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Kansas · Census place 21275

Emporia city, KS

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Emporia city has 24,098 residents, ranking #17 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $52,787, the median home is worth $127,500 and median gross rent runs $793 a month.

Population
24,098Emporia city residents
Median household income
$52,787Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$127,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$793Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
30.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
50%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Emporia city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Emporia city median would spend about 18% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.4% of residents and 50% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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