COMPARING TWO PLACES
Allen vs Emporia
PLACE A
Allen, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Emporia, Virginia
Allen is 97% smaller than Emporia. Allen earns more, with a median household income $7,117 higher. Emporia has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -10%).
ALLENEMPORIADIFFERENCE
Total population1635,447−97% vs Emporia
Population density591789−198
Population growth-9.6%-2.7%−6.9 pts
Median age40.536.6+3.9
Male43.6%46.5%−2.9 pts
Female56.4%53.5%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born1.0%2.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%18.3%+78.2 pts
Black0.0%64.3%−64.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Asian1.0%0.6%+0.5 pts
Other2.4%8.9%−6.4 pts
Median household income$59,016$51,899+$7,117
Per capita income$32,305$28,969+$3,336
Poverty rate8.0%15.8%−7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3020.439−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%16.0%−7.2 pts
Graduate degree2.4%6.0%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation66.9%55.5%+11.4 pts
Median home value$59,600$148,500−$88,900
Median gross rent$478$1,037−$559
Owner-occupied60.3%38.1%+22.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%20.9%−14.4 pts
Rent-burdened households5.8%45.9%−40.1 pts
Average commute33.123.2+9.9
Worked from home1.2%9.9%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.7%4.7%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025