Emmett vs Olsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Emmett and Olsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Olsburg has the higher population (274 vs 186 in Emmett). Olsburg has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $39,250 in Emmett). Olsburg has the higher median home value ($152,200 vs $95,500 in Emmett).

Population, income & housing

	Emmett	Olsburg
Population	186	274
Median age	29.5 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$39,250	$76,250
Median home value	$95,500	$152,200
Housing units	74	98
Homeownership rate	70.4%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.6%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmett	Olsburg
Population	171 → 186 (+8.8%)	239 → 274 (+14.6%)
Median household income	$46,146 → $39,250 (-14.9%)	$54,792 → $76,250 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$47,500 → $95,500 (+101.1%)	$112,500 → $152,200 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$700 → $631 (-9.9%)

Emmett

Population

171186

Median household income

$46,146$39,250

Median home value

$47,500$95,500

Olsburg

Population

239274

Median household income

$54,792$76,250

Median home value

$112,500$152,200

Median gross rent

$700$631

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmett	Olsburg
Under 5	16.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	23.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	2.2%
25 to 34	16.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	18.6%
45 to 54	2.2%	1.5%
55 to 64	16.1%	21.5%
65 to 74	8.6%	12.4%
75 and over	2.7%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmett	Olsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmett	Olsburg
No high school diploma	11.8%	8.6%
High school graduate	54.5%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmett	Olsburg
Drove alone	89.2%	62.8%
Carpooled	10.8%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmett	Olsburg
1-unit, detached	56.8%	99.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.2%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Emmett	Olsburg
Poverty rate	21.0%	16.1%
Average household size	2.62	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1971	1938