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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Emporia Area is $20,272, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Emporia Area median household income is $40,427. On average Emporia Area residents spend 16.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #714

Emporia Area	20,272 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Emporia Area	20,908 USD
Kansas	29,793 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Emporia Area	25,216 USD
Kansas	35,528 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Emporia Area	17,135 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #670

Emporia Area	40,427 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Emporia Area	51,026 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Emporia Area	11.25%
Kansas	27.69%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Emporia Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kansas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Emporia Area		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.22%	$9,618, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.85%	$17,428, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.74%	$3,174, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.77%	$21,867, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Emporia Area	52,285 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Emporia Area	63,160 USD
Kansas	83,035 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Emporia Area	Kansas	U.S.
White	$41,630, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Black	$23,180, see rank	$32,903	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,278, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
Asian	$18,043, see rank	$60,287	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,542, see rank	$39,104	$37,170
One Race, Other	$35,234, see rank	$39,298	$40,300
Two or More Races	$47,798, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Emporia Area	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$16,646, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,241, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,188, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$35,849, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Emporia Area	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	26,707, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	12,918, 48.37%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,731, 75.33%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,731, 75.33%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,975, 92.23%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	756, 7.77%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,187, 24.67%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	13,789, 51.63%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,655, 62.77%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,655, 62.77%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	8,019, 92.65%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	636, 7.35%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,134, 37.23%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Emporia Area	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16,498, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	12,730, 77.16%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,193, 13.29%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	11, 0.07%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	731, 4.43%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	227, 1.38%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	606, 3.67%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Emporia Area	16.3 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Emporia Area	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,994	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	8,975, 52.81%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,781, 19.84%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,145, 12.76%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,433, 15.97%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	98, 1.09%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,114, 12.41%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,805, 31.25%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	8,019, 47.19%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,654, 33.10%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,944, 24.24%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,539, 31.66%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 0.06%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	43, 0.54%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	832, 10.38%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Emporia Area	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,994, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	458, 2.70%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	1,248, 7.34%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,808, 16.52%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	334, 1.97%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,170, 12.77%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	852, 5.01%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	161, 0.95%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	524, 3.08%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	746, 4.39%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,496, 26.46%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,528, 8.99%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	728, 4.28%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	941, 5.54%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Emporia Area	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,146	22.14%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,247	15.68%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.