Emporia

Population: 24,098
Median household income: $52,787
Median home value: $127,500

Emporia, a community in Lyon County, Kansas, has 24,098 residents. Its median household income of $52,787 runs below the Lyon County figure of $59,078.

From 2019 to 2023, Emporia's population declined 2.1% from 24,607 to 24,098, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $88,900 to $127,500.

73.9% of workers drive to work alone. 55.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,098
Median age: 30.2 yrs
Median household income: $52,787
Median home value: $127,500
Median gross rent: $793
Housing units: 11,441
Homeownership rate: 50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,60724,098

Median household income

$40,525$52,787

Median home value

$88,900$127,500

Median gross rent

$668$793

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,607	$40,525	$88,900	$668
2020	24,631	$43,481	$98,200	$650
2021	24,220	$46,642	$106,500	$710
2022	24,118	$49,661	$125,200	$758
2023	24,098	$52,787	$127,500	$793

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2420.8%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,459	6.1%
5 to 17	3,707	15.4%
18 to 24	5,015	20.8%
25 to 34	3,252	13.5%
35 to 44	2,700	11.2%
45 to 54	2,269	9.4%
55 to 64	2,313	9.6%
65 to 74	1,962	8.1%
75 and over	1,421	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,816	61.5%
Black or African American	495	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	491	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.1%
Two or more races	1,105	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,152	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,797	12.9%
High school graduate	4,891	35.1%
Some college or associate's	3,638	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,957	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,634	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,133	73.9%
Carpooled	1,615	13.1%
Public transit	24	0.2%
Walked	662	5.4%
Bicycle	53	0.4%
Worked from home	781	6.3%
Other means	92	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,411	81.3%
15 to 29 min	1,131	9.8%
30 to 44 min	319	2.8%
45 to 59 min	303	2.6%
60+ min	415	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 18.4% (4,254 of 23,087)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,483	53.7%
Nonfamily households	4,726	46.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,209	89.2%
Vacant	1,232	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,105	50.0%
Renter-occupied	5,104	50.0%

1-unit, detached55.6%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,365	55.6%
1-unit, attached	278	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1,266	11.1%
5 to 19 units	1,896	16.6%
20 or more units	908	7.9%
Mobile home & other	728	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2021275
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 38.4019, -96.1917