Wichita

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  2. Wichita Statistics
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  4. Wichita Employment Information
  5. Wichita Family Information
  6. Wichita Education Information
  7. Wichita Business Information
  8. Wichita Public Benefits Information
  9. Wichita Criminal Information
  10. Wichita Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Wichita Zip Codes


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Wichita Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 344,284
  • Land Area (2000): 351.595 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 8.239 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 29.5186 (-1.4) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 81.4186 (27.5) / 92.8186 (33.8)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 4,791
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,628
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 29 inches
Wichita Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 332,286 2002 347,801 2005 Not Available
2000 339,907 2003 356,123 2006 357,372
2001 345,081 2004 356,179 2007 358,294

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Houses (2000): 152,119
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 11,237
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 20,227
Wichita Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 343,028 99.72%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 969 0.28%

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Wichita Employment Information Back to top
Wichita Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 163,538 155,980 7,558 4.62% 46
1991 165,783 158,111 7,671 4.63% 46
1992 169,173 160,691 8,483 5.01% 50
1993 172,123 160,921 11,202 6.51% 65
1994 171,468 160,355 11,113 6.48% 65
1995 168,475 159,678 8,797 5.22% 52
1996 172,030 164,027 8,003 4.65% 47
1997 174,788 168,087 6,701 3.83% 38
1998 178,670 172,311 6,360 3.56% 36
1999 179,437 171,658 7,780 4.34% 43
2000 180,891 172,643 8,249 4.56% 45
2001 182,644 174,456 8,188 4.48% 45
2002 185,177 173,229 11,948 6.45% 64
2003 184,119 170,465 13,654 7.42% 74
2004 185,007 172,527 12,480 6.75% 68
2005 186,345 175,211 11,134 5.98% 60
2006 186,801 177,632 9,169 4.91% 49
2007 189,885 181,598 8,288 4.36% 44
2008 191,237 182,351 8,886 4.65% 46
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 191,435 182,749 8,686 4.54% 45
Feb 2008 190,136 182,328 7,808 4.11% 41
Mar 2008 190,407 181,758 8,649 4.54% 45
Apr 2008 190,208 182,994 7,214 3.79% 38
May 2008 191,546 182,503 9,043 4.72% 47
Jun 2008 192,389 183,471 8,918 4.64% 46
Jul 2008 194,017 183,808 10,209 5.26% 53
Aug 2008 190,029 180,469 9,560 5.03% 50
Sep 2008 190,962 181,078 9,884 5.18% 52
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Wichita Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 17,793 19.82%
2. Construction 8,746 9.74%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 5,616 6.26%
4. Educational Services 4,140 4.61%
5. Health Care 3,792 4.22%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 3,600 4.01%
7. Public Administration 3,046 3.39%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3,040 3.39%
9. Finance and Insurance 2,214 2.47%
10. Repair and Maintenance 2,168 2.42%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 1,932 2.15%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 1,660 1.85%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,660 1.85%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 1,547 1.72%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 1,457 1.62%
16. Truck Transportation 1,436 1.60%
17. Metal Manufactuing 1,403 1.56%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 1,222 1.36%
19. Food Manufacturing 1,146 1.28%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1,083 1.21%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 12,209 16.04%
2. Educational Services 8,703 11.44%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 5,839 7.67%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 5,621 7.39%
5. Finance and Insurance 3,921 5.15%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 3,555 4.67%
7. Social Assistance 3,283 4.31%
8. Public Administration 2,437 3.20%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 2,385 3.13%
10. Department and Other General Stores 2,118 2.78%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 1,800 2.37%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 1,684 2.21%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 1,587 2.09%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,430 1.88%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 1,084 1.42%
16. Construction 992 1.30%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 979 1.29%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 825 1.08%
19. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 791 1.04%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 787 1.03%

