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| Males: 190,338 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 196,214 |  (50.8%) |
| Median resident age: |  34.0 years |
| Kansas median age: |  36.0 years |
Zip codes: 67202, 67203, 67209, 67211, 67212, 67213, 67214, 67215, 67218, 67228, 67235, 67260.
Wichita Zip Code Map| Wichita: | $43,776 |
| KS: | $50,241 |
Wichita city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2012: $118,400 (it was $75,000 in 2000)
| Wichita: | $118,400 |
| KS: | $130,100 |
Median gross rent in 2012: $661.
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- White alone - 249,499 (64.7%)
- Hispanic - 59,243 (15.4%)
- Black alone - 42,291 (11.0%)
- Asian alone - 18,776 (4.9%)
- Two or more races - 12,054 (3.1%)
- American Indian alone - 3,273 (0.8%)
- Other race alone - 426 (0.1%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 24 (0.01%)
Races in Wichita detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (19.8%), Irish (9.9%), English (8.1%), United States (6.9%), French (2.4%), Scottish (1.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Incorporated in 1870
Elevation: 1305 feet
Land area: 135.8 square miles.
Population density: 2,847 people per square mile (average).
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For population 25 years and over in Wichita:
- High school or higher: 88.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wichita city:
- Never married: 30.0%
- Now married: 49.5%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 12.9%
37,275 residents are foreign born (2.8% Asia).
| This city: | 9.7% |
| Kansas: | 6.5% |
According to our research of Kansas and other state lists there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Wichita, Kansas as of March 05, 2015.
The ratio of number of residents in Wichita to the number of sex offenders is 27,541 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $1,603 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2012: $1,316 (1.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX 
(339.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities: Eastborough, KS (2.1 miles ),
McConnell AFB, KS (2.4 miles ),
Oaklawn-Sunview, KS (2.4 miles ),
Bel Aire, KS (2.5 miles ),
Park City, KS (2.8 miles ),
Kechi, KS (2.8 miles ),
Haysville, KS (2.9 miles ),
Maize, KS (3.0 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 1309 buildings, average cost: $81,200
- 1998: 1535 buildings, average cost: $83,700
- 1999: 1289 buildings, average cost: $82,600
- 2000: 1030 buildings, average cost: $89,100
- 2001: 1257 buildings, average cost: $98,400
- 2002: 1420 buildings, average cost: $102,400
- 2003: 1454 buildings, average cost: $103,000
- 2004: 1604 buildings, average cost: $106,700
- 2005: 1625 buildings, average cost: $104,600
- 2006: 1545 buildings, average cost: $101,400
- 2007: 1248 buildings, average cost: $123,900
- 2008: 1012 buildings, average cost: $106,900
- 2009: 709 buildings, average cost: $101,800
- 2010: 531 buildings, average cost: $103,300
- 2011: 409 buildings, average cost: $151,400
- 2012: 415 buildings, average cost: $171,800
Latitude: 37.69 N, Longitude: 97.34 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +16,036 (+4.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 142,916 (80.5%)
Area code: 316
Property values in Wichita, KS
| Crime rates in Wichita by Year | ||||||||||||
| Type | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murders | 31 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 26 | 41 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 23 |
| per 100,000 | 9.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 11.4 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Rapes | 176 | 183 | 208 | 216 | 233 | 240 | 269 | 278 | 254 | 246 | 238 | 228 |
| per 100,000 | 51.8 | 53.0 | 59.8 | 60.7 | 65.4 | 67.2 | 75.1 | 76.7 | 69.1 | 65.3 | 61.9 | 59.0 |
| Robberies | 595 | 742 | 796 | 556 | 626 | 520 | 557 | 482 | 527 | 481 | 490 | 495 |
| per 100,000 | 175.0 | 215.0 | 228.9 | 156.1 | 175.8 | 145.5 | 155.5 | 132.9 | 143.3 | 127.6 | 127.3 | 128.1 |
| Assaults | 1,279 | 1,501 | 1,344 | 1,437 | 1,990 | 2,533 | 2,519 | 2,301 | 2,439 | 2,283 | 2,197 | 2,123 |
| per 100,000 | 376.3 | 435.0 | 386.4 | 403.5 | 558.7 | 708.8 | 703.1 | 634.6 | 663.4 | 605.8 | 571.0 | 549.4 |
| Burglaries | 3,757 | 4,422 | 4,459 | 3,825 | 3,930 | 3,800 | 4,357 | 4,077 | 4,045 | 4,241 | 4,005 | 3,919 |
