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Emporia, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Emporia, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 28,492. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet EMPORIA-KS · Emporia, KS 1 ZIPs · 28,492 pop · #19265/25278 · Lyon County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $56,794
  • RANK-LOWER #19265/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Admire
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 54% owners
  • POP-SMALL 28,492
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,700

Nearest income peer: Admire, KS (+ $315 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Emporia

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Emporia on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Emporia, KS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
28,492
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,794
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,794 average) · poverty 15.9%. The primary code (66801) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (53.7%) for this income tier, rent $822 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Kansas, Smith Center is the closest lower-income city and Fort Scott the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Emporia.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 66801, is all of Emporia

There is no split to weigh here: 66801 holds every one of Emporia's 28,492 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Emporia's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 768 establishments, 12,900 employees , annual payroll $589,466k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 66801 (768 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (112) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Emporia, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Lyon County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Emporia. See the Lyon County roll-up →

Emporia sits in the lower half of Lyon County on income: Americus, Olpe and Hartford report more, and only Neosho Rapids reports less. Reading marks the far end of that range at $103,393, 82% above Emporia.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
66801 28,492 $56,794 768 38
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