Wichita Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 4,999 5.57%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 4,107 4.58%
3. Engineers 4,051 4.51%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 3,776 4.21%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3,742 4.17%
6. Other Management Occupations 3,706 4.13%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 3,629 4.04%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 3,273 3.65%
9. Other Construction Trades 3,144 3.50%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 3,008 3.35%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 2,763 3.08%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,725 3.04%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 2,557 2.85%
14. Computer Specialists 2,165 2.41%
15. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 2,155 2.40%
16. Assemblers and Fabricators 1,971 2.20%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 1,742 1.94%
18. Top Executives 1,618 1.80%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 1,567 1.75%
20. Business Operations Specialists 1,370 1.53%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 4,556 5.99%
2. Secretaries and Admins 3,829 5.03%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 3,251 4.27%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 3,117 4.10%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2,926 3.84%
6. Registered Nurses 2,680 3.52%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,670 3.51%
8. Other Management Occupations 2,621 3.44%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 2,514 3.30%
10. Customer Service Representatives 2,290 3.01%
11. Cashiers 2,245 2.95%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 2,118 2.78%
13. Other Production Occupations 2,004 2.63%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 1,958 2.57%
15. Child Care Workers 1,892 2.49%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 1,856 2.44%
17. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 1,849 2.43%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 1,727 2.27%
19. Business Operations Specialists 1,496 1.97%
20. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 1,417 1.86%

Wichita Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 155,321 59.65%
15-35 hours 29,334 11.27%
1-14 hours 6,780 2.60%
No regular hours 68,955 26.48%

Wichita Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 5,612 3.49%
5 AM-5:29 AM 3,572 2.22%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 6,339 3.94%
6 AM-6:29 AM 11,676 7.26%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 18,879 11.73%
7 AM-7:29 AM 23,635 14.69%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 30,738 19.10%
8 AM-8:29 AM 14,713 9.14%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 7,762 4.82%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 7,740 4.81%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 3,786 2.35%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 1,970 1.22%
Noon-3:59 PM 12,385 7.70%
4 PM-11:59 PM 12,116 7.53%

Wichita Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 4,100 2.55%
5-9 18,848 11.71%
10-14 34,535 21.46%
15-19 42,168 26.20%
20-24 32,875 20.43%
25-29 7,596 4.72%
30-34 12,875 8.00%
35-39 891 0.55%
40-44 1,135 0.71%
45-59 2,195 1.36%
60-89 1,981 1.23%
At least 90 1,724 1.07%

Wichita Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 444 0.28% 139,678 86.80%
30-44 347 0.22% 14,554 9.04%
45-59 215 0.13% 1,980 1.23%
At least 60 364 0.23% 3,341 2.08%

Wichita Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 291 0.18%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 16,744 10.16%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 139,036 84.40%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 175 0.11%
Color 4 Box Other 950 0.58%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,370 0.83%
Color 6 Box Walked 2,357 1.43%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 3,802 2.31%

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Wichita Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 139,127 (339,113 people)
Families (2000): 88,473 (273,545 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 35,571
People at same address in 1995: 150,077
Wichita Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 12,440 8.94%
$10,000-$14,999 8,713 6.26%
$15,000-$19,999 9,616 6.91%
$20,000-$24,999 10,134 7.28%
$25,000-$29,999 10,147 7.29%
$30,000-$34,999 10,017 7.20%
$35,000-$39,999 8,589 6.17%
$40,000-$44,999 8,658 6.22%
$45,000-$49,999 7,565 5.44%
$50,000-$59,999 13,475 9.69%
$60,000-$74,999 14,989 10.77%
$75,000-$99,999 13,287 9.55%
$100,000-$124,999 5,508 3.96%
$125,000-$149,999 2,379 1.71%
$150,000-$199,999 1,670 1.20%
$200,000 or more 1,940 1.39%

Wichita Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 43,408 31.21%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 37,471 26.94%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 6,555 4.71%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 20,004 14.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 880 0.63%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 16,994 12.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 280 0.20%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 8,190 5.89%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 99 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 3,202 2.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 22 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 1,957 1.41%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 25 0.02%

Wichita Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 114,048 31.21%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 47,513 13.00%
Public Assistance 4,293 1.17%
Retirement 20,453 5.60%
Self Employment 13,412 3.67%
Social Security 32,634 8.93%
Supplemental Security 4,828 1.32%
Wage / Salary 111,041 30.39%
Other 17,218 4.71%

