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
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)