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Emerald Mountain, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Emerald Mountain is a Census CDP of 3,535 people across 16.09 square miles of land, in Elmore County. Median household income is $123,347, 96.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Emerald Mountain
What Emerald Mountain is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area16.09 sq mi
- Water area0.66 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land220 plus or minus 66
- County holding the largest share of its areaElmore County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Emerald Mountain
- Population3,535 plus or minus 1,060
- Median age41.6
- Population under 181,139 plus or minus 332
- Share under 1832.2 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Population 65 and over370 plus or minus 106
- Share 65 and over10.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households1,106 plus or minus 278
- Family households912 plus or minus 255
- Share of households that are families82.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Emerald Mountain
- Median household income$123,347 plus or minus $49,846
- Per capita income$50,031 plus or minus $10,767
- Civilian labor force1,685 plus or minus 624
- Employed1,655 plus or minus 621
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 45
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over2,117 plus or minus 518
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.6 percent plus or minus 31.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.0 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.6 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Emerald Mountain
- Housing units1,126 plus or minus 276
- Occupied units1,106 plus or minus 278
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 43
- Vacancy rate1.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied1,063 plus or minus 257
- Renter occupied43 plus or minus 72
- Ownership rate96.1 percent plus or minus 33.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$321,300
- Single family units1,099 plus or minus 277
- Share single family97.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes27 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built2005
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Emerald Mountain gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,635 plus or minus 607
- Commuting under 15 minutes5 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes0.3 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more647 plus or minus 257
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.6 percent
- Drove alone76.0 percent plus or minus 36.2
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked11.6 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elmore County, not Emerald Mountain
Elmore County context, not Emerald Mountain figures
- Establishments in Elmore County1,305
- Covered employment, Elmore County21,539
- Average annual pay, Elmore County$48,014
- Housing units permitted, Elmore County107
Every figure in this section is published for Elmore County as a whole and is not a measurement of Emerald Mountain.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Emerald Mountain questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Emerald Mountain, Alabama?
3,535, in 1,106 households. Emerald Mountain CDP covers 16.09 square miles of land, which is 220 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Emerald Mountain in?
Elmore County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Emerald Mountain?
$123,347. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $321,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Emerald Mountain figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Elmore County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Emerald Mountain.
Is zoning published for Emerald Mountain?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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