| per 100,000 | 1105.3 | 1281.4 | 1282.1 | 1074.1 | 1103.4 | 1063.3 | 1216.0 | 1124.4 | 1100.3 | 1125.3 | 1040.8 | 1014.2 |
| Thefts | 14,154 | 14,953 | 15,523 | 14,284 | 15,901 | 13,786 | 14,263 | 14,097 | 13,886 | 12,472 | 13,550 | 15,331 |
| per 100,000 | 4164.1 | 4333.2 | 4463.2 | 4011.0 | 4464.3 | 3857.6 | 3980.8 | 3887.7 | 3777.1 | 3309.3 | 3521.3 | 3967.6 |
| Auto thefts | 1,677 | 1,716 | 1,754 | 1,409 | 1,773 | 1,976 | 2,136 | 1,860 | 1,666 | 1,528 | 1,901 | 1,820 |
| per 100,000 | 493.4 | 497.3 | 504.3 | 395.6 | 497.8 | 552.9 | 596.2 | 513.0 | 453.2 | 405.4 | 494.0 | 471.0 |
| Arson | N/A | N/A | N/A | 139 | 142 | 156 | 189 | 187 | 180 | 129 | 139 | 134 |
| per 100,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 39.0 | 39.9 | 43.7 | 52.7 | 51.6 | 49.0 | 34.2 | 36.1 | 34.7 |
| City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 300.2) | 484.3 | 521.1 | 528.6 | 466.4 | 543.8 | 541.7 | 578.3 | 534.8 | 523.5 | 477.0 | 481.5 | 488.4 |
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Wichita detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.66 |
| Kansas average: | 2.68 |
Detailed articles:
- Wichita: Introduction
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- Wichita: Communications
- Wichita: Convention Facilities
- Wichita: Economy
- Wichita: Education and Research
- Wichita: Geography and Climate
- Wichita: Health Care
- Wichita: History
- Wichita: Municipal Government
- Wichita: Population Profile
- Wichita: Recreation
- Wichita: Transportation
Wichita tourist attractions:
- Botanica: The Wichita Gardens, Wichita, Kansas
- Exploration Place, Wichita, Kansas
- Marriott Wichita, Wichita, Kansas
- Museum of World Treasures, Wichita, Kansas
- Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita, Kansas
- Sedgwick County Zoo - Wichita, Kansas - large city zoo with over 2,500 animals representing 500 species
- The Wichita Waterfront, Wichita, KS
- Towne East Mall, Wichita, KS
- Towne West Square, Wichita, KS
- Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas accommodation, waste management, arts - Economy and Business Data
| Here: | 6.2% |
| Kansas: | 5.1% |
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
Population change in the 1990s: +34,915 (+11.3%).
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Construction (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other production occupations (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
- Engineers (3%)
- Building cleaning and pest control workers (4%)
- Registered nurses (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers (3%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)
- Elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)
Average climate in Wichita, Kansas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Wichita-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 102% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/26/1991, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.1 miles away from the Wichita city center killed 17 people and injured 225 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 5/3/1999, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 0.8 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 150 people and caused $141 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Wichita-area historical earthquake activity is near Kansas state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 202.6 miles away from Wichita center
On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 215.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 375.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/30/1998 at 17:41:22, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 63.2 miles away from Wichita center
On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 202.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sedgwick County (14) is near the US average (12).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Explosion: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Charles G. Koch - Businessman, Ann Dunham - Anthropologist, Murder of Brian Deneke - Skateboarder, Arlen Specter - Senator, Kirstie Alley - (born 1955), actress, Hattie McDaniel - Actor, Jim Ryun - Politician and Athletics competitor, John Duncan (artist) - Experimental filmmaker, Bryce Brown - Player of football, Ron Wyden - Politician.
Medal of Honor Recipients
Medal of Honor Recipients born in Wichita: Erwin R. Bleckley, Paul Frederick Foster, William L. McGonagle.
