What is the poverty rate in Emporia Independent City, VA?
Updated May. 28, 2026Refreshed monthly
In 2020–2024, about 15.8% of the population lived under the poverty line. The poverty rate is the percentage of people in a population whose household income falls below the poverty threshold set by the government. It measures the share of individuals or families who do not earn enough to meet basic needs such as food, housing, and healthcare. On average, 842 people were considered in poverty.
15.8%
of the population (2020–2024)
842
people living under the poverty line (2020–2024)
Based on data from the American Community Survey, Emporia Independent City's poverty rate during 2015–2019 is lower than the 27% poverty rate during the previous five years 2010–2014.
In 2024, 15.8% of the population in Emporia Independent City, VA were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate
In 2020–2024, 842 residents of Emporia Independent City were living under the poverty line, down 40.2% from 1,400 during the previous five years (2015–2019).
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In 2020–2024, about 842 people in Emporia Independent City, VA were living under the poverty line.
People living under poverty line
Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, the poverty rate for children under 18 in Emporia Independent City decreased from 41.6% to 16.4%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years decreased from 21.5% to 17%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate decreased from 17.5% to 10.8%.
In Emporia Independent City, VA, the poverty rate for children decreased from 41.6% in 2015–2019 to 16.4% in 2020–2024.
Poverty rate
Among racial or ethnic groups in Emporia Independent City during 2020–2024, two had a higher poverty rate than the county’s overall rate: Asian and Black or African American.
Three groups had a lower than average poverty rate: Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race), Two or more races, and White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.
The poverty rate for the Two or more races population shifted the most, decreasing from 69.5% in 2015–2019 to 3.4% in 2020–2024.
In Emporia Independent City, VA, the poverty rate for people identifying as two or more races population decreased from 69.5% in 2015–2019 to 3.4% in 2020–2024.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity
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