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Emporia, Kansas Real Estate Buyer Agent - MLS Realtors List
Population (year 2000): 26,760. Estimated population in July 2005: 26,456 (-1.1% change)
Males: 13,082 (48.9%), Females: 13,678 (51.1%)
Lyon County
Zip code: 66801
Median resident age: 28.4 years
Median household income: $30,809 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,300 (year 2000)
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Races in Emporia:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.1%)
- Hispanic (21.5%)
- Other race (12.7%)
- Black (3.0%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Vietnamese (1.1%)
- Other Asian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (23.4%), Irish (9.5%), English (8.2%), United States (7.1%), French (2.8%), Swedish (2.7%).
Elevation: 1150 feet
Land area: 9.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Emporia
- High school or higher: 79.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Emporia city
- Never married: 33.5%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 9.5%
11.6% Foreign born (9.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,142 (+4.5%).
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (55.4 miles , pop. 122,377).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Wichita, KS (93.3 miles , pop. 344,284).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (390.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities: Americus, KS (8.4 miles ), Olpe, KS (10.2 miles ), Neosho Rapids, KS (13.7 miles ), Dunlap, KS (16.9 miles) , Bushong, KS (16.9 miles) , Admire, KS (17.2 miles) , Allen, KS (17.2 miles ), Hartford, KS (17.3 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1996: 28 buildings, average cost: $93,700
- 1997: 20 buildings, average cost: $83,600
- 1998: 23 buildings, average cost: $87,700
- 1999: 28 buildings, average cost: $91,400
- 2000: 21 buildings, average cost: $98,600
- 2001: 31 buildings, average cost: $104,800
- 2002: 19 buildings, average cost: $115,400
- 2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $103,000
- 2004: 31 buildings, average cost: $121,200
- 2005: 61 buildings, average cost: $100,200
Latitude: 38.41 N, Longitude: 96.19 W
Area code: 620
Emporia, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.1%), Educational,health and social services (22.2%), Retail trade (12.9%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.5%).
Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,134 (+11.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 11,204 (86.5%)
Crime in Emporia by Year |
| Type |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Murders |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| per 100,000 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
| Rapes |
21 |
19 |
15 |
| per 100,000 |
78.5 |
71.0 |
56.1 |
| Robberies |
10 |
8 |
9 |
| per 100,000 |
37.4 |
29.9 |
33.6 |
| Assaults |
66 |
53 |
35 |
| per 100,000 |
246.6 |
198.1 |
130.8 |
| Burglaries |
249 |
216 |
236 |
| per 100,000 |
930.5 |
807.2 |
881.9 |
| Thefts |
1,214 |
1,289 |
1,104 |
| per 100,000 |
4536.6 |
4816.9 |
4125.6 |
| Auto thefts |
47 |
62 |
62 |
| per 100,000 |
175.6 |
231.7 |
231.7 |
| Crime Index: (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 327.2) |
360.1 |
344.7 |
311.4 |
Average climate in Emporia, Kansas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Emporia-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 96% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/8/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.4 miles away from the Emporia city center killed 6 people and injured 177 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 6/8/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 39.9 miles away from the city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
Birthplace of: R. Lee Ermey, Clint Bowyer - Busch series NASCAR driver (born: May 30, 1979), William Allen White - novelist.
