Erie vs Stark

A side-by-side comparison of Erie and Stark: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Erie has the higher population (1,318 vs 81 in Stark). Stark has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $39,688 in Erie). Stark has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $89,600 in Erie).

Population, income & housing

	Erie	Stark
Population	1,318	81
Median age	41.1 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,688	$66,250
Median home value	$89,600	$131,300
Median gross rent	$548	—
Housing units	662	38
Homeownership rate	74.7%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Erie	Stark
Population	1,444 → 1,318 (-8.7%)	74 → 81 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$51,204 → $39,688 (-22.5%)	$30,208 → $66,250 (+119.3%)
Median home value	$65,600 → $89,600 (+36.6%)	$38,000 → $131,300 (+245.5%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $548 (-19.6%)	—

Erie

Population

1,4441,318

Median household income

$51,204$39,688

Median home value

$65,600$89,600

Median gross rent

$682$548

Stark

Population

7481

Median household income

$30,208$66,250

Median home value

$38,000$131,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Erie	Stark
Under 5	10.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	13.6%	11.1%
18 to 24	5.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.9%	7.4%
35 to 44	5.4%	23.5%
45 to 54	7.4%	16.0%
55 to 64	17.1%	14.8%
65 to 74	13.5%	16.0%
75 and over	9.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Erie	Stark
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	98.8%
Black or African American	8.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Erie	Stark
No high school diploma	6.6%	1.4%
High school graduate	29.9%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Erie	Stark
Drove alone	79.5%	51.1%
Carpooled	10.4%	22.2%
Public transit	2.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	26.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Erie	Stark
1-unit, detached	81.3%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Erie	Stark
Poverty rate	18.1%	30.0%
Average household size	2.11	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	18	73
Median year structure built	1969	1938