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Wichita Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 571,166
Land Area (2000): 10,744.216 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 84.840 square kilometers

Wichita Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2001	546,480	2003	Not Available	2005	Not Available
2002	550,790	2004	585,348	2006	591,201

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	957,476	83.28%
Rural, Farm	22,167	1.93%
Rural, Non-farm	170,078	14.79%

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Wichita Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	269,897	258,790	11,108	4.12%	41
1991	273,663	262,222	11,441	4.18%	42
1992	279,368	266,475	12,893	4.61%	46
1993	284,395	267,559	16,837	5.92%	59
1994	283,657	266,970	16,688	5.88%	59
1995	280,149	266,995	13,153	4.70%	47
1996	285,632	273,603	12,030	4.21%	42
1997	291,334	281,249	10,085	3.46%	35
1998	298,395	288,810	9,585	3.21%	32
1999	299,579	287,979	11,600	3.87%	39
2000	299,138	286,604	12,534	4.19%	42
2001	301,689	289,354	12,335	4.09%	41
2002	305,128	287,147	17,981	5.89%	59
2003	302,994	282,578	20,416	6.74%	67
2004	304,895	286,119	18,776	6.16%	62
2005	307,359	290,493	16,866	5.49%	55
2006	307,960	294,009	13,951	4.53%	45
2007	313,074	300,572	12,502	3.99%	40
2008	315,202	301,820	13,382	4.25%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	266,715	255,797	10,918	4.09%	41
Feb 1990	266,382	255,616	10,766	4.04%	40
Mar 1990	266,571	255,455	11,116	4.17%	42
Apr 1990	266,512	255,834	10,678	4.01%	40
May 1990	265,854	255,681	10,173	3.83%	38
Jun 1990	272,049	260,816	11,233	4.13%	41
Jul 1990	276,205	264,108	12,097	4.38%	44
Aug 1990	271,773	259,856	11,917	4.38%	44
Sep 1990	270,375	258,456	11,919	4.41%	44
Oct 1990	272,069	260,901	11,168	4.10%	41
Nov 1990	273,042	261,829	11,213	4.11%	41
Dec 1990	271,221	261,125	10,096	3.72%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	271,625	259,221	12,404	4.57%	46
Feb 1991	272,244	259,637	12,607	4.63%	46
Mar 1991	271,358	259,113	12,245	4.51%	45
Apr 1991	270,735	260,008	10,727	3.96%	40
May 1991	270,143	258,562	11,581	4.29%	43
Jun 1991	277,259	264,709	12,550	4.53%	45
Jul 1991	280,917	268,748	12,169	4.33%	43
Aug 1991	274,414	262,430	11,984	4.37%	44
Sep 1991	271,174	260,392	10,782	3.98%	40
Oct 1991	274,133	263,518	10,615	3.87%	39
Nov 1991	276,086	265,750	10,336	3.74%	37
Dec 1991	273,864	264,574	9,290	3.39%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	276,334	264,361	11,973	4.33%	43
Feb 1992	275,786	264,482	11,304	4.10%	41
Mar 1992	276,847	265,040	11,807	4.26%	43
Apr 1992	275,799	264,076	11,723	4.25%	43
May 1992	275,851	263,470	12,381	4.49%	45
Jun 1992	285,292	270,165	15,127	5.30%	53
Jul 1992	286,690	272,830	13,860	4.83%	48
Aug 1992	280,720	265,924	14,796	5.27%	53
Sep 1992	278,526	264,717	13,809	4.96%	50
Oct 1992	278,921	265,985	12,936	4.64%	46
Nov 1992	279,947	267,083	12,864	4.60%	46
Dec 1992	281,700	269,568	12,132	4.31%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	281,356	266,102	15,254	5.42%	54
Feb 1993	281,553	266,356	15,197	5.40%	54
Mar 1993	281,103	265,806	15,297	5.44%	54
Apr 1993	280,139	265,955	14,184	5.06%	51
May 1993	281,108	264,550	16,558	5.89%	59
Jun 1993	290,839	271,972	18,867	6.49%	65
Jul 1993	292,282	273,443	18,839	6.45%	64
Aug 1993	286,976	269,513	17,463	6.09%	61
Sep 1993	283,514	265,939	17,575	6.20%	62
Oct 1993	285,110	266,553	18,557	6.51%	65
Nov 1993	285,078	267,078	18,000	6.31%	63
