Americus vs Emporia

A side-by-side comparison of Americus and Emporia: population, income, housing, and more.

Americus and Emporia are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Emporia has the higher population (24,098 vs 1,147 in Americus). Americus has the higher median household income ($81,125 vs $52,787 in Emporia). Emporia has the higher median home value ($127,500 vs $120,900 in Americus).

Population, income & housing

	Americus	Emporia
Population	1,147	24,098
Median age	27.9 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,125	$52,787
Median home value	$120,900	$127,500
Median gross rent	$969	$793
Housing units	386	11,441
Homeownership rate	77.9%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Americus	Emporia
Population	908 → 1,147 (+26.3%)	24,607 → 24,098 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$62,000 → $81,125 (+30.8%)	$40,525 → $52,787 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$82,400 → $120,900 (+46.7%)	$88,900 → $127,500 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $969 (+32.2%)	$668 → $793 (+18.7%)

Americus

Population

9081,147

Median household income

$62,000$81,125

Median home value

$82,400$120,900

Median gross rent

$733$969

Emporia

Population

24,60724,098

Median household income

$40,525$52,787

Median home value

$88,900$127,500

Median gross rent

$668$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Americus	Emporia
Under 5	4.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	30.8%	15.4%
18 to 24	13.7%	20.8%
25 to 34	7.6%	13.5%
35 to 44	16.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	8.5%	9.4%
55 to 64	7.8%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.1%
75 and over	2.9%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Americus	Emporia
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	61.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.2%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Americus	Emporia
No high school diploma	7.9%	12.9%
High school graduate	27.2%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Americus	Emporia
Drove alone	93.0%	73.9%
Carpooled	1.3%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.6%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.1%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Americus	Emporia
1-unit, detached	83.7%	55.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	16.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Americus	Emporia
Poverty rate	12.5%	18.4%
Average household size	3.13	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	21	12
Median year structure built	1976	1968