Emporia, Kansas demographics

Emporia, KS demographics: median age 30.2; 24.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Emporia city, Kansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 2021275. The survey estimates a population of 24,131 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Emporia is 30.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 10,385 households (±291). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	30.2 ±0.7	37.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,131
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Under 18	5,155 ±371	21.4% ±1.5 pp	23.8%	22.0%
18–34	8,272 ±584	34.3% ±2.4 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	7,297 ±494	30.2% ±2.0 pp	36.2%	38.0%
65 and older	3,407 ±346	14.1% ±1.4 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,131
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Male	11,681 ±178	48.4% ±0.7 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	12,450 ±180	51.6% ±0.7 pp	49.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,131
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
White alone	15,780 ±464	65.4% ±1.9 pp	76.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	443 ±160	1.8% ±0.7 pp	5.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	136 ±114 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone	597 ±163	2.5% ±0.7 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,672 ±360	6.9% ±1.5 pp	4.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,503 ±547	22.8% ±2.3 pp	10.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,131
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,880 ±256	70.0% ±1.1 pp	86.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7,251 ±257	30.0% ±1.1 pp	13.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,711 ±381	35.7% ±3.5 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	648 ±217	6.2% ±2.1 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	883 ±228	8.5% ±2.2 pp	9.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,894 ±470	37.5% ±4.4 pp	30.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,249 ±275	12.0% ±2.6 pp	6.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,671 ±340	25.7% ±3.2 pp	30.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,714 ±431	74.3% ±3.6 pp	69.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,894 ±470	37.5% ±4.4 pp	30.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,069 ±399	29.6% ±3.7 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,477 ±346	14.2% ±3.3 pp	13.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,096 ±253	10.6% ±2.4 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	542 ±162	5.2% ±1.6 pp	5.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	216 ±97	2.1% ±0.9 pp	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	91 ±71 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,131
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Native	20,841 ±374	86.4% ±1.5 pp	92.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,290 ±368	13.6% ±1.5 pp	7.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 22,713
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
English only	18,050 ±554	79.5% ±2.4 pp	87.9%	77.7%
Spanish	4,126 ±517	18.2% ±2.3 pp	8.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	5 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	124 ±79 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	4 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	80 ±71 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	11 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	147 ±118 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	97 ±82 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	22 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	42 ±39 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	5 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 14,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,716 ±334	12.2% ±2.4 pp	8.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,007 ±516	35.7% ±3.6 pp	25.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,804 ±430	20.0% ±3.1 pp	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,078 ±200	7.7% ±1.4 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,920 ±340	13.7% ±2.4 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,508 ±237	10.7% ±1.7 pp	13.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 23,792
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Same house	17,547 ±652	73.8% ±2.7 pp	85.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,196 ±626	13.4% ±2.6 pp	7.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,210 ±546	9.3% ±2.3 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	796 ±222	3.3% ±0.9 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	43 ±38 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.9% of Emporia residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Kansas and 8.4% nationally. 90.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Emporia	Kansas	U.S.	Compared with Kansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.9% ±2.2 pp	8.8%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.0% ±2.8 pp	90.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.1% ±0.9 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Emporia . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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