Main business address for: LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE & SALOON INC (RETAIL-EATING PLACES), AIRXCEL INC (MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS), KANSAS GAS & ELECTRIC CO /KS/ (ELECTRIC SERVICES), AMERICAN RESTAURANT PARTNERS L P (RETAIL-EATING PLACES), TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT RESTAURANT CORP (RETAIL-EATING PLACES).
Hospitals in Wichita:
- ADVANTAGE HOSPICE CARE INC (1611 W HARRY)
- CPC GREAT PLAINS HOSPITAL (511 EAST 21ST STREET)
- GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE (439 N MCLEAN BLVD STE 100)
- KANSAS HEART HOSPITAL (Proprietary, provides emergency services, 3601 NORTH WEBB ROAD)
- KANSAS SURGERY & RECOVERY CENTER (Proprietary, provides emergency services, 2770 N WEBB ROAD)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WICHITA (550 NORTH HILLSIDE 4 WEST)
- ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (3600 E HARRY ST)
- THE CENTER FOR THE SAME DAY SURGERY (818 N EMPORIA SUITE 108)
- VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC (Voluntary non-profit - Church, 14800 WEST ST TERESA)
- WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER (Proprietary, 550 N HILLSIDE STREET)
- WICHITA VA MEDICAL CENTER (Government Federal, 5500 E. KELLOG)
Airports and heliports located in Wichita:
- Mc Connell Afb Airport (Runways: 2, Military Ops: 177,600)
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (Runways: 3, Commercial Ops: 14,167, Air Taxi Ops: 32,917, Itinerant Ops: 62,819, Local Ops: 34,689, Military Ops: 14,532)
- Colonel James Jabara Airport (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 1,300, Itinerant Ops: 19,000, Local Ops: 18,000)
- Beech Factory Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 1,700, Local Ops: 26,500, Military Ops: 4,500)
- Riverside Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 4,000, Local Ops: 10,000)
- Westport Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 60, Local Ops: 800)
- Westport Auxiliary Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 20, Local Ops: 100)
- Cessna Acft Field Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 100)
- Vankirk Airport (Runways: 3)
- Heliports: 6
Local government website: www.wichitagov.org/home.htm
Colleges/Universities in Wichita:
- Wichita State University (Full-time enrollment: 11,743; Location: 1845 N. Fairmount; Public; Website: www.wichita.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- Wichita Area Technical College (FT enrollment: 2,220; Location: 4004 N Webb Rd. Bldg 100; Public; Website: www.watc.edu)
- Newman University (FT enrollment: 2,066; Location: 3100 McCormick Ave; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.newmanu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- Friends University (FT enrollment: 2,024; Location: 2100 W. University Ave.; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.friends.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- Wichita Technical Institute (FT enrollment: 2,015; Location: 2051 South Meridian; Private, for-profit; Website: www.wti.edu)
- Heritage College-Wichita (FT enrollment: 590; Location: 2800 S Rock Rd; Private, for-profit; Website: heritage-education.com)
- ITT Technical Institute-Wichita (FT enrollment: 355; Location: 8111 E. 32nd Street North, Suite 103; Private, for-profit; Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
- Vatterott College-Wichita (FT enrollment: 342; Location: 8853 E. 37th Street N.; Private, for-profit; Website: www.vatterott.edu)
- National American University-Wichita (FT enrollment: 307; Location: 7309 East 21st Street North Suite G-40; Private, for-profit; Website: www.national.edu/locations/kansas/wichita)
- Xenon International Academy-Wichita (FT enrollment: 288; Location: 3804 W Douglas; Private, for-profit; Website: www.xenonacademy.com)
- Eric Fisher Academy (FT enrollment: 214; Location: 6727 W Central; Private, for-profit; Website: www.ericfisheracademy.com)
- National American University-Wichita West (FT enrollment: 213; Location: 8428 West 13th Street North Suite 120; Private, for-profit; Website: www.national.edu/locations/kansas/wichita-west)
- Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita (FT enrollment: 169; Location: 3242 N. Rock Road Suite 106; Private, for-profit; Website: pmtswichita.com)
