Compare Wichita, KS vs Kansas (KS) vs United States

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Metric Wichita, KS
City
Kansas (KS)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 397,945 2,947,197 334,922,499
Rent $975 $1,060 $1,413
Year built 1974 1976 1980
Household income $64,620 $74,275 $80,734
Per capita income $36,960 $40,978 $44,673
Poverty rate 15.9% 11.3% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.8% 3.6% 4.0%
Household size 2.5 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 41.7% 40.4% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 397,945 2,947,197 334,922,499
Adults over 25 262,444 1,946,678 230,807,303
Total households 158,589 1,174,060 129,227,496
Household size 2.5 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $64,620 $74,275 $80,734
Per capita income $36,960 $40,978 $44,673
Poverty rate 15.9% 11.3% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.8% 3.6% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 41.7% 40.4% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $975 $1,060 $1,413
Year built 1974 1976 1980
Households that rent 41.1% 32.8% 34.8%
Households that own 58.9% 67.2% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.7 6.0 5.5
Race
White 64.1% 76% 61%
Black 9.5% 5.3% 12.2%
Asian 5% 2.9% 6%
Two or more races 14.3% 10.6% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 19% 13.6% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 81% 86.4% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 92.3% 88.2% 84.9%
Commute time to work 18.0 min 20.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 7.7% 11.8% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 32.6% 28.2% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 25.9% 25.4% 26%
Some college or associate degree 10.3% 10.7% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 31.1% 35.6% 35.7%