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Emma, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Emma is a Census city of 270 people across 0.59 square miles of land, lying across Lafayette County and Saline County. Median household income is $81,667, 89.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Emma
What Emma is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.59 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land461 plus or minus 166
- County holding the largest share of its areaLafayette County, 57.0 percent
- Counties this place lies inLafayette County 57.0 percent, Saline County 43.0 percent
Emma crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Emma
How many people live in Emma
- Population270 plus or minus 97
- Median age36.8 plus or minus 8.4
- Population under 1882 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1830.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over28 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over10.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households88 plus or minus 25
- Family households69 plus or minus 24
- Share of households that are families78.4 percent plus or minus 15.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Emma
Income and work in Emma
- Median household income$81,667 plus or minus $17,950
- Per capita income$36,883 plus or minus $13,718
- Civilian labor force142 plus or minus 46
- Employed142 plus or minus 46
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over168 plus or minus 61
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.5 percent plus or minus 40.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.5 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Emma
Housing in Emma
- Housing units106 plus or minus 29
- Occupied units88 plus or minus 25
- Vacant units18 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate17.0 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Owner occupied79 plus or minus 26
- Renter occupied9 plus or minus 9
- Ownership rate89.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$124,300 plus or minus $44,865
- Median gross rent, monthly$850
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Single family units102 plus or minus 30
- Share single family96.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Emma
How Emma gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute131 plus or minus 48
- Commuting under 15 minutes60 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.8 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more51 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.9 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Drove alone83.4 percent
- Carpooled6.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home9.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Emma
Flood risk in Emma
- NFIP communityCity of Emma
- NFIP community number290587
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/26/10(M)
The City of Emma participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290587 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lafayette County, not Emma
Lafayette County context, not Emma figures
- Establishments in Lafayette County732
- Covered employment, Lafayette County8,809
- Average annual pay, Lafayette County$44,138
- Housing units permitted, Lafayette County121
Every figure in this section is published for Lafayette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Emma.
All Lafayette County figures →
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
Emma questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Emma, Missouri?
270, in 88 households. Emma city covers 0.59 square miles of land, which is 461 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Emma in?
Emma lies in more than one. By area it is 57.0 percent in Lafayette County, 43.0 percent in Saline County. This page sits under Lafayette County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Emma?
$81,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $124,300. Median gross rent is $850 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Emma in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Emma appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Emma, city of, community 290587, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Emma figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lafayette 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 Emma.
Is zoning published for Emma?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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