Wichita County, Kansas

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Wichita County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Wichita County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,091	2,947,197	334,922,499	3112th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$79,063	$74,275	$80,734	620th of 3,221
Median Age	38.8	37.4	38.9	2423rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.1%	35.6%	35.7%	1978th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$99,300	$217,200	$332,700	2996th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$942	$1,060	$1,413	1211th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.5%	11.3%	12.5%	1004th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.8%	3.9%	5.2%	3146th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.9	36.0	n/a	2989th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.5%	7.4%	14.1%	616th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.6	n/a	n/a	2282nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.0%	67.2%	65.2%	958th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	11.0	19.7	26.4	3202nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.0%	11.8%	15.1%	425th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.9%	n/a	n/a	388th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.6%	49.1%	46.9%	1330th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.2%	n/a	n/a	95th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Wichita County, Kansas

Statistic	Wichita County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	69.1%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27.5%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	44.7	44.7	61.4

Age in Wichita County, Kansas

Statistic	Wichita County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	38.8	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	30.4%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	2.9%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	18.9%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.0%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Wichita County, Kansas

Statistic	Wichita County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	824	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.3%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.3%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.7%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.2%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	23.1%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wichita County, Kansas

Statistic	Wichita County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,995	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.8%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.0%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.0%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.6%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.5%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.6%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.7%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Wichita County, Kansas

Statistic	Wichita County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	920	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.9%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.6%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.4%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.0%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.1%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,728	$2,798	n/a

Education in Wichita County, Kansas

Statistic	Wichita County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	16.7%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.4%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.8%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.7%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.4%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wichita County, Kansas

Statistic	Wichita County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.2%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.4%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.4%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	74.4%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	1.7%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Wichita County, Kansas

Statistic	Wichita County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.8%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.9%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.6%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.9%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	14.7%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.7%	9.2%	16.7%

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