Sedgwick County, Kansas

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Sedgwick County, Kansas is among the highest in the country for total population (137th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Sedgwick County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	528,226	2,947,197	334,922,499	137th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,365	$74,275	$80,734	1248th of 3,221
Median Age	36.0	37.4	38.9	2874th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.1%	35.6%	35.7%	625th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$203,300	$217,200	$332,700	1370th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$998	$1,060	$1,413	998th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.9%	11.3%	12.5%	1489th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	3.9%	5.2%	1222nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	529.8	36.0	n/a	320th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.6%	7.4%	14.1%	505th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.5	n/a	n/a	1650th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.1%	67.2%	65.2%	2850th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.3	19.7	26.4	2673rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.1%	11.8%	15.1%	1753rd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.5%	n/a	n/a	1145th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.1%	49.1%	46.9%	2199th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.3%	n/a	n/a	486th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Statistic	Sedgwick County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.9%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.5%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.6%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.1	44.7	61.4

Age in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Statistic	Sedgwick County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	36.0	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	24.9%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.4%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.9%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Statistic	Sedgwick County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	206,768	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.7%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.2%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.7%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	33.4%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Statistic	Sedgwick County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,825	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.7%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.6%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.7%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.9%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.2%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.3%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Statistic	Sedgwick County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	227,638	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.9%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.5%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.2%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.9%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.4%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,461	$2,798	n/a

Education in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Statistic	Sedgwick County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	10.5%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.8%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.7%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.3%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.7%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Statistic	Sedgwick County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.7%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.1%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.5%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.8%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Statistic	Sedgwick County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.9%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.6%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.8%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	10.2%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.6%	9.2%	16.7%

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