CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Emmett

Kansas · 154 residents · 0.20 sq mi

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Emmett is a city of 154 people in Kansas. There are 123 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $24,400. The poverty rate is 25.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

154

−44%vs 2000

vs 277 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

+4%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.20 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024178

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(7)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(11)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(12)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911%(17)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(11)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.7%(18)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.9%(26)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416.2%(25)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(17)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.9%(6)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.3%(2)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,063

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,778 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,775

+14%vs 2000

vs $12,078 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.3%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,400

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$230

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $325 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.5%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

23.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(256)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(154)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.7%(12)

Ancestry

German46.1%(82)

Irish33.7%(60)

Italian7.9%(14)

English6.2%(11)

American2.2%(4)

Scottish2.2%(4)

Croatian1.7%(3)

Macedonian1.7%(3)

Polish1.7%(3)

Austrian1.1%(2)

Dutch1.1%(2)

Hungarian1.1%(2)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian1.1%(2)

Greek0.6%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(1)

Subsaharan African0.6%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

+6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.3%

+6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

−26%vs 2000

vs 29.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.3%(29)

Married37.3%(25)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced19.4%(13)

Women 15+

Never married16.7%(8)

Married62.5%(30)

Widowed12.5%(6)

Divorced8.3%(4)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 15.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.6%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 57.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.6%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.4%

+17.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.2%

−9.5 ptssince 2020

from 65.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.5%

+24.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era70%(7)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 10 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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