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Sedgwick (Northwest) & Harvey Counties--Wichita (Northwest) & Newton Cities PUMA, KS

170,596 Population
858.2 square miles 198.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Kansas: 38 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,227 ±$2,367 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Kansas: $41,580 ±$690
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$86,803 ±$6,014 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Kansas: $75,514 ±$996
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.8% ±2.4% (16,397  ±4,155) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kansas: 10.9% 313,235 (±0.5% / ±15,633)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.7 minutes ±0.5 (1,546,430  ±64,242) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Kansas: 19.7 25,281,270 (±0.1 / ±223,485)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

67,168 ±3,200 Number of households
  • Kansas: 1,204,374 ±6,458
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (167,792  ±9,445) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Kansas: 2.4 2,883,876
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.9% ±2.3% (2,275  ±898) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Kansas: 6.2% 42,547 (±0.5% / ±3,183)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

71,776 ±3,270 Number of housing units
  • Kansas: 1,310,001 ±918
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$256,700 ±$11,166 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Kansas: $238,700 ±$2,937
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.8% ±2.2% (18,331  ±3,818.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kansas: 13% 382,985 (±0.5% / ±14,353.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.5% ±1.5% (106,127  ±5,494.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Kansas: 92% 1,827,651 (±1% / ±20,234.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
36.2% ±2.2% (41,524  ±3,266.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Kansas: 36.1% 716,115 (±0.6% / ±12,072.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

10.6% ±2.1% (16,828  ±3,288.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kansas: 12.1% 335,262 (±0.2% / ±5,283.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

5.8% ±1.5% (9,955  ±2,658) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kansas: 7.8% 232,485
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.2% ±1% (7,781  ±1,293) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kansas: 6.7% 150,374 (±0.3% / ±6,182)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,781 Total veterans ±1,293 7,126 Male ±1,168 655 Female ±410

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