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% |