Emmett vs Wheaton

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

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

Emmett has the higher population (186 vs 83 in Wheaton). Wheaton has the higher median household income ($69,375 vs $39,250 in Emmett). Emmett has the higher median home value ($95,500 vs $81,700 in Wheaton).

Population, income & housing

	Emmett	Wheaton
Population	186	83
Median age	29.5 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$39,250	$69,375
Median home value	$95,500	$81,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,113
Housing units	74	40
Homeownership rate	70.4%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.6%	42.9%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmett	Wheaton
Population	171 → 186 (+8.8%)	84 → 83 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$46,146 → $39,250 (-14.9%)	$58,750 → $69,375 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$47,500 → $95,500 (+101.1%)	$54,300 → $81,700 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$700 → $1,113 (+59.0%)

Emmett

Population

171186

Median household income

$46,146$39,250

Median home value

$47,500$95,500

Wheaton

Population

8483

Median household income

$58,750$69,375

Median home value

$54,300$81,700

Median gross rent

$700$1,113

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmett	Wheaton
Under 5	16.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.4%
25 to 34	16.7%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	9.6%
45 to 54	2.2%	6.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	19.3%
65 to 74	8.6%	22.9%
75 and over	2.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmett	Wheaton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmett	Wheaton
No high school diploma	11.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	54.5%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	35.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmett	Wheaton
Drove alone	89.2%	81.8%
Carpooled	10.8%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmett	Wheaton
1-unit, detached	56.8%	95.0%
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%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Emmett	Wheaton
Poverty rate	21.0%	1.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	31	42
Median year structure built	1971	1938