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Population (year 2000): 1,038
Males: 519  (50.0%)
Females: 519  (50.0%)

Sedgwick County

Median resident age:  33.0 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 67067.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $61,800 (it was $61,333 in 2000)
Kechi  $61,800
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $126,900 (it was $102,200 in 2000)
Kechi  $126,900
Kansas:  $107,800

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Races in Kechi:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.5%)
  • Black (7.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)

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Ancestries: German (26.6%), Irish (13.0%), English (12.0%), United States (7.5%), French (2.5%), Swedish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1380 feet

Land area: 1.32 square miles.

Population density: 785 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kechi

  • High school or higher: 93.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kechi city

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 68.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 1.9%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.4%
Kansas:  5.0%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Kechi, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kechi to the number of sex offenders is 1038 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Kechi:  1.2% ($1,250)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
Kechi satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (8.4 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (347.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Bel Aire, KS (2.3 miles ), Park City, KS (3.0 miles ), Valley Center, KS (6.7 miles ), Eastborough, KS (7.6 miles ), Wichita, KS (8.4 miles ), Benton, KS (11.7 miles ), Andover, KS (12.1 miles ), Oaklawn-Sunview, KS (13.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 17 buildings, average cost: $79,300
  • 1997: 23 buildings, average cost: $90,600
  • 1998: 29 buildings, average cost: $95,200
  • 1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $113,100
  • 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $120,800
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $130,500
  • 2003: 16 buildings, average cost: $128,100
  • 2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $126,900
  • 2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2006: 20 buildings, average cost: $181,500

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Latitude: 37.80 N, Longitude: 97.28 W


Kechi household income distribution Kechi home values distribution



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (26%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


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Crime in Kechi (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (82.4 per 100,000)
  • 15 thefts (1235.6 per 100,000)
  • 2 auto thefts (164.7 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 68.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Kechi (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 4 assaults (319.7 per 100,000)
  • 3 burglaries (239.8 per 100,000)
  • 12 thefts (959.2 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (79.9 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 125.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.85
US city average:  3.00

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Kechi-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 141% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/26/1991, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 26.4 miles away from the Kechi city center killed 17 people and injured 225 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1990, a category 5 tornado 26.6 miles away from the city center killed one person and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Kechi:
  • GALICHIA HEART HOSPITAL LLC (about 4 miles; WICHITA, KS)
  • KANSAS HEART HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WICHITA, KS)
  • KANSAS SURGERY & RECOVERY CENTER LP (about 5 miles; WICHITA, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kechi:
  • MC CONNELL AFB (about 13 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
  • WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 15 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: ICT)
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 44 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID: HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kechi:
  • COLONEL JAMES JABARA (about 7 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: AAO)
  • RIVERSIDE (about 10 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: K32)
  • BEECH FACTORY (about 10 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: BEC)

Amtrak station near Kechi:
  • 18 miles: NEWTON (5TH & MAIN STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.kechiks.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kechi:
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)

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Hotel: Comfort Inn (990 East Connolly Court).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Kechi and their reported violations in the past:

KECHI, CITY OF (Population served: 1242, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-01-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1999)

Average household size:
This city:  2.9 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  85.3%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  0.8%
Whole state:  4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.5%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.1%

Kechi compared to Kansas state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$1,920$23,0407$2,080
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$500
Police Protection - Officers 2$6,000$36,0000$0
Water Supply 1$1,600$19,2000$0
Gas Supply 2$4,000$24,0000$0
Financial Administration 1$1,600$19,2001$250
Totals for Government 7$15,120$25,92010$2,830


Kechi government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $125,000
  • Construction - Police Protection: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $441,000
    Financial Administration: $129,000
    Water Utilities: $129,000
    Police Protection: $72,000
    Sewerage: $42,000
    General - Other: $38,000
    Regular Highways: $17,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $167,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $103,000
    Highways: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,485,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,335,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $150,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $242,000
    Interest Earnings: $34,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $33,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $30,000
    Gas Utilities: $15,000
    Water Utilities: $10,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $972,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $429,000
    Water Utilities: $201,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $127,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $30,000
    General Support: $12,000
  • Tax - Property: $139,000
    NEC: $38,000
    Public Utilities: $25,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $222,000

5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,747 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.21%
Kansas average:  7.39%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($751 average AGI)
Sedgwick County:  0.19%
Kansas average:  0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Butler County, KS  0.48% ($35,572 average AGI)
from Sumner County, KS  0.19% ($32,218)
from Harvey County, KS  0.18% ($34,868)


5.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,461 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.20%
Kansas average:  7.67%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($562 average AGI)
Sedgwick County:  0.10%
Kansas average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Butler County, KS  0.48% ($51,024 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS  0.24% ($45,354)
to Sumner County, KS  0.14% ($37,277)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kechi:
  • KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KNSS (1240 AM; 1 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KSGL (900 AM; 0 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KJRG (950 AM; 1 kW; NEWTON, KS)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kechi:
  • KEYN-FM (103.7 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMUW (89.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KRZZ-FM (96.3 FM; DERBY, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • K218DR (91.5 FM; BELLAIRE, KS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KRBB (97.9 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFDI-FM (101.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFBZ (105.3 FM; HAYSVILLE, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KZSN (102.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KICT-FM (95.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KKRD (107.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KMXW (92.3 FM; NEWTON, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KCFN (91.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KDGS (93.9 FM; ANDOVER, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTLI (99.1 FM; EL DORADO, KS; Owner: ADONAI RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KYFW (88.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
  • KFXJ (104.5 FM; AUGUSTA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KANR (92.7 FM; BELLE PLAINE, KS; Owner: DANIEL D. SMITH)

TV broadcast stations around Kechi:
  • KTQW-LP (Channel 53; WICHITA, KS; Owner: KNOWLEDGE L.C.)
  • KFVT-LP (Channel 40; WICHITA, KS; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
  • KSNW (Channel 3; WICHITA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
  • KSAS-TV (Channel 24; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KWCV (Channel 33; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WLBB BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KAKE-TV (Channel 10; WICHITA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • K59DA (Channel 59; WICHITA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K15DD (Channel 15; WICHITA, KS; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KSCC (Channel 36; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCTU-LP (Channel 55; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KSMI-LP (Channel 51; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC.)

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