Emporia, KS Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,137 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 416 | 4.6 |
| Kindergarten | 400 | 4.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,926 | 32.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,649 | 18.0 |
| College or graduate school | 3,746 | 41.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 14,469 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,338 | 9.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,606 | 11.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,242 | 29.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,421 | 23.6 |
| Associate degree | 419 | 2.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,087 | 14.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,356 | 9.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 23.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 21,037 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 7,039 | 33.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 10,368 | 49.3 |
| Separated | 248 | 1.2 |
| Widowed | 1,390 | 6.6 |
Female | 1,212 | 5.8 |
| Divorced | 1,992 | 9.5 |
Female | 1,155 | 5.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 356 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 161 | 45.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,896 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,055 | 10.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,338 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 539 | 7.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 14,315 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,453 | 17.1 |
Percent employed | 63.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 11,862 | 82.9 |
Percent employed | 79.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,754 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,193 | 43.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,759 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 9,883 | 39.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 13,798 | 55.7 |
Same county | 6,908 | 27.9 |
Different county | 6,890 | 27.8 |
Same state | 4,545 | 18.4 |
Different state | 2,345 | 9.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,078 | 4.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 26,702 | 100.0 |
| Native | 23,592 | 88.4 |
Born in United States | 23,445 | 87.8 |
State of residence | 16,884 | 63.2 |
Different state | 6,561 | 24.6 |
Born outside United States | 147 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 3,110 | 11.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,907 | 7.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 568 | 2.1 |
Not a citizen | 2,542 | 9.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,110 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 128 | 4.1 |
| Asia | 287 | 9.2 |
| Africa | 40 | 1.3 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 2,635 | 84.7 |
| Northern America | 20 | 0.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,759 | 100.0 |
| English only | 19,859 | 80.2 |
| Language other than English | 4,900 | 19.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,875 | 11.6 |
Spanish | 4,196 | 16.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,570 | 10.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 310 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 114 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 301 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 132 | 0.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 26,702 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 26,659 | 99.8 |
| Arab | 88 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 137 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 129 | 0.5 |
| Dutch | 631 | 2.4 |
| English | 2,181 | 8.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 747 | 2.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 178 | 0.7 |
| German | 6,253 | 23.4 |
| Greek | 20 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 85 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 2,530 | 9.5 |
| Italian | 319 | 1.2 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 224 | 0.8 |
| Polish | 185 | 0.7 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 98 | 0.4 |
| Scotch-Irish | 424 | 1.6 |
| Scottish | 424 | 1.6 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 30 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 724 | 2.7 |
| Swiss | 115 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 1,894 | 7.1 |
| Welsh | 594 | 2.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 8,649 | 32.4 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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