ZIP 23847 · Emporia
Who lives in ZIP code 23847 (Emporia, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Emporia, VA · Greensville County
uszips 2026
People12,956
Median age37.2
Household income$51,168
Home value$148,888
Median rent$992/mo
Poverty13.4%
College degree+16.2%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,897
Spans 5 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.7% are 65 or older; 76.1% are adults.
Household income
23.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,400.
Education (adults 25+)
30.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.6%
- Never married
- 41.1%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 9.4%
- Family size
- 3.21
- Dual-income families
- 48.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.3%
- Rent burden
- 28.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 6.3%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.8%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 18.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.0%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.