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Home values, rents and more in Emporia, VA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$157,000
Virginia: $412,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+4.4%
Virginia: +2.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
5,547
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$51,899
Virginia: $93,170 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Emporia, VA, shaded by typical home valueEmporia23847
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ZIP codes around Emporia, VA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Emporia is outlined.

How Emporia compares

The typical home in Emporia, VA is worth about $157,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Emporia are 62% below the typical value in Virginia ($412,000) and 57% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Emporia rose 4.4%, compared with +2.1% in Virginia and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $51,899, against $93,170 in Virginia and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 5,547 people live in Emporia (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Emporia has the 45th-lowest typical home value of the 382 cities in Virginia with Zillow figures.

Part of: Emporia city, VA · Virginia

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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