Wichita Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 35,012 52.12%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 32,159 47.88%

Wichita Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 15,116 11.72%
Color 1 Box Married 73,880 57.29%
Color 2 Box Never Married 36,979 28.67%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,985 2.31%

Wichita Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 18,819 13.81%
Color 1 Box Married 72,819 53.44%
Color 2 Box Never Married 30,732 22.55%
Color 3 Box Widowed 13,896 10.20%

Wichita Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wichita Education Information Back to top
Wichita Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 13,024 5.19%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 30,938 12.32%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 71,983 28.67%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 65,637 26.14%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 12,200 4.86%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 39,650 15.79%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 17,673 7.04%

Wichita Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 3,694 1.07% 3,176 0.92% 6,870 2.00%
Kindergarten 4,353 1.26% 877 0.25% 5,230 1.52%
Grades 1-4 17,933 5.21% 3,344 0.97% 21,277 6.18%
Grades 5-8 17,622 5.12% 3,020 0.88% 20,642 6.00%
Grades 9-12 16,815 4.88% 2,474 0.72% 19,289 5.60%
Undergrad college 14,155 4.11% 3,239 0.94% 17,394 5.05%
Graduate or professional school 3,743 1.09% 889 0.26% 4,632 1.35%
Total 78,315 22.75% 17,019 4.94% 95,334 27.69%

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Wichita Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $8,631,316,000
Retail sales (2002): $4,350,025,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $599,838,000
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Wichita Public Benefits Information Back to top
Wichita Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 301,262 88.79%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 38,018 11.21%

