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Emerson, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Emerson is a Census village of 885 people across 0.47 square miles of land, lying across Dixon County and Dakota County and Thurston County. Median household income is $57,292, 69.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Emerson
What Emerson is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.47 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,869 plus or minus 416
- County holding the largest share of its areaDixon County, 47.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inDixon County 47.4 percent, Dakota County 26.6 percent, Thurston County 26.0 percent
Emerson 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.
Emerson
How many people live in Emerson
- Population885 plus or minus 197
- Median age44.0
- Population under 18187 plus or minus 70
- Share under 1821.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over200 plus or minus 59
- Share 65 and over22.6 percent
- Households331
- Family households202 plus or minus 56
- Share of households that are families61.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Emerson
Income and work in Emerson
- Median household income$57,292 plus or minus $16,979
- Per capita income$26,920
- Civilian labor force482 plus or minus 116
- Employed458 plus or minus 114
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over588
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.9 percent plus or minus 24.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Emerson
Housing in Emerson
- Housing units369
- Occupied units331
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate10.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied230 plus or minus 56
- Renter occupied101 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate69.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$703
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Single family units314
- Share single family85.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more33 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more8.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1949
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Emerson
How Emerson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute416 plus or minus 108
- Commuting under 15 minutes99 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.8 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more155 plus or minus 55
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Drove alone84.3 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home6.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Emerson
Flood risk in Emerson
- NFIP communityVillage of Emerson
- NFIP community number310366
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/10
The Village of Emerson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310366 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.
Dixon County, not Emerson
Dixon County context, not Emerson figures
- Establishments in Dixon County107
- Covered employment, Dixon County1,859
- Average annual pay, Dixon County$52,764
- Housing units permitted, Dixon County3
Every figure in this section is published for Dixon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Emerson.
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
Emerson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Emerson, Nebraska?
885, in 331 households. Emerson village covers 0.47 square miles of land, which is 1,869 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Emerson in?
Emerson lies in more than one. By area it is 47.4 percent in Dixon County, 26.6 percent in Dakota County, 26.0 percent in Thurston County. This page sits under Dixon 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 Emerson?
$57,292. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,400. Median gross rent is $703 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Emerson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Emerson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Emerson, village of, community 310366, 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 Emerson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dixon 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 Emerson.
Is zoning published for Emerson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.