.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 30 (514.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 26 (445.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 5 (85.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 9.3% |
| English: | 8.5% |
| Irish: | 2.9% |
| German: | 2.0% |
| Subsaharan African: | 1.4% |
| Scottish: | 1.2% |