Erie

Population: 1,318
Median household income: $39,688
Median home value: $89,600

Erie is a community in Neosho County, Kansas, home to 1,318 residents. At $39,688, its median household income sits below Neosho County's $55,704.

Between 2019 and 2023, Erie's population declined 8.7% from 1,444 to 1,318, while its median home value rose 36.6% from $65,600 to $89,600.

Owners occupy 74.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,318
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $39,688
Median home value: $89,600
Median gross rent: $548
Housing units: 662
Homeownership rate: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4441,318

Median household income

$51,204$39,688

Median home value

$65,600$89,600

Median gross rent

$682$548

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,444	$51,204	$65,600	$682
2020	1,503	$46,339	$78,000	$656
2021	1,443	$45,660	$72,800	$515
2022	1,396	$40,962	$86,200	$494
2023	1,318	$39,688	$89,600	$548

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

Age distribution

Under 510.8%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 445.4%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	142	10.8%
5 to 17	179	13.6%
18 to 24	74	5.6%
25 to 34	223	16.9%
35 to 44	71	5.4%
45 to 54	98	7.4%
55 to 64	226	17.1%
65 to 74	178	13.5%
75 and over	127	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,057	80.2%
Black or African American	108	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.5%
Asian	8	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	99	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	6.6%
High school graduate	276	29.9%
Some college or associate's	343	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	176	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	67	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit2.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	419	79.5%
Carpooled	55	10.4%
Public transit	13	2.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	6.6%
Other means	5	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	208	42.3%
15 to 29 min	184	37.4%
30 to 44 min	69	14.0%
45 to 59 min	16	3.3%
60+ min	15	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 18.1% (229 of 1,265)

	Count	Share
Family households	265	44.1%
Nonfamily households	336	55.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	601	90.8%
Vacant	61	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	449	74.7%
Renter-occupied	152	25.3%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	538	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26	3.9%
5 to 19 units	54	8.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2021500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.27 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.5717, -95.2418