Dec 1993	283,686	267,438	16,248	5.73%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	283,101	263,668	19,433	6.86%	69
Feb 1994	282,086	264,331	17,755	6.29%	63
Mar 1994	282,595	263,955	18,640	6.60%	66
Apr 1994	282,135	264,880	17,255	6.12%	61
May 1994	281,372	265,419	15,953	5.67%	57
Jun 1994	287,661	270,211	17,450	6.07%	61
Jul 1994	289,345	272,435	16,910	5.84%	58
Aug 1994	284,073	267,177	16,896	5.95%	59
Sep 1994	281,861	266,045	15,816	5.61%	56
Oct 1994	283,768	268,260	15,508	5.47%	55
Nov 1994	284,584	269,113	15,471	5.44%	54
Dec 1994	281,306	268,141	13,165	4.68%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	281,403	265,281	16,122	5.73%	57
Feb 1995	280,367	266,635	13,732	4.90%	49
Mar 1995	280,033	266,232	13,801	4.93%	49
Apr 1995	279,635	265,789	13,846	4.95%	50
May 1995	278,058	264,511	13,547	4.87%	49
Jun 1995	282,506	268,972	13,534	4.79%	48
Jul 1995	287,423	272,212	15,211	5.29%	53
Aug 1995	280,611	267,613	12,998	4.63%	46
Sep 1995	278,285	265,613	12,672	4.55%	46
Oct 1995	279,472	267,701	11,771	4.21%	42
Nov 1995	275,275	264,079	11,196	4.07%	41
Dec 1995	278,717	269,306	9,411	3.38%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	281,315	268,580	12,735	4.53%	45
Feb 1996	281,689	269,937	11,752	4.17%	42
Mar 1996	282,553	270,129	12,424	4.40%	44
Apr 1996	282,947	271,098	11,849	4.19%	42
May 1996	282,413	270,104	12,309	4.36%	44
Jun 1996	288,438	276,280	12,158	4.22%	42
Jul 1996	294,226	280,169	14,057	4.78%	48
Aug 1996	286,376	274,312	12,064	4.21%	42
Sep 1996	285,500	273,534	11,966	4.19%	42
Oct 1996	286,766	275,152	11,614	4.05%	40
Nov 1996	288,625	276,836	11,789	4.08%	41
Dec 1996	286,739	277,102	9,637	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	286,357	274,191	12,166	4.25%	42
Feb 1997	286,044	275,584	10,460	3.66%	37
Mar 1997	287,243	276,901	10,342	3.60%	36
Apr 1997	288,229	278,508	9,721	3.37%	34
May 1997	288,556	278,426	10,130	3.51%	35
Jun 1997	295,030	284,467	10,563	3.58%	36
Jul 1997	297,257	286,385	10,872	3.66%	37
Aug 1997	292,651	282,683	9,968	3.41%	34
Sep 1997	291,464	280,646	10,818	3.71%	37
Oct 1997	292,985	283,359	9,626	3.29%	33
Nov 1997	295,581	286,689	8,892	3.01%	30
Dec 1997	294,610	287,149	7,461	2.53%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	296,060	286,349	9,711	3.28%	33
Feb 1998	296,324	287,913	8,411	2.84%	28
Mar 1998	296,175	287,443	8,732	2.95%	29
Apr 1998	296,365	288,417	7,948	2.68%	27
May 1998	295,959	286,843	9,116	3.08%	31
Jun 1998	301,567	291,740	9,827	3.26%	33
Jul 1998	303,142	292,798	10,344	3.41%	34
Aug 1998	298,663	288,228	10,435	3.49%	35
Sep 1998	297,666	287,215	10,451	3.51%	35
Oct 1998	299,902	289,363	10,539	3.51%	35
Nov 1998	300,955	290,317	10,638	3.53%	35
Dec 1998	297,956	289,089	8,867	2.98%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	299,093	288,503	10,590	3.54%	35
Feb 1999	298,493	289,001	9,492	3.18%	32
Mar 1999	298,720	288,972	9,748	3.26%	33
Apr 1999	299,852	289,575	10,277	3.43%	34
May 1999	298,017	287,176	10,841	3.64%	36
Jun 1999	303,574	290,953	12,621	4.16%	42
Jul 1999	305,550	291,020	14,530	4.76%	48
Aug 1999	298,030	285,647	12,383	4.15%	42
Sep 1999	297,633	284,643	12,990	4.36%	44
Oct 1999	297,692	286,221	11,471	3.85%	39
Nov 1999	300,273	287,105	13,168	4.39%	44
Dec 1999	298,016	286,927	11,089	3.72%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	301,791	287,591	14,200	4.71%	47
Feb 2000	299,337	286,734	12,603	4.21%	42
Mar 2000	299,355	286,110	13,245	4.42%	44
