Emporia is a somewhat small city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 5,463 people and three associated neighborhoods, Emporia is the 113th largest community in Virginia.Emporia is a blue-collar town, with 44.98% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Emporia is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Emporia who work in sales jobs (13.02%), management occupations (6.74%), and maintenance occupations (6.56%). The citizens of Emporia are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.15% of adults in Emporia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Emporia in 2022 was $25,570, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,280 for a family of four. However, Emporia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Emporia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Emporia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Emporia residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Emporia include African, English, Irish, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Emporia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