- University of Phoenix-Wichita Campus (FT enrollment: 130; Location: 3020 N. Cypress Dr; Private, for-profit; Website: www.phoenix.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- Old Town Barber College-Wichita (FT enrollment: 51; Location: 1211 E Douglas; Private, for-profit; Website: www.otbcollege.com)
- Regency Beauty Institute-Wichita (FT enrollment: 23; Location: 8227 E Kellogg Dr, Unit #8; Private, for-profit; Website: www.regency.edu)
Biggest public high schools in Wichita:
- East High School (Students: 2198; Location: 2301 E DOUGLAS; Grades: 9-12)
- Southeast High School (Students: 1808; Location: 903 S EDGEMOOR; Grades: 9-12)
- North High School (Students: 1795; Location: 1437 ROCHESTER; Grades: 9-12)
- South High School (Students: 1675; Location: 701 W 33RD S; Grades: 9-12)
- Heights High School (Students: 1582; Location: 5301 N HILLSIDE; Grades: 9-12)
- Northwest High School (Students: 1541; Location: 1220 N TYLER RD; Grades: 9-12)
- Campus High Haysville School (Students: 1478; Location: 2100 W 55TH ST SOUTH; Grades: 9-12)
- West High School (Students: 1161; Location: 820 S OSAGE; Grades: 9-12)
- Northeast Magnet High School (Students: 575; Location: 1847 N CHAUTAUQUA; Grades: 9-12)
- Levy Special Education Center School (Students: 258; Location: 400 N WOODCHUCK; Grades: PK-12)
Private high schools in Wichita:
- BISHOP CARROLL CATHOLIC HIGH S (Students: 1,063; Location: 8101 W CENTRAL AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- WICHITA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL (Students: 981; Location: 9115 E 13TH ST N; Grades: PK - 12)
- KAPAUN MT CARMEL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 894; Location: 8506 E CENTRAL AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- INDEPENDENT SCHOOL (Students: 781; Location: 8317 E DOUGLAS AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- TRINITY ACADEMY (Students: 298; Location: 12345 E 21ST ST N; Grades: 1 - 12)
- WORD OF LIFE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 137; Location: 3841 N MERIDIAN AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 89; Location: 3003 E KELLOGG DR; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Wichita:
- Wilbur Middle School (Students: 930; Location: 340 N TYLER RD; Grades: 6-8)
- Hadley Middle School (Students: 840; Location: 1101 DOUGHERTY; Grades: 6-8)
- Cloud Elementary School (Students: 828; Location: 1205 W 26TH N; Grades: PK-5)
- Truesdell Middle School (Students: 801; Location: 2464 S GLENN; Grades: 6-8)
- Colvin Elementary School (Students: 792; Location: 2820 S ROOSEVELT; Grades: PK-5)
- Stucky Middle School (Students: 788; Location: 4545 N BROADVIEW CIRCLE; Grades: 6-8)
- Robinson Middle School (Students: 741; Location: 328 N OLIVER; Grades: 6-8)
- Curtis Middle School (Students: 712; Location: 1031 S EDGEMOOR; Grades: 6-8)
- Woodman Elementary School (Students: 660; Location: 2500 HIRAM; Grades: PK-5)
- Seltzer Elementary School (Students: 627; Location: 11660 E LINCOLN; Grades: PK-5)
Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Wichita:
- ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI SCHOOL (Students: 737; Location: 853 N SOCORA ST; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST ELIZABETH ANN SETON CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 734; Location: 645 N 119TH ST W; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 731; Location: 1215 N STRATFORD LN; Grades: PK - 8)
- MAGDALEN CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 500; Location: 2221 N 127TH ST E; Grades: PK - 8)
- CENTRAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 461; Location: 2900 N ROCK RD; Grades: KG - 8)
- BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 447; Location: 3810 E DOUGLAS AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 411; Location: 11010 SOUTHWEST BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JUDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 260; Location: 3030 AMIDON ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ANNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 238; Location: 1121 W REGAL ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 228; Location: 600 N GREENWICH RD; Grades: PK - 8)
User submitted facts and corrections:
- Valley Center Middle School is also in Wichita added by Mac
- There is also Colonel James Jabara Airport located in Northeast Wichita, the second largest public/general aviation airport in the Wichita Metro Area. ID = KAAO added by Sachin Bharati
- You have listed that KZSN radio is owned by Capstar... They are owned by Clear Channel.
