Moving to Erie, Kansas

Population: 1,211. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,167 (-3.6% change)
Males: 571 (47.2%), Females: 640 (52.8%)

Neosho County

Zip code: 66733

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $30,568
Median house value: $41,200

Population by Race

Races in Erie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (29.0%), Irish (16.4%), English (11.9%), United States (11.5%), Dutch (3.0%), French (2.4%).

Elevation: 925 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Map of Erie, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Erie

  • High school or higher: 89.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Erie city

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 13.9%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -80 (-6.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Erie:

  • LABETTE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; PARSONS, KS)
  • NEOSHO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CHANUTE, KS)
  • HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 CRAWFORD COUNTY (about 27 miles; GIRARD, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Erie:

  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 60 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
  • FORBES FIELD (about 100 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
  • TULSA INTL (about 105 miles; TULSA, OK; Abbreviation: TUL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Erie:

  • CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON (about 18 miles; CHANUTE, KS; Abbreviation: CNU)
  • ALLEN COUNTY (about 23 miles; IOLA, KS; Abbreviation: K88)
  • TRI-CITY (about 25 miles; PARSONS, KS; Abbreviation: PPF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Erie:

  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 96 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 107 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 108 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)

Schools

Public high school in Erie:

  • ERIE HIGH (Students: 200; Location: 410 W 3RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Erie:

  • ERIE ELEM (Students: 311; Location: 410 W 2ND; Grades: KG – 08)

Libraries

Library in Erie:

  • ERIE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $41,993; Location: 204 S. BUTLER; 12,580 books; 374 audio materials; 549 video materials; 11 serial subscriptions)