Population: 397,945
Households: 158,589
Average household size: 2.46
Median age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $64,620
Housing units: 176,411

Population comparison

2020 Census397,686

2024 estimate397,945

Change+0.1%

Population: 397,945
Median age: 35.7 years
Male: 197,801
Female: 200,144

Median age by sex

Male median age: 34.9 years
Female median age: 36.8 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

12,321Under 511,995

36,6015–1734,891

20,44018–2419,253

29,81125–3429,355

25,93635–4425,406

21,43945–5421,957

22,65155–6423,278

28,60265+34,009

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5–17

Male

5–9: 13,006
10–14: 14,588
15–17: 9,007

Female

5–9: 12,374
10–14: 13,901
15–17: 8,616

18–24

Male

18–19: 5,443
20: 2,655
21: 2,729
22–24: 9,613

Female

18–19: 4,762
20: 2,870
21: 3,032
22–24: 8,589

25–34

Male

25–29: 15,757
30–34: 14,054

Female

25–29: 15,088
30–34: 14,267

35–44

Male

35–39: 13,691
40–44: 12,245

Female

35–39: 12,779
40–44: 12,627

45–54

Male

45–49: 10,327
50–54: 11,112

Female

45–49: 10,843
50–54: 11,114

55–64

Male

55–59: 11,387
60–61: 4,239
62–64: 7,025

Female

55–59: 11,018
60–61: 5,025
62–64: 7,235

65+

Male

65–66: 4,411
67–69: 6,102
70–74: 7,891
75–79: 4,822
80–84: 2,703
85+: 2,673

Female

65–66: 4,728
67–69: 6,801
70–74: 8,449
75–79: 5,271
80–84: 3,856
85+: 4,904

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 255,13864.1%
Two or more races: 57,07514.3%
Black alone: 37,8889.5%
Some other race: 23,9976.0%
Asian alone: 19,9845.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 3,6930.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1700.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 75,492
White, not Hispanic: 236,619

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 94,740
Married-couple share: 70.8%
With children: 48.3%

Household sizeShare of households

52,76933.3%

1 person

52,80633.3%

2 people

20,67813.0%

3 people

16,92010.7%

4 people

15,4169.7%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 8,444
6 People: 4,335
7 Plus People: 2,637

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households94,740

Married-couple families67,05670.8% of family households

With children: 25,49538%
Without children: 41,56162%

Other families27,68429.2% of family households

Male householder: 7,27926.3%
Female householder: 20,40573.7%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	94,740	Not applicable
Married-couple families	67,056	70.8%
With children	25,495	38%
Without children	41,561	62%
Other families	27,684	29.2%
Male householder	7,279	26.3%
Female householder	20,405	73.7%

Median household: $64,620
Median family: $85,006
Per capita: $36,960

Household incomeShare of households

26,24916.6%

Under $25k

35,20322.2%

$25–49k

28,51018.0%

$50–74k

21,06113.3%

$75–99k

24,70815.6%

$100–149k

11,6517.3%

$150–199k

11,2077.1%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 8,471
$10,000–$14,999: 6,500
$15,000–$19,999: 5,646
$20,000–$24,999: 5,632

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 7,306
$30,000–$34,999: 7,962
$35,000–$39,999: 7,223
$40,000–$44,999: 6,216
$45,000–$49,999: 6,496

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 12,866
$60,000–$74,999: 15,644

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 14,417
$125,000–$149,999: 10,291

Education universe: 262,444
High school or higher: 88%
Bachelor’s or higher: 31.1%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

12,9204.9%

Less than 9th grade

18,6017.1%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

68,08125.9%

High school or equivalent

59,24422.6%

Some college, no degree

21,9988.4%

Associate degree

50,89919.4%

Bachelor’s degree

30,70111.7%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 6,121
Nursery School: 68
Kindergarten: 99
First Grade: 64
Second Grade: 129
Third Grade: 777
Fourth Grade: 98
Fifth Grade: 520
Sixth Grade: 2,210
Seventh Grade: 618
Eighth Grade: 2,216

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 2,862
Tenth Grade: 3,887
Eleventh Grade: 5,206
Twelfth No Diploma: 6,646

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 54,849
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 13,232

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 20,914
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 38,330

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 23,468
Professional School Degree: 4,442
Doctorate Degree: 2,791