Apr 2000	299,132	287,646	11,486	3.84%	38
May 2000	296,459	284,170	12,289	4.15%	41
Jun 2000	300,662	288,238	12,424	4.13%	41
Jul 2000	301,353	287,825	13,528	4.49%	45
Aug 2000	296,613	283,270	13,343	4.50%	45
Sep 2000	296,243	283,899	12,344	4.17%	42
Oct 2000	299,043	286,453	12,590	4.21%	42
Nov 2000	300,102	287,806	12,296	4.10%	41
Dec 2000	299,566	289,502	10,064	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	298,953	286,489	12,464	4.17%	42
Feb 2001	298,973	287,534	11,439	3.83%	38
Mar 2001	301,040	288,888	12,152	4.04%	40
Apr 2001	300,549	290,434	10,115	3.37%	34
May 2001	299,384	288,957	10,427	3.48%	35
Jun 2001	305,446	292,708	12,738	4.17%	42
Jul 2001	305,038	292,271	12,767	4.19%	42
Aug 2001	298,912	286,180	12,732	4.26%	43
Sep 2001	302,107	290,011	12,096	4.00%	40
Oct 2001	302,720	289,375	13,345	4.41%	44
Nov 2001	304,054	289,580	14,474	4.76%	48
Dec 2001	303,090	289,821	13,269	4.38%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	302,063	284,883	17,180	5.69%	57
Feb 2002	304,311	286,991	17,320	5.69%	57
Mar 2002	305,899	287,325	18,574	6.07%	61
Apr 2002	304,730	287,402	17,328	5.69%	57
May 2002	302,318	285,357	16,961	5.61%	56
Jun 2002	307,227	288,279	18,948	6.17%	62
Jul 2002	307,931	288,209	19,722	6.40%	64
Aug 2002	303,878	284,842	19,036	6.26%	63
Sep 2002	305,315	287,680	17,635	5.78%	58
Oct 2002	305,946	288,217	17,729	5.79%	58
Nov 2002	306,452	287,947	18,505	6.04%	60
Dec 2002	305,463	288,627	16,836	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	302,320	281,660	20,660	6.83%	68
Feb 2003	301,930	283,766	18,164	6.02%	60
Mar 2003	302,818	283,881	18,937	6.25%	63
Apr 2003	301,667	283,770	17,897	5.93%	59
May 2003	299,975	281,518	18,457	6.15%	62
Jun 2003	307,937	283,285	24,652	8.01%	80
Jul 2003	307,718	282,289	25,429	8.26%	83
Aug 2003	299,478	277,480	21,998	7.35%	73
Sep 2003	301,167	280,518	20,649	6.86%	69
Oct 2003	302,352	282,880	19,472	6.44%	64
Nov 2003	304,816	284,477	20,339	6.67%	67
Dec 2003	303,755	285,417	18,338	6.04%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	300,368	279,636	20,732	6.90%	69
Feb 2004	299,930	280,381	19,549	6.52%	65
Mar 2004	300,023	279,916	20,107	6.70%	67
Apr 2004	304,847	286,746	18,101	5.94%	59
May 2004	303,664	285,649	18,015	5.93%	59
Jun 2004	306,218	286,447	19,771	6.46%	65
Jul 2004	306,994	286,915	20,079	6.54%	65
Aug 2004	301,101	281,958	19,143	6.36%	64
Sep 2004	304,429	286,498	17,931	5.89%	59
Oct 2004	310,592	293,097	17,495	5.63%	56
Nov 2004	311,404	293,427	17,977	5.77%	58
Dec 2004	309,173	292,762	16,411	5.31%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	306,694	288,347	18,347	5.98%	60
Feb 2005	306,595	288,354	18,241	5.95%	59
Mar 2005	303,965	286,813	17,152	5.64%	56
Apr 2005	305,152	289,540	15,612	5.12%	51
May 2005	304,193	288,335	15,858	5.21%	52
Jun 2005	308,027	291,103	16,924	5.49%	55
Jul 2005	312,151	293,808	18,343	5.88%	59
Aug 2005	308,179	290,588	17,591	5.71%	57
Sep 2005	306,930	289,655	17,275	5.63%	56
Oct 2005	308,405	292,604	15,801	5.12%	51
Nov 2005	310,231	293,442	16,789	5.41%	54
Dec 2005	307,782	293,328	14,454	4.70%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	302,963	287,528	15,435	5.09%	51
Feb 2006	303,472	288,428	15,044	4.96%	50
Mar 2006	302,966	288,544	14,422	4.76%	48
Apr 2006	305,615	292,140	13,475	4.41%	44
May 2006	304,528	291,719	12,809	4.21%	42
Jun 2006	309,416	294,762	14,654	4.74%	47
Jul 2006	314,009	298,407	15,602	4.97%	50
Aug 2006	309,845	295,107	14,738	4.76%	48
