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In 2025, there were about 5,400 people living in Emporia Independent City, VA. That makes Emporia Independent City the 129th-most populous county in Virginia. It is home to 0.06% of people living in the state.

5.45K

population of Emporia Independent City, VA (2025)

0.06%

County share of the Virginia population (2025)

About 5,400 people lived in Emporia Independent City, VA in 2025.

Population estimates, 2000–2025

What are Emporia Independent City, VA's age demographics?

About 1,100 Emporia Independent City, VA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 20.4% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Virginia’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,400 Emporia Independent City, VA residents, or 25.9% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 21.6% of Virginia’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A lower share of Emporia Independent City, VA's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Emporia Independent City, VA's racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic Black or African American residents make up 63.6% of the Emporia Independent City, VA population, higher than the national share of 12.6%. Emporia Independent City, VA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (2.6%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Emporia Independent City’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 24.7%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the Hispanic population makes up 7.8% of the city, compared with 20% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Emporia Independent City, VA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Virginia as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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