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	12,920
Grades 9–12, no diploma	18,601
High school or equivalent	68,081
Some college, no degree	59,244
Associate degree	21,998
Bachelor’s degree	50,899
Graduate or professional	30,701

Marital status by sexMale and Female

4,13212,365

Widowed

16,60722,912

Divorced

2,3472,956

Separated

74,62374,198

Now Married

62,52452,399

Never Married

6,1806,147

Married Spouse Absent

68,44368,051

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	4,132	12,365
Divorced	16,607	22,912
Separated	2,347	2,956
Now Married	74,623	74,198
Never Married	62,524	52,399
Married Spouse Absent	6,180	6,147
Married Spouse Present	68,443	68,051

Median home value: $190,800
Median gross rent: $975

Housing tenure

Owner: 93,37358.9%
Renter: 65,21641.1%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 158,58989.9%
Vacant: 17,82210.1%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 55,890
Owners without mortgage: 37,483

Vacancy reason

For rent5,139

28.8%

For sale973

5.5%

Rented, not occupied784

4.4%

Sold, not occupied718

4.0%

Seasonal710

4.0%

Migrant workers0

0.0%

Other9,498

53.3%

Structure type

Detached116,362

66.0%

Attached8,899

5.0%

2–4 units15,012

8.5%

5–19 units16,633

9.4%

20+ units14,575

8.3%

Mobile or other4,930

2.8%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 6,415
Structure 3–4 Units: 8,597

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 7,051
Structure 10–19 Units: 9,582

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 6,462
Structure 50 Plus Units: 8,113

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 4,814
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 116

Year builtHousing units by period

62,50235.4%

Before 1960

38,89622.0%

1960–79

42,32324.0%

1980–99

30,56917.3%

2000–19

2,1211.2%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 17,936
1940–1949: 14,311
1950–1959: 30,255

1960–79

1960–1969: 15,816
1970–1979: 23,080

1980–99

1980–1989: 22,775
1990–1999: 19,548

2000–19

2000–2009: 17,736
2010–2019: 12,833

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

10,978

590

1990s

12,174

1,468

2000s

19,991

3,060

2010s

34,715

29,052

2020–22

13,736

23,682

2023+

1,779

7,364

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

17,95919.2%

Under $100k

44,87148.1%

$100–249k

25,28827.1%

$250–499k

3,1973.4%

$500–749k

1,0641.1%

$750–999k

4380.5%

$1–1.49m

5560.6%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 1,472
10000–14999: 1,357
15000–19999: 542
20000–24999: 458
25000–29999: 397
30000–34999: 563
35000–39999: 436
40000–49999: 1,340
50000–59999: 1,128
60000–69999: 2,208
70000–79999: 1,620
80000–89999: 3,023
90000–99999: 3,415

$100–249k

100000–124999: 8,861
125000–149999: 6,883
150000–174999: 9,076
175000–199999: 6,167
200000–249999: 13,884

$250–499k

250000–299999: 9,190
300000–399999: 10,844
400000–499999: 5,254

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 218
2000000+: 338

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $5002,664

4.3%

$500–99930,383

48.6%

$1,000–1,49922,372

35.8%

$1,500–1,9995,080

8.1%

$2,000–2,4991,436

2.3%

$2,500–2,999130

0.2%

$3,000+500

0.8%

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Under $500

Under 100: 13
100–149: 58
150–199: 112
200–249: 60
250–299: 362
300–349: 329
350–399: 280
400–449: 456
450–499: 994

$500–999

500–549: 1,519
550–599: 1,575
600–649: 1,577
650–699: 2,518
700–749: 4,069
750–799: 3,833
800–899: 8,213
900–999: 7,079

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 14,209
1250–1499: 8,163

$3,000+

3000–3499: 148
3500+: 352

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

1,876

8,230

1 vehicle

23,374

33,497

2 vehicles

40,401

16,926

3 vehicles

18,379

4,617

4 vehicles

6,792

1,575

5+ vehicles

2,551

371

Workers age 16+: 191,393
Average commute: 18.4 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 150,25278.5%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 19,27410.1%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 1,4280.7%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 2,5351.3%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 14,7347.7%Derived from published counts
Other: 3,1701.7%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 1,776
Bicycle: 759

