Because there are quite a few people attending college in Emporia, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Emporia provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
One of the benefits of Emporia is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.20 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In terms of college education, Emporia is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.84% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Emporia in 2022 was $26,383, which is low income relative to Kansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,532 for a family of four. However, Emporia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Emporia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Emporia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Emporia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Emporia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.56% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Emporia include German, Irish, European, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Emporia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
