Emmett vs Onaga

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

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

Onaga has the higher population (680 vs 186 in Emmett). Onaga has the higher median household income ($46,042 vs $39,250 in Emmett). Emmett has the higher median home value ($95,500 vs $95,400 in Onaga).

Population, income & housing

	Emmett	Onaga
Population	186	680
Median age	29.5 yrs	58.3 yrs
Median household income	$39,250	$46,042
Median home value	$95,500	$95,400
Median gross rent	—	$855
Housing units	74	348
Homeownership rate	70.4%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.6%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmett	Onaga
Population	171 → 186 (+8.8%)	751 → 680 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$46,146 → $39,250 (-14.9%)	$44,375 → $46,042 (+3.8%)
Median home value	$47,500 → $95,500 (+101.1%)	$65,400 → $95,400 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$595 → $855 (+43.7%)

Emmett

Population

171186

Median household income

$46,146$39,250

Median home value

$47,500$95,500

Onaga

Population

751680

Median household income

$44,375$46,042

Median home value

$65,400$95,400

Median gross rent

$595$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmett	Onaga
Under 5	16.7%	1.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	12.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	2.6%
25 to 34	16.7%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	2.2%	7.4%
55 to 64	16.1%	18.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	13.2%
75 and over	2.7%	21.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmett	Onaga
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmett	Onaga
No high school diploma	11.8%	7.6%
High school graduate	54.5%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmett	Onaga
Drove alone	89.2%	76.3%
Carpooled	10.8%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmett	Onaga
1-unit, detached	56.8%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	43.2%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Emmett	Onaga
Poverty rate	21.0%	12.9%
Average household size	2.62	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	1971	1953