Emporia, KS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	26,760	100.0

Male	13,082	48.9
Female	13,678	51.1

Under 5 years	1,958	7.3
5 to 9 years	1,874	7.0
10 to 14 years	1,777	6.6
15 to 19 years	2,631	9.8
20 to 24 years	3,730	13.9
25 to 34 years	3,711	13.9
35 to 44 years	3,569	13.3
45 to 54 years	2,891	10.8
55 to 59 years	945	3.5
60 to 64 years	723	2.7
65 to 74 years	1,280	4.8
75 to 84 years	1,115	4.2
85 years and over	556	2.1

Median age (years)	28.4	(X)

18 years and over	19,992	74.7
Male	9,641	36.0
Female	10,351	38.7
21 years and over	17,597	65.8
62 years and over	3,380	12.6
65 years and over	2,951	11.0
Male	1,065	4.0
Female	1,886	7.0

RACE
One race	26,086	97.5
White	21,041	78.6
Black or African American	793	3.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	128	0.5
Asian	712	2.7
Asian Indian	80	0.3
Chinese	44	0.2
Filipino	31	0.1
Japanese	18	0.1
Korean	32	0.1
Vietnamese	299	1.1
Other Asian ¹	208	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	3,411	12.7
Two or more races	674	2.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	21,640	80.9
Black or African American	950	3.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	315	1.2
Asian	809	3.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	12	0.0
Some other race	3,727	13.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	26,760	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5,752	21.5
Mexican	4,340	16.2
Puerto Rican	34	0.1
Cuban	27	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,351	5.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,008	78.5
White alone	19,032	71.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	26,760	100.0
In households	25,295	94.5
Householder	10,253	38.3
Spouse	4,656	17.4
Child	7,261	27.1
Own child under 18 years	6,176	23.1
Other relatives	1,065	4.0
Under 18 years	369	1.4
Nonrelatives	2,060	7.7
Unmarried partner	632	2.4
In group quarters	1,465	5.5
Institutionalized population	318	1.2
Noninstitutionalized population	1,147	4.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,253	100.0
Family households (families)	6,041	58.9
With own children under 18 years	3,234	31.5
Married-couple family	4,656	45.4
With own children under 18 years	2,281	22.2
Female householder, no husband present	965	9.4
With own children under 18 years	688	6.7
Nonfamily households	4,212	41.1
Householder living alone	3,188	31.1
Householder 65 years and over	1,048	10.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,475	33.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,064	20.1

Average household size	2.47	(X)
Average family size	3.15	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,019	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,253	93.0
Vacant housing units	766	7.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	35	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,253	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,493	53.6
Renter-occupied housing units	4,760	46.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.71	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.18	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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