Emmett vs St. George

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

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

St. George has the higher population (1,115 vs 186 in Emmett). St. George has the higher median household income ($90,556 vs $39,250 in Emmett). St. George has the higher median home value ($233,800 vs $95,500 in Emmett).

Population, income & housing

	Emmett	St. George
Population	186	1,115
Median age	29.5 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$39,250	$90,556
Median home value	$95,500	$233,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,292
Housing units	74	441
Homeownership rate	70.4%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.6%	39.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmett	St. George
Population	171 → 186 (+8.8%)	914 → 1,115 (+22.0%)
Median household income	$46,146 → $39,250 (-14.9%)	$75,714 → $90,556 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$47,500 → $95,500 (+101.1%)	$196,100 → $233,800 (+19.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,063 → $1,292 (+21.5%)

Emmett

Population

171186

Median household income

$46,146$39,250

Median home value

$47,500$95,500

St. George

Population

9141,115

Median household income

$75,714$90,556

Median home value

$196,100$233,800

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,292

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmett	St. George
Under 5	16.7%	10.9%
5 to 17	16.7%	25.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	3.0%
25 to 34	16.7%	20.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	19.3%
45 to 54	2.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	16.1%	5.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	3.0%
75 and over	2.7%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmett	St. George
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	87.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.5%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmett	St. George
No high school diploma	11.8%	2.7%
High school graduate	54.5%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	18.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmett	St. George
Drove alone	89.2%	75.5%
Carpooled	10.8%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmett	St. George
1-unit, detached	56.8%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.2%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	Emmett	St. George
Poverty rate	21.0%	8.0%
Average household size	2.62	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1971	2006