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Wichita Demographics and Statistics

Wichita is one of a number of communities in the United States that has an interesting mixture of heritages, cultures and peoples that make the city culturally rich. People of many cultures, lifestyles and backgrounds inhabit the area. It is home to residents living in urban and suburban areas. The metro has grown recently and will likely continue to grow. Demographic data of the metro statistical area of Wichita present some exciting facts.

Wichita, KS

People QuickFacts Wichita Kansas
Population, 2006 estimate 357,698 2,764,075
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 1.8% 2.8%
Population, 2000 344,284 2,688,418
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.0% 7.0%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.1% 26.5%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.9% 13.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.7% 50.6%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 75.2% 86.1%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 11.4% 5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2% 0.9%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 4.0% 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.1% 2.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 9.6% 7.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 47.4% 52.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 8.1% 5.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 12.9% 8.7%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.8% 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 25.3% 25.8%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.1 19.0
 
Housing units, 2000 152,119 1,131,200
Homeownership rate, 2000 61.6% 69.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $78,900 $83,500
 
Households, 2000 139,087 1,037,891
Persons per household, 2000 2.44 2.51
Median household income, 1999 $39,939 $40,624
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,647 $20,506
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 11.2% 9.9%
Business QuickFacts Wichita Kansas
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 8,631,316 44,117,100
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 4,350,025 26,505,396
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $12,283 $9,772
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 599,838 3,196,947
Total number of firms, 2002 26,936 219,378
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.1% 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 1.1% 0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.8% 1.6%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.4% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 27.1% 27.2%
 
Geography QuickFacts Wichita Kansas
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 135 81,814
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,536.2 32.9
FIPS Code 79000 20
Counties Sedgwick County