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Emporia city

5,402Population
-6.1 %Change since 2020
-37Net migration
7.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
5,402 (2024)
Change since 2020
-6.1 %
Net migration
-37 (2023)
Unemployment rate
7.9 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
5,751 (2020)
Births
86 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.9
Deaths
95 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
17.6
Natural change, 2023
-9
International migration
1 (2023)
Domestic migration
-38 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-6.8
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51595

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020257.96.5
PeriodValue
20257.9 %
20245.9 %
20234.2 %
20224.5 %
20217.7 %
202011.6 %
20195.0 %
20184.9 %
20175.3 %
20166.3 %
20156.8 %
20147.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020245,4025,694
PeriodValue
20245,402
20235,479
20225,524
20215,628
20205,694