Notable locations in Wichita: Intrust Bank Arena (A), Hardtner Junction (B), L W Clapp Memorial Golf Course (C), Auburn Hills Golf Course (D), Braeburn Golf Course (E), University of Kansas - School of Medicine Wichita Campus Daniel K Roberts Amphitheater (F), Mid Continent Industrial Park I (G), Airport Industrial Park (H), Meridian Industrial Park (I), USI Recreational Vehicle Park (J), Metro West Industrial Park (K), Northwest Substation (L), Chance Industrial Park (M), John B Martin Industrial Park (N), MacDonald Golf Course (O), Rock Island Industrial Park (P), Burnham Industrial Park (Q), Willowbend Golf Club (R), Brittain Industrial Park (S), Westport Industrial Park (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Cherry Creek Shopping Center (1), Kellogg Mall (2), Mini Mall (3), Wichita Mall (4), Westway Shopping Center (5), Westlink Shopping Center (6), TV Shopping Center (7), Sweetbriar Shopping Center (8), Seneca Square Mall (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Main business address in Wichita include: LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE & SALOON INC (A), AIRXCEL INC (B), KANSAS GAS & ELECTRIC CO /KS/ (C), AMERICAN RESTAURANT PARTNERS L P (D), TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT RESTAURANT CORP (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wichita include: Fairview Christian Church (A), Calvary Chapel Wichita (B), Islamic Society of Wichita (C), Gideon Baptist Church (D), Mount Olive Baptist Church (E), Unity Missionary Baptist Church (F), Sharon Baptist Church (G), Southside Baptist Church (H), Messiah Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rest haven Cemetery (1), Jamesburg Cemetery (2), Calvary Cemetery (3), Highland Cemetery (4), Maple Grove Cemetery (5), Wichita Park Cemetery (6), Old Mission Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Beech Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chisholm Creek (A), Little Arkansas River (B), Big Slough (C), Gypsum Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Wichita include: Rivera Park (1), Henry Park (2), Lincoln Park (3), Cessna Park (4), Linwood Park (5), Clapp Memorial Park (6), Sycamore Park (7), Osage Park (8), Aley Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Great Plains Transportation Museum (700 East Douglas Avenue) (1), Indian Center Museum & Gift Shop (650 North Seneca Street) (2), Allen-Lambe House Foundation (Museums; 255 North Roosevelt Street) (3), Great Plains Nature Center (Museums; 6232 East 29th Street North) (4), Botanica the Wichita Gardens - Administration Office (Museums; 701 North Amidon Avenue) (5), Kansas Firefighters Museum (1300 South Broadway Street) (6), Kansas Aviation Museum (3350 George Washington Boulevard) (7), Botanica the Wichita Gardens - Information (Museums; 701 North Amidon Avenue) (8), Exploration Place (Museums; 300 North McLean Boulevard) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Afton Motel (855 South Broadway Street) (1), Hampton Inn Wichita-East (9449 E Corporate Hills Dr) (2), Corral Motel (2232 South Broadway Street) (3), La Quinta Wichita (7700 E Kellogg Dr) (4), ClubHouse Inn & Suites Wichita (515 South Webb) (5), Best Western Airport Inn (6815 West Kellogg US 54) (6), Wichita Fairfield Inn East (333 South Webb Road) (7), Holiday Inn-Airport (5500 West Kellogg Drive) (8), Scotsman Inn - East (465 South Webb Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Kansas State - Corporation Commission Oil & Gas- Conservation Div (230 East William Street) (1), Kansas State - Governor Bill Graves Wichita- District Court Offices- Wichita- Executive Of (130 South Market Street) (2), Kansas State - District Attorney 18th Judicial District- Adult Diver (535 North Main) (3), District Court-18th Judicial District - Flaigle Harold- Div Vi Judge- Burgess James- Div Ii J (1015 South Minnesota Street) (4), Federal Bureau Of Investigation (301 North Main) (5), U S Government - Courts- District Court- Deloach Ralph L Clerk (401 North Market Street) (6), Kansas State - District ATTORNEY-18th Judicial District- Adult Diver (535 North Main Street Floor 2) (7), Kansas State - District Attorney- 18th Judicial District- Consumer Fraud And Economic Crime Divi (535 North Main Street) (8), Kansas State - District ATTORNEY-18th Judicial District- Traffic Divi (535 North Main Street Floor 2) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2012 was 128. This is significantly worse than average.
