Emporia vs Neosho Rapids

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

Emporia and Neosho Rapids 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 305 in Neosho Rapids). Neosho Rapids has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $52,787 in Emporia). Emporia has the higher median home value ($127,500 vs $79,400 in Neosho Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Emporia	Neosho Rapids
Population	24,098	305
Median age	30.2 yrs	23.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,787	$75,000
Median home value	$127,500	$79,400
Median gross rent	$793	—
Housing units	11,441	101
Homeownership rate	50.0%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emporia	Neosho Rapids
Population	24,607 → 24,098 (-2.1%)	280 → 305 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$40,525 → $52,787 (+30.3%)	$45,417 → $75,000 (+65.1%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $127,500 (+43.4%)	$56,100 → $79,400 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $793 (+18.7%)	$713 → $567 (-20.5%)

Emporia

Population

24,60724,098

Median household income

$40,525$52,787

Median home value

$88,900$127,500

Median gross rent

$668$793

Neosho Rapids

Population

280305

Median household income

$45,417$75,000

Median home value

$56,100$79,400

Median gross rent

$713$567

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emporia	Neosho Rapids
Under 5	6.1%	19.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	25.9%
18 to 24	20.8%	6.9%
25 to 34	13.5%	9.2%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	7.2%
55 to 64	9.6%	9.8%
65 to 74	8.1%	4.3%
75 and over	5.9%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emporia	Neosho Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	97.0%
Black or African American	2.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	2.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	29.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emporia	Neosho Rapids
No high school diploma	12.9%	13.6%
High school graduate	35.1%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emporia	Neosho Rapids
Drove alone	73.9%	80.3%
Carpooled	13.1%	18.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emporia	Neosho Rapids
1-unit, detached	55.6%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Emporia	Neosho Rapids
Poverty rate	18.4%	1.3%
Average household size	2.26	3.66
Mean commute (minutes)	12	23
Median year structure built	1968	1969