Wichita Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1951 $3,117 $728 $796 $555 $115 $3,392 $7,975 $3,167 $15,565 $0
1952 $3,176 $1,047 $831 $664 $135 $3,007 $7,813 $3,799 $19,463 $0
1953 $4,874 $1,150 $954 $674 $152 $3,183 $9,837 $4,268 $24,123 $0
1954 $4,680 $1,250 $1,143 $1,372 $171 $3,769 $11,135 $3,871 $40,111 $13,629
1955 $5,615 $1,279 $1,413 $1,433 $180 $4,732 $13,373 $4,269 $40,901 $6,963
1956 $5,878 $1,514 $1,533 $1,540 $250 $4,928 $14,129 $4,936 $52,389 $6,924
1957 $6,719 $1,592 $1,424 $1,647 $273 $5,684 $15,747 $4,770 $85,819 $9,055
1958 $7,407 $1,562 $1,277 $4,110 $309 $7,014 $20,117 $5,105 $89,737 $9,130
1959 $7,573 $1,640 $1,466 $4,249 $335 $6,754 $20,377 $6,044 $91,548 $10,769
1960 $8,304 $1,299 $1,495 $4,277 $356 $7,364 $21,796 $6,190 $89,142 $11,580
1961 $8,199 $1,411 $2,070 $3,967 $385 $7,508 $22,129 $6,107 $92,599 $17,445
1962 $8,305 $1,471 $2,015 $4,315 $492 $8,325 $23,452 $7,695 $103,095 $29,372
1963 $7,185 $1,745 $2,092 $4,475 $482 $10,403 $24,637 $8,185 $104,615 $32,907
1964 $7,185 $1,745 $2,092 $4,475 $482 $10,403 $24,637 $8,185 $104,615 $0
1965 $8,828 $2,033 $2,039 $4,579 $482 $10,912 $26,840 $9,816 $103,069 $0
1966 $9,400 $1,933 $4,482 $4,720 $482 $10,862 $29,946 $10,496 $156,323 $0
1967 $9,677 $1,950 $5,259 $5,434 $813 $12,542 $33,725 $11,110 $168,791 $80,144
1968 $12,405 $2,452 $2,958 $6,202 $813 $11,514 $33,892 $13,380 $174,722 $0
1969 $14,807 $2,569 $4,098 $6,261 $813 $14,182 $40,161 $14,758 $178,203 $0
1970 $16,966 $2,746 $8,595 $6,236 $813 $15,545 $48,155 $16,791 $187,905 $78,053
1971 $17,410 $2,942 $20,719 $6,931 $813 $11,509 $57,382 $17,201 $151,614 $26,161
1972 $18,205 $3,128 $30,840 $6,794 $2,122 $15,297 $73,258 $21,098 $153,208 $38,832
1973 $18,998 $3,291 $30,317 $6,796 $2,122 $17,108 $75,341 $25,526 $156,011 $44,298
1974 $19,583 $3,691 $27,300 $6,982 $2,122 $18,428 $74,415 $26,310 $202,697 $52,651
1975 $19,911 $4,267 $32,557 $7,232 $2,122 $29,158 $90,980 $28,271 $217,703 $54,652
1976 $22,163 $4,800 $28,964 $7,451 $2,122 $30,259 $90,959 $30,544 $244,806 $41,565
1977 $25,451 $5,527 $29,634 $8,753 $4,885 $24,105 $92,828 $37,051 $311,868 $101,753
1978 $29,888 $6,721 $31,766 $10,169 $5,221 $39,261 $116,305 $37,547 $395,828 $105,123
1979 $32,411 $7,599 $47,598 $14,049 $6,050 $53,193 $153,301 $44,176 $368,939 $90,061
1980 $33,071 $8,512 $45,640 $15,533 $7,318 $63,030 $164,592 $42,189 $554,083 $140,817
1981 $35,985 $9,933 $49,909 $12,392 $9,033 $87,200 $194,519 $48,897 $671,153 $149,076
1982 $38,606 $11,559 $32,640 $12,748 $10,318 $100,181 $194,493 $52,950 $800,211 $172,041
1983 $40,386 $14,776 $33,549 $14,894 $11,369 $104,421 $204,619 $57,982 $974,594 $214,219
1984 $40,521 $18,211 $36,435 $15,237 $21,420 $151,306 $264,919 $61,466 $1,021,211 $239,765
1985 $41,893 $20,735 $39,070 $16,856 $9,877 $163,998 $271,694 $60,401 $1,181,720 $261,211
1986 $0 $0 $0 $16,832 $0 $130,818 $147,650 $62,808 $419,868 $125,657
1987 $41,584 $22,082 $37,562 $17,002 $36,864 $355,770 $488,782 $64,559 $1,104,700 $340,238
1988 $40,253 $23,206 $52,267 $18,596 $36,864 $146,959 $294,939 $56,666 $912,930 $824,092
1989 $43,127 $23,817 $40,558 $20,814 $28,400 $130,390 $263,289 $61,970 $734,488 $715,296
1990 $48,795 $24,174 $41,117 $20,196 $37,456 $131,975 $279,539 $64,195 $558,604 $587,300
1991 $49,728 $26,089 $65,093 $22,210 $22,004 $96,020 $255,055 $80,023 $546,927 $614,383
1992 $51,667 $28,127 $76,035 $24,768 $41,742 $90,888 $285,100 $81,557 $538,808 $680,919
1993 $53,690 $29,676 $74,332 $24,887 $41,742 $94,112 $288,763 $85,820 $741,759 $829,929
1994 $56,162 $32,044 $77,054 $29,878 $46,923 $104,955 $314,972 $91,966 $607,789 $732,072
1995 $59,774 $31,278 $77,309 $31,429 $19,145 $106,970 $294,627 $92,144 $620,825 $697,601
1996 $59,110 $30,867 $83,788 $30,291 $53,288 $115,022 $341,499 $92,144 $621,438 $745,551
1997 $47,436 $32,883 $123,433 $24,868 $75,391 $119,815 $390,943 $104,751 $634,836 $791,471
1998 $49,555 $34,382 $88,483 $25,673 $99,014 $122,068 $384,793 $106,757 $682,147 $992,576
1999 $58,229 $36,169 $78,923 $30,763 $115,077 $129,262 $412,254 $85,048 $664,014 $1,011,798
2000 $59,807 $36,607 $104,876 $27,264 $208,845 $123,619 $524,411 $89,191 $716,946 $1,539,960
2001 $65,729 $38,486 $116,698 $33,271 $0 $125,099 $340,797 $119,405 $728,091 $1,853,961
2002 $69,795 $42,377 $111,023 $33,829 $0 $99,080 $313,727 $119,720 $670,847 $1,051,559
2003 $81,757 $40,223 $110,089 $38,005 $0 $58,316 $288,167 $109,886 $735,938 $990,259
2004 $75,300 $39,361 $129,600 $33,599 $154,482 $175,172 $568,153 $108,629 $865,953 $1,251,474
2005 $82,570 $40,554 $165,813 $42,408 $81,720 $107,265 $479,776 $199,497 $909,141 $1,251,137
2006 $97,741 $42,260 $156,988 $37,905 $77,930 $140,501 $511,065 $142,255 $977,298 $1,232,646


