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Country around Emerson is a rural area of about 2,100 people in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Shreveport, LA and 210 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $719 a month.
2,100people
$125kTypical home
$719/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,100 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Dallas, TX
- 56 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$790/mo)
- Median rent $719/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (405 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 49% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ELD airport
- 214 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 341 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Claiborne Parish: R+22 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.