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Emporia, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 26,760. Estimated population in July 2024: 26,456 (-1.1% change)
Males: 13,082 (48.9%), Females: 13,678 (51.1%)

Lyon County

Zip code: 66801

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.4 years
Median household income: $30,809
Median house value: $69,300

Population by Race

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

Map of Emporia, KS

Population by Education

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%).

Hospitals

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:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Emporia:

  • FORBES FIELD (about 53 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 60 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
  • MC CONNELL AFB (about 93 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Emporia:

Colleges and Universities

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 (Full-time 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; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 74 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)

Schools

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)

Libraries

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)

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