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1951 $0 $334 $107 $138 $3,367 $556 $9,950
$1,717 $17 $158 $245 $161 $3,150
1952 $0 $402 $170 $183 $4,430 $461 $12,625
$2,104 $18 $176 $326 $189 $4,166
1953 $0 $423 $138 $361 $5,817 $620 $18,247
$2,228 $20 $233 $801 $172 $7,434
1954 $0 $474 $193 $380 $4,932 $901 $19,889
$2,684 $60 $350 $3,064 $202 $6,649
1955 $0 $377 $140 $361 $6,112 $782 $21,103
$2,791 $63 $450 $3,736 $226 $6,065
1956 $0 $455 $218 $791 $8,354 $914 $27,187
$3,289 $68 $749 $4,611 $255 $7,483
1957 $0 $510 $209 $621 $5,807 $888 $48,460
$3,298 $42 $1,125 $31,875 $318 $3,767
1958 $0 $552 $267 $383 $4,798 $823 $22,153
$3,346 $42 $1,148 $3,514 $318 $6,962
1959 $0 $594 $0 $445 $6,100 $1,046 $24,465
$3,917 $61 $1,231 $3,787 $354 $6,930
1960 $0 $692 $0 $493 $4,914 $788 $20,191
$3,619 $61 $1,425 $3,758 $397 $4,044
1961 $0 $558 $0 $502 $4,045 $964 $20,634
$4,056 $62 $1,368 $3,792 $436 $4,851
1962 $0 $539 $267 $568 $3,696 $1,186 $21,992
$4,440 $78 $1,455 $3,777 $466 $5,520
1963 $0 $841 $0 $597 $4,251 $1,272 $25,062
$4,622 $74 $1,465 $4,663 $482 $6,795
1964 $0 $841 $257 $597 $4,251 $1,272 $25,062
$4,622 $74 $1,465 $4,663 $482 $6,538
1965 $0 $801 $725 $972 $3,393 $1,192 $29,865
$4,879 $53 $1,433 $9,699 $482 $6,236
1966 $0 $851 $519 $1,074 $3,493 $1,766 $39,154
$5,153 $280 $1,533 $9,549 $482 $14,454
1967 $0 $997 $273 $1,246 $5,313 $3,714 $43,627
$5,377 $0 $1,652 $6,884 $766 $17,405
1968 $0 $1,122 $271 $994 $3,593 $5,746 $42,757
$6,472 $0 $1,786 $7,239 $766 $14,768
1969 $0 $1,207 $3,485 $1,007 $5,736 $3,001 $43,800
$6,699 $0 $1,947 $7,367 $766 $12,585
1970 $0 $1,527 $3,163 $1,173 $11,505 $9,612 $69,801
$7,540 $0 $1,729 $7,512 $766 $25,274
1971 $0 $1,326 $348 $1,558 $13,569 $1,254 $64,169
$7,821 $0 $2,999 $4,461 $766 $30,067
1972 $0 $1,861 $322 $1,665 $18,159 $1,449 $67,039
$9,316 $0 $2,766 $4,527 $1,302 $25,672
1973 $0 $1,791 $319 $1,098 $16,324 $2,184 $70,788
$9,242 $0 $2,657 $6,287 $1,302 $29,584
1974 $0 $1,953 $2,524 $1,893 $17,091 $2,797 $128,655
$11,211 $929 $2,823 $6,945 $1,302 $79,187
1975 $0 $2,439 $7,285 $2,027 $26,867 $3,005 $106,662
$10,870 $0 $8,336 $6,969 $1,302 $37,562
1976 $0 $3,768 $4,568 $2,428 $28,806 $2,586 $133,450
$11,941 $0 $9,089 $11,529 $1,302 $57,433
1977 $0 $3,845 $1,734 $3,791 $22,409 $4,532 $121,320
$13,286 $0 $7,749 $11,731 $3,250 $48,993
1978 $0 $2,586 $1,001 $86,194 $25,583 $5,323 $225,808
$14,108 $0 $12,400 $14,906 $4,078 $59,629
1979 $0 $3,896 $1,020 $3,332 $30,388 $5,284 $151,332
$14,898 $0 $20,424 $13,326 $4,982 $53,782
1980 $0 $3,936 $1,076 $3,621 $41,460 $7,054 $313,503
$15,871 $0 $23,463 $25,837 $5,604 $185,581