Hospitals/medical centers in Emporia:
- EMPORIA SURGICAL HOSPITAL (1602 WEST 15TH STREET)
- NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH (1201 W 12TH AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Emporia:
- MORRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; COUNCIL GROVE, KS)
- COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; BURLINGTON, KS)
- GREENWOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; EUREKA, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Emporia:
- FORBES FIELD (about 53 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 60 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID: MHK)
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 93 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Emporia:
- EMPORIA MUNI (about 7 miles; EMPORIA, KS; ID: EMP)
- CHASE COUNTY (about 26 miles; COTTONWOOD FALLS, KS; ID: 9K0)
- OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 31 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; ID: 53K)
Local government website: 65.30.12.165/city
Local government employment and payroll (March 2004) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
12 |
$37,629 |
$37,629 |
0 |
$0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
30 |
$62,158 |
$24,863 |
0 |
$0 |
| Streets and Highways |
11 |
$29,181 |
$31,833 |
0 |
$0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 |
$2,338 |
$28,056 |
0 |
$0 |
| Firefighters |
45 |
$184,902 |
$49,307 |
3 |
$1,592 |
| Police - Other |
22 |
$52,126 |
$28,432 |
5 |
$2,874 |
| Other and Unallocable |
15 |
$50,258 |
$40,206 |
1 |
$680 |
| Water Supply |
18 |
$46,381 |
$30,920 |
0 |
$0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
3 |
$8,039 |
$32,156 |
0 |
$0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
26 |
$70,051 |
$32,331 |
14 |
$9,830 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
47 |
$187,417 |
$47,851 |
0 |
$0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
5 |
$13,576 |
$32,582 |
1 |
$352 |
| Other Government Administration |
12 |
$39,201 |
$39,201 |
0 |
$0 |
| Airports |
3 |
$8,849 |
$35,396 |
0 |
$0 |
| Sewerage |
12 |
$29,409 |
$29,409 |
0 |
$0 |
| Totals for Government |
262 |
$821,516 |
$37,626 |
24 |
$15,328 |
Colleges/Universities in Emporia:
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 4,528; Location: 1200 COMMERCIAL ST; Public; Website: www.emporia.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- FLINT HILLS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 240; Location: 3301 W 18TH ST; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Emporia:
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 53 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 74 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
Public high school in Emporia:
- EMPORIA HIGH (Students: 1,609; Location: 3302 WEST 18TH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Emporia:
- EMPORIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 726; Location: 2300 GRAPHIC ARTS ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 406; Location: 327 S WEST ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- VILLAGE ELEM (Students: 385; Location: 2302 W 15TH; Grades: PK - 04)
- LOWTHER NORTH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 6TH (Students: 353; Location: 216 W SIXTH; Grades: 06 - 06)
- LOWTHER SOUTH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 5TH (Students: 345; Location: 215 W SIXTH; Grades: 05 - 05)
- W A WHITE ELEM (Students: 334; Location: 902 EXCHANGE; Grades: PK - 04)
- TIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 318; Location: 2901 TIMMERMAN DR; Grades: PK - 04)
- WALNUT ELEM (Students: 282; Location: 801 GROVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- LOGAN AVE ELEM (Students: 223; Location: 521 SOUTH EAST STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Emporia:
- SACRED HEART (Students: 191; Location: 102 COTTONWOOD; Grades: PK - 6)
- EMPORIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 65; Location: 1325 C OF E DRIVE; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Emporia:
- EMPORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $760,843; Location: 110 E. SIXTH AVENUE; 90,578 books; 8,146 audio materials; 1,689 video materials; 249 serial subscriptions)
User submitted facts and corrections:
- Emporia Christian School, 100 students, serves PK-8th, serves more than 25 different churches.
Emporia compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
Strongest AM radio stations in Emporia:
- KVOE (1400 AM; 1 kW; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: EMPORIA RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Emporia:
- KFFX (104.9 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: EMPORIA RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
- KNGM (91.9 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: CHRISTIAN ACTION TEAM, INC.)
- KRWV (96.1 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: C & C CONSULTING, INC)
- KPOR (90.7 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- K209CB (89.7 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KVOE-FM (101.7 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: EMPORIA RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
- KANH (89.7 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)
- K280EK (103.9 FM; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: CALVARY BIBLE COLLEGE)
- KANS (92.9 FM; OSAGE CITY, KS; Owner: C&C CONSULTING, INC.)
- WIBW-FM (94.5 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KMAJ-FM (107.7 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KTPK (106.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: KANSAS CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Emporia:
- KETM-CA (Channel 17; EMPORIA, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
- WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
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