Sep 2006	307,189	293,775	13,414	4.37%	44
Oct 2006	310,355	298,007	12,348	3.98%	40
Nov 2006	312,403	299,468	12,935	4.14%	41
Dec 2006	312,755	300,218	12,537	4.01%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	312,719	298,671	14,048	4.49%	45
Feb 2007	310,214	297,000	13,214	4.26%	43
Mar 2007	309,977	297,735	12,242	3.95%	39
Apr 2007	311,198	299,472	11,726	3.77%	38
May 2007	309,349	297,394	11,955	3.86%	39
Jun 2007	315,707	302,240	13,467	4.27%	43
Jul 2007	317,342	303,423	13,919	4.39%	44
Aug 2007	311,464	299,017	12,447	4.00%	40
Sep 2007	311,824	299,597	12,227	3.92%	39
Oct 2007	313,713	302,865	10,848	3.46%	35
Nov 2007	317,092	305,389	11,703	3.69%	37
Dec 2007	316,293	304,066	12,227	3.87%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	315,527	302,479	13,048	4.14%	41
Feb 2008	313,564	301,782	11,782	3.76%	38
Mar 2008	313,839	300,839	13,000	4.14%	41
Apr 2008	313,767	302,884	10,883	3.47%	35
May 2008	315,718	302,072	13,646	4.32%	43
Jun 2008	317,208	303,673	13,535	4.27%	43
Jul 2008	319,692	304,231	15,461	4.84%	48
Aug 2008	312,968	298,705	14,263	4.56%	46
Sep 2008	314,533	299,713	14,820	4.71%	47
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Wichita Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	62,452	20.88%
2.	Construction	30,416	10.17%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	15,008	5.02%
4.	Educational Services	14,244	4.76%
5.	Health Care	11,270	3.77%
6.	Public Administration	10,624	3.55%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	10,246	3.43%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	8,460	2.83%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	7,762	2.59%
10.	Finance and Insurance	6,928	2.32%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	6,780	2.27%
12.	Machinery Manufacturing	6,088	2.04%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	5,554	1.86%
14.	Truck Transportation	5,198	1.74%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	4,960	1.66%
16.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	4,802	1.61%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	4,748	1.59%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	4,074	1.36%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,834	1.28%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,748	1.25%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	41,306	16.43%
2.	Educational Services	33,170	13.19%
3.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	18,854	7.50%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	18,324	7.29%
5.	Finance and Insurance	13,148	5.23%
6.	Social Assistance	11,010	4.38%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	10,708	4.26%
8.	Public Administration	7,774	3.09%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	6,746	2.68%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	6,616	2.63%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	6,558	2.61%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	5,352	2.13%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	5,074	2.02%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	4,036	1.61%
15.	Construction	3,460	1.38%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	3,092	1.23%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,938	1.17%
18.	U.S. Postal Service	2,682	1.07%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	2,490	0.99%
20.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	2,300	0.91%