Other

Other Transportation: 2,464
Motorcycle: 223
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 483

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

61,48634.8%

Under 15 min

91,79452.0%

15–29 min

15,9479.0%

30–44 min

2,7121.5%

45–59 min

4,7202.7%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 3,920
5–9: 21,422
10–14: 36,144

15–29 min

15–19: 46,719
20–24: 35,801
25–29: 9,274

30–44 min

30–34: 12,929
35–39: 1,222
40–44: 1,796

60+ min

60–89: 2,581
90+: 2,139

Population age 16+: 313,929
Civilian labor force: 204,732
Employed: 193,368
Unemployed: 11,364
Unemployment rate: 5.6%
Poverty universe: 390,597
Persons below poverty: 62,159
Gini index: 0.47
White-collar workers: 111,051
Blue-collar workers: 50,378

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

12,572

19,367

Sales Office Occupations

15,930

22,781

Management Business Science Arts

32,822

39,518

Production Transportation Material Moving

22,806

9,014

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

17,215

1,343

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	12,572	19,367
Sales Office Occupations	15,930	22,781
Management Business Science Arts	32,822	39,518
Production Transportation Material Moving	22,806	9,014
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	17,215	1,343

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 166,435
Workplace jobs: 190,584
Internal commuters: 112,152
Inbound commuters: 78,432
Outbound commuters: 54,283
Net worker inflow: 24,149

Coverage status

Insured: 343,33687.6%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 48,57612.4%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

6,52213.4%

Under 19

17,58936.2%

Age 19–34

23,89449.2%

Age 35–64

5711.2%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 356,82389.7%
Foreign born: 41,12210.3%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 18,624
Not a citizen: 22,498

Residential mobility

Same house: 334,434
Within same county: 40,247
From another county: 7,651
From another state: 9,134
From abroad: 2,255

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 174,343

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Wichita city, Kansas	397,945	$64,620	35.7 years	58.9%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
Kansas	2,947,197	$74,275	37.4 years	67.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	12,321	11,995
5–17	36,601	34,891
18–24	20,440	19,253
25–34	29,811	29,355
35–44	25,936	25,406
45–54	21,439	21,957
55–64	22,651	23,278
65+	28,602	34,009

Category	Value
White alone	255,138
Two or more races	57,075
Black alone	37,888
Some other race	23,997
Asian alone	19,984
American Indian / Alaska Native	3,693
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	170

Category	Value
1 person	52,769
2 people	52,806
3 people	20,678
4 people	16,920
5+ people	15,416

Category	Value
Under $25k	26,249
$25–49k	35,203
$50–74k	28,510
$75–99k	21,061
$100–149k	24,708
$150–199k	11,651
$200k+	11,207

Category	Value
For rent	5,139
For sale	973
Rented, not occupied	784
Sold, not occupied	718
Seasonal	710
Migrant workers	0
Other	9,498

Category	Value
Detached	116,362
Attached	8,899
2–4 units	15,012
5–19 units	16,633
20+ units	14,575
Mobile or other	4,930

Category	Value
Before 1960	62,502
1960–79	38,896
1980–99	42,323
2000–19	30,569
2020+	2,121

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	10,978	590
1990s	12,174	1,468
2000s	19,991	3,060
2010s	34,715	29,052
2020–22	13,736	23,682
2023+	1,779	7,364

Category	Value
Under $100k	17,959
$100–249k	44,871
$250–499k	25,288
$500–749k	3,197
$750–999k	1,064
$1–1.49m	438
$1.5m+	556

Category	Value
Under $500	2,664
$500–999	30,383
$1,000–1,499	22,372
$1,500–1,999	5,080
$2,000–2,499	1,436
$2,500–2,999	130
$3,000+	500

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	158,589
Vacant	17,822

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	1,876	8,230
1 vehicle	23,374	33,497
2 vehicles	40,401	16,926
3 vehicles	18,379	4,617
4 vehicles	6,792	1,575
5+ vehicles	2,551	371

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	150,252
Carpool	19,274
Public transit	1,428
Walk or bicycle	2,535
Work from home	14,734
Other	3,170

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	343,336
Uninsured	48,576

Category	Value
Under 15 min	61,486
15–29 min	91,794
30–44 min	15,947
45–59 min	2,712
60+ min	4,720

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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