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Wichita, KS Metro Area

652,939 Population
4,148.1 square miles 157.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,822 ±$1,076 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$67,434 ±$2,651 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.6% ±1.3% (80,349  ±8,237) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

20.3 minutes ±0.6 (6,008,780  ±224,194) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

260,885 ±2,794 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (638,624  ±127) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.6% ±1% (8,417  ±1,546) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

282,274 ±86 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$207,300 ±$4,409 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.9% ±1.4% (89,921  ±8,724.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.6% ±2.2% (392,665  ±9,605.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
32.2% ±1.3% (139,635  ±5,689.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.1% ±6,025.3% (46,238  ±3,155) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.6% ±0.5% (32,243  ±2,490) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
32,243 Total veterans ±2,490 30,047 Male ±2,404 2,196 Female ±668

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