Wichita Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	16,922	5.66%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	15,684	5.24%
3.	Vehicle Mechanics	14,276	4.77%
4.	Engineers	12,826	4.29%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	12,554	4.20%
6.	Other Management Occupations	12,186	4.07%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	11,788	3.94%
8.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	10,974	3.67%
9.	Other Construction Trades	10,566	3.53%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	9,362	3.13%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	9,264	3.10%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	8,316	2.78%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	7,912	2.64%
14.	Computer Specialists	6,622	2.21%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	6,532	2.18%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	6,494	2.17%
17.	Top Executives	5,360	1.79%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	5,088	1.70%
19.	Carpenters	4,924	1.65%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	4,842	1.62%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	14,554	5.79%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	13,008	5.17%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	12,176	4.84%
4.	Registered Nurses	10,158	4.04%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	9,992	3.97%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	9,268	3.69%
7.	Other Management Occupations	8,364	3.33%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	8,316	3.31%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	8,022	3.19%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	7,528	2.99%
11.	Cashiers	7,456	2.97%
12.	Child Care Workers	6,562	2.61%
13.	Health Technologists and Technicians	6,502	2.59%
14.	Customer Service Representatives	6,450	2.57%
15.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	6,288	2.50%
16.	Other Production Occupations	6,180	2.46%
17.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	5,950	2.37%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	5,620	2.24%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	5,506	2.19%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	4,676	1.86%