| City: | 128 |
| U.S.: | 74 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2012 was 0.248. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 0.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.248 |
| U.S.: | 0.303 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2012 was 5.52. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 5.52 |
| U.S.: | 6.58 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2012 was 1.16. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 0.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.16 |
| U.S.: | 1.93 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2012 was 32.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.2 |
| U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2012 was 24.4. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 1.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 24.4 |
| U.S.: | 20.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2012 was 8.22. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 8.22 |
| U.S.: | 9.14 |
Drinking water stations with addresses in Wichita and their reported violations in the past:
CAPE FAIR ESTATES (Serves MO, Population served: 113, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:PIZZA HUT (Address: 208 SOUTH MAIZE ROAD , Serves NY, Population served: 101, Groundwater):
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2010, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-10-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-10-2010), St Public Notif received (SEP-02-2011), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2011)
- One regular monitoring violation
Past monitoring violations:HOMOSASSA SPRINGS PIZZA HUT (Serves FL, Population served: 100, Groundwater):
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2011)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2011)
(12.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.8% for Black residents, 33.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wichita, KS
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
| This city: | 2.5 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 62.5% |
| Whole state: | 66.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in Wichita in 2010:
- 1,666 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 1,631 people in college/university student housing
- 1,071 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 535 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 329 people in group homes intended for adults
- 278 people in correctional residential facilities
- 253 people in state prisons
- 205 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 149 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 104 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 83 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 52 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
- 41 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 16 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 7 people in in-patient hospice facilities
People in group quarters in Wichita in 2000:
- 1,514 people in nursing homes
- 1,403 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 542 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 396 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 343 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 194 people in state prisons
- 157 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 115 people in religious group quarters
- 65 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 63 people in other group homes
- 43 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 22 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 20 people in unknown juvenile institutions
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Wichita compared to Kansas state average:
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Banks with most branches in Wichita (2011 data):
- Intrust Bank, National Association: 23 branches. Info updated 2007/03/28: Bank assets: $4,066.0 mil, Deposits: $3,310.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 48 total offices, Holding Company: Intrust Financial Corporation
- Fidelity Bank: 18 branches. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $1,562.7 mil, Deposits: $1,276.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices
- Emprise Bank: 13 branches. Info updated 2011/04/13: Bank assets: $1,461.9 mil, Deposits: $1,282.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 42 total offices, Holding Company: Emprise Financial Corporation
- Bank of America, National Association: 11 branches. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Commerce Bank: 10 branches. Info updated 2011/07/07: Bank assets: $20,493.6 mil, Deposits: $16,805.3 mil, headquarters in Kansas City, MO, positive income, 206 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
- Capitol Federal Savings Bank: Northwest Wichita Branch, West Wichita Branch, East Wichita Branch, Bradley Fair Branch, Wichita Branch, Southwest Wichita Branch. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $9,167.4 mil, Deposits: $4,742.9 mil, headquarters in Topeka, KS, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 46 total offices
- Southwest National Bank: at 400 East Douglas Avenue, Motor Bank Branch, Towne East Branch, Towne West Branch, Indian Hills Branch, Twin Lakes Branch. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $421.5 mil, Deposits: $381.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Republic Financial Corporation
- Bank of the West: Wichita - Ne Branch, Wichita - West, Wichita - Nw, Wichita - Downtown. Info updated 2009/11/16: Bank assets: $62,408.3 mil, Deposits: $43,995.2 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, 647 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
- Legacy Bank: Wichita Branch, North Woodlawn Branch, North Wichita Branch, West Central Branch. Info updated 2010/09/29: Bank assets: $258.1 mil, Deposits: $208.9 mil, headquarters in Colwich, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Colwich Financial Corporation
- 25 other banks with 43 local branches
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Wichita, Kansas:
- Executive Inn, 8401 Kellogg Dr, Wichita, KS 67207 , Phone: (316) 684-5261
- Fairfield Inn By Marriot Wichita, 333 S Webb Rd, Wichita, KS 67207 , Phone: (316) 685-3777, Fax: (316) 685-3777
- Grand Palace Inn, 607 E 47TH St S, Wichita, KS 67216 , Phone: (316) 529-4100
- Knights Inn, 6125 W