1981 $150 $3,671 $1,233 $5,584 $58,220 $7,196 $308,832
$17,804 $0 $35,146 $21,399 $5,978 $152,451
1982 $35 $3,791 $1,262 $6,411 $56,150 $7,917 $207,508
$20,407 $0 $44,299 $20,244 $7,456 $39,536
1983 $73 $5,188 $1,313 $7,076 $47,704 $9,904 $210,871
$25,503 $0 $53,825 $18,903 $7,101 $34,281
1984 $0 $5,193 $1,312 $2,329 $56,785 $9,399 $239,403
$26,075 $0 $66,218 $18,718 $8,248 $45,126
1985 $0 $5,490 $1,351 $4,241 $49,260 $21,910 $275,395
$27,086 $0 $88,340 $20,134 $8,990 $48,593
1986 $0 $5,866 $1,551 $1,688 $37,707 $12,471 $239,360
$28,269 $0 $99,907 $18,504 $0 $33,397
1987 $0 $5,570 $1,444 $1,404 $52,065 $12,459 $282,249
$29,440 $0 $98,218 $26,657 $10,826 $44,166
1988 $0 $5,002 $1,704 $2,794 $45,970 $11,089 $257,311
$28,002 $0 $91,589 $18,449 $10,826 $41,886
1989 $0 $4,952 $1,525 $1,128 $49,950 $9,744 $236,628
$31,210 $0 $71,905 $18,862 $13,125 $34,227
1990 $0 $5,816 $1,476 $1,332 $53,074 $10,407 $237,302
$38,266 $0 $55,983 $20,054 $14,397 $36,497
1991 $0 $6,475 $1,657 $1,413 $65,109 $12,755 $232,388
$40,422 $0 $30,785 $23,367 $15,657 $34,748
1992 $0 $7,301 $1,697 $6,609 $80,221 $15,608 $308,912
$44,043 $2,161 $29,757 $31,816 $16,608 $73,091
1993 $0 $8,333 $14,174 $8,055 $94,295 $17,243 $342,446
$47,120 $6,916 $32,336 $36,632 $16,608 $60,734
1994 $0 $11,149 $14,553 $8,435 $79,069 $17,153 $355,320
$49,541 $7,098 $41,529 $40,301 $19,204 $67,288
1995 $0 $11,709 $15,281 $8,857 $81,806 $17,966 $358,099
$53,362 $7,452 $34,600 $42,380 $20,935 $63,751
1996 $0 $15,203 $12,051 $10,626 $65,873 $17,713 $362,493
$56,705 $7,886 $33,054 $34,685 $22,612 $86,085
1997 $0 $13,771 $1,261 $7,463 $84,385 $22,527 $401,880
$59,833 $8,327 $30,645 $36,989 $24,183 $112,496
1998 $0 $10,701 $5,479 $2,893 $73,571 $19,385 $361,434
$61,152 $8,421 $35,560 $50,318 $25,561 $68,393
1999 $0 $13,514 $2,364 $2,889 $82,070 $25,156 $352,967
$59,472 $8,674 $28,640 $29,243 $27,135 $73,810
2000 $47 $12,031 $3,419 $6,451 $110,297 $25,927 $396,811
$63,578 $8,457 $18,879 $29,196 $45,153 $73,376
2001 $0 $9,068 $2,124 $1,895 $92,035 $26,083 $397,471
$66,534 $1,360 $45,106 $35,811 $46,043 $71,412
2002 $0 $17,642 $7,507 $4,446 $103,765 $35,125 $436,987
$71,746 $2,787 $29,275 $38,768 $32,561 $93,365
2003 $0 $15,487 $2,185 $7,701 $113,237 $27,074 $456,152
$76,198 $3,113 $25,281 $37,240 $34,144 $114,492
2004 $0 $19,791 $17,731 $4,709 $263,734 $28,910 $647,543
$86,554 $0 $21,571 $62,368 $37,005 $105,170
2005 $0 $18,401 $8,393 $6,436 $96,678 $37,088 $474,161
$89,760 $17,681 $23,316 $53,335 $37,827 $85,246
2006 $0 $17,651 $8,684 $4,309 $132,864 $27,793 $522,679
$85,249 $6,344 $38,049 $53,870 $41,168 $106,698