Wichita Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	511,430	59.31%
15-35 hours	100,935	11.71%
1-14 hours	24,901	2.89%
No regular hours	225,040	26.10%

Wichita Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	19,974	3.73%
5 AM-5:29 AM	13,250	2.47%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	23,297	4.35%
6 AM-6:29 AM	44,154	8.25%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	62,925	11.75%
7 AM-7:29 AM	82,772	15.46%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	101,431	18.95%
8 AM-8:29 AM	46,508	8.69%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	22,012	4.11%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	23,700	4.43%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	11,014	2.06%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	5,702	1.07%
Noon-3:59 PM	40,178	7.50%
4 PM-11:59 PM	38,479	7.19%

Wichita Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	20,990	3.92%
5-9	68,881	12.87%
10-14	97,875	18.28%
15-19	114,122	21.32%
20-24	101,291	18.92%
25-29	31,343	5.85%
30-34	56,263	10.51%
35-39	7,773	1.45%
40-44	8,935	1.67%
45-59	14,928	2.79%
60-89	7,040	1.31%
At least 90	5,955	1.11%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,137	0.21%	433,365	80.94%
30-44	694	0.13%	72,277	13.50%
45-59	500	0.09%	14,428	2.69%
At least 60	844	0.16%	12,151	2.27%

Wichita Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	922	0.17%
Car / truck / van, carpool	54,013	9.79%
Car / truck / van, solo	465,022	84.29%
Motorcycle	564	0.10%
Other	2,790	0.51%
Public transportation	3,175	0.58%
Walked	8,910	1.61%
Worked at home	16,325	2.96%

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Wichita Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 441,418 (1,122,030 people)
: 301,960 (941,720 people)
: 132,982
: 539,350
Wichita Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	34,151	7.69%
$10,000-$14,999	25,953	5.84%
$15,000-$19,999	27,567	6.21%
$20,000-$24,999	29,984	6.75%
$25,000-$29,999	30,336	6.83%
$30,000-$34,999	30,474	6.86%
$35,000-$39,999	27,700	6.24%
$40,000-$44,999	28,017	6.31%
$45,000-$49,999	25,022	5.63%
$50,000-$59,999	45,139	10.16%
$60,000-$74,999	52,261	11.77%
$75,000-$99,999	48,312	10.88%
$100,000-$124,999	19,229	4.33%
$125,000-$149,999	8,290	1.87%
$150,000-$199,999	5,632	1.27%
$200,000 or more	6,136	1.38%

Wichita Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	60,284	27.35%
Family, 2 people	62,994	28.58%
Nonfamily, 2 people	8,548	3.88%
Family, 3 people	33,308	15.11%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,186	0.54%
Family, 4 people	30,160	13.68%
Nonfamily, 4 people	390	0.18%
Family, 5 people	14,758	6.69%
Nonfamily, 5 people	128	0.06%
Family, 6 people	5,538	2.51%
Nonfamily, 6 people	33	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	3,083	1.40%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	30	0.01%

Wichita Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	367,068	30.67%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	161,279	13.47%
Public Assistance	12,110	1.01%
Retirement	67,800	5.66%
Self Employment	54,529	4.56%
Social Security	107,623	8.99%
Supplemental Security	13,413	1.12%
Wage / Salary	355,803	29.73%
Other	57,316	4.79%

Wichita Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	125,618	51.65%
With children under 18	117,571	48.35%

Wichita Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	45,159	10.49%
Married	262,357	60.96%
Never Married	113,373	26.34%
Widowed	9,501	2.21%

Wichita Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	54,602	12.13%
Married	259,705	57.72%
Never Married	91,288	20.29%
Widowed	44,377	9.86%

Wichita Metro Area 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 Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Wichita Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	36,995	4.47%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	93,880	11.34%
High school diploma or equivalent	248,936	30.08%
Some college, no degree	221,387	26.75%
Associate degree	44,258	5.35%
Bachelors degree	126,806	15.32%
Graduate or professional degree	55,342	6.69%

Wichita Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	12,411	2.17%	10,254	1.80%	22,665	3.97%
Kindergarten	14,439	2.53%	2,874	0.50%	17,313	3.03%
Grades 1-4	63,864	11.18%	11,197	1.96%	75,061	13.14%
Grades 5-8	64,560	11.30%	9,728	1.70%	74,288	13.01%
Grades 9-12	62,903	11.01%	7,311	1.28%	70,214	12.29%
Undergrad college	43,167	7.56%	10,524	1.84%	53,691	9.40%
Graduate or professional school	10,304	1.80%	2,714	0.48%	13,018	2.28%
Total	271,648	47.56%	54,602	9.56%	326,250	57.12%

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Wichita Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Wichita Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	1,515	1,379
2002	1,361	1,295
2003	1,330	1,303
2004	1,342	1,204

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Wichita Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Wichita Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,025,742	90.89%
Below Poverty Level	102,769	9.11%

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Wichita Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,796
Wichita Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2001	3.113	0.377	0.031	1.420	4.941	0.000	9.142	31.944	3.446	44.532
2002	3.092	0.494	0.047	1.532	5.165	0.000	10.042	34.647	3.687	48.376
2003	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2004	4.063	0.511	0.055	1.104	5.732	0.000	9.111	34.778	3.502	47.391
2005	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2006	5.196	0.531	0.049	0.925	6.702	0.000	8.630	31.834	3.961	44.425
2007	5.113	0.582	0.072	0.998	6.765	0.000	9.570	32.549	4.220	46.340

Wichita Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
2001	27,036
2002	29,490

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Wichita Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Wichita Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	88,906	15.57%
10-19 Years	87,492	15.32%
20-29 Years	75,749	13.26%
30-39 Years	84,028	14.71%
40-49 Years	88,812	15.55%
50-59 Years	58,187	10.19%
60-69 Years	37,670	6.60%
70-79 Years	31,800	5.57%
80-89 Years	15,429	2.70%
90+ Years	3,093	0.54%

Wichita Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	282,479	49.46%
Female	288,687	50.54%

Wichita Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	454,620	79.60%
African-American	42,235	7.39%
Hispanic/Latino	41,282	7.23%
Asian	15,483	2.71%
Multiracial	11,201	1.96%
Amerindian	5,395	0.94%
Other Race	679	0.12%
Pacific Islander	271	0.05%

Wichita Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	271,100	31.21%
2.	English	118,265	13.62%
3.	Irish	117,992	13.58%
4.	United States Or American	109,412	12.60%
5.	French Non-Basque	34,670	3.99%
6.	Dutch	26,596	3.06%
7.	Scotch Irish	22,240	2.56%
8.	Scottish	20,702	2.38%
9.	Swedish	19,596	2.26%
10.	Italian	18,827	2.17%

Wichita Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	962,496	90.57%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	58,162	5.47%
3.	Vietnamese	12,614	1.19%
4.	German	5,661	0.53%
5.	Chinese	2,948	0.28%
6.	French	2,775	0.26%
7.	Arabic	2,368	0.22%
8.	Laotian	2,306	0.22%
9.	African	1,348	0.13%
10.	Tagalog	1,195	0.11%

Wichita Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,085,056	94.38%
Naturalized immigrant	24,371	2.12%
Not a citizen	40,294	3.50%

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Wichita Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wichita Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Butler County	Sedgwick County
Harvey County	Sumner County

Wichita Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Afton	Falls	Newton
Alta	Garden	Ninnescah
Andale	Garden Plain	North Newton
Andover	Geuda Springs	Oaklawn-Sunview
Argonia	Glencoe	Ohio
Attica	Goddard	Osborne
Augusta	Gore	Oxford
Avon	Grand River	Palestine
Beaumont	Grant	Park
Bel Aire	Greeley	Park City
Belle Plaine	Greene	Payne
Bentley	Greenwich	Peck
Benton	Guelph	Pleasant
Bloomington	Gypsum	Plum Grove
Bluff	Halstead	Potwin
Bruno	Harmon	Prospect
Burrton	Haysville	Richland
Caldwell	Hesston	Riverside
Cassoday	Hickory	Rock Creek
Chelsea	Highland	Rockford
Cheney	Hunnewell	Rosalia
Chikaskia	Illinois	Rose Hill
Clay	Jackson	Ryan
Clearwater	Kechi	Salem
Clifford	Lake	Sedgwick
Colwich	Lakin	Seventy-Six
Conway	Latham	Sherman
Conway Springs	Leon	South Haven
Creek	Lincoln	Spring
Darlington	Little Walnut	Springdale
Delano	Logan	Sumner
Derby	London	Sycamore
Dixon	Macon	Towanda
Douglass	Maize	Union
Downs	Mayfield	Valley Center
Eagle	Mcconnell Afb	Valverde
Eastborough	Milan	Viola
Eden	Milton	Waco
El Dorado	Minneha	Walnut
Elbing	Morris	Walton
Emma	Morton	Wellington
Erie	Mount Hope	Whitewater
Fairmount	Mulvane	Wichita
Fairview	Murdock

Sedgwick County (452,869)	Harvey County (32,869)
Butler County (59,482)	Sumner County (25,946)