Wichita Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 1,619
Wichita Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 3.103 0.509 0.081 2.107 5.799 0.000 12.008 40.291 5.032 57.330
2000 3.763 0.518 0.091 1.750 6.122 0.000 11.053 41.641 4.934 57.628
2001 4.350 0.530 0.049 2.150 7.079 0.000 12.814 43.332 4.973 61.119
2002 3.864 0.598 0.058 2.289 6.808 0.000 12.821 44.632 5.043 62.496
2003 4.035 0.607 0.051 1.561 6.253 0.390 10.741 40.110 3.956 54.807
2004 5.587 0.654 0.081 1.758 8.080 0.399 11.034 44.643 4.978 60.655
2005 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2006 7.088 0.672 0.073 1.455 9.287 0.437 10.633 38.576 5.529 54.738
2007 7.031 0.751 0.114 1.555 9.450 0.527 12.160 39.808 5.962 57.930

Wichita Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 178 641
2005 168 634
2006 190 640
2007 191 645

Wichita Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 20,977
2000 21,669
2001 23,534
2002 24,104

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Wichita Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 54,249 15.76%
10-19 Years 48,455 14.07%
20-29 Years 52,308 15.19%
30-39 Years 51,414 14.93%
40-49 Years 51,603 14.99%
50-59 Years 34,251 9.95%
60-69 Years 21,768 6.32%
70-79 Years 19,211 5.58%
80-89 Years 9,301 2.70%
90+ Years 1,724 0.50%

Wichita Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 169,604 49.26%
Color 1 Box Female 174,680 50.74%

Wichita Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 246,924 71.72%
Color 1 Box African-American 38,732 11.25%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 33,112 9.62%
Color 2 Box Asian 13,543 3.93%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 7,752 2.25%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 3,525 1.02%
Color 6 Box Other Race 528 0.15%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 168 0.05%

Wichita Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 71,197 29.56%
2. Irish 33,723 14.00%
3. English 33,544 13.93%
4. United States Or American 29,266 12.15%
5. French Non-Basque 9,523 3.95%
6. Dutch 6,570 2.73%
7. Scotch Irish 6,185 2.57%
8. Italian 5,946 2.47%
9. Scottish 5,896 2.45%
10. Swedish 5,661 2.35%

Wichita Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 276,098 87.12%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 24,147 7.62%
3. Vietnamese 5,933 1.87%
4. German 1,374 0.43%
5. Chinese 1,300 0.41%
6. Arabic 1,082 0.34%
7. French 954 0.30%
8. Laotian 811 0.26%
9. African 653 0.21%
10. Tagalog 411 0.13%

Wichita Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 316,059 91.88%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 10,068 2.93%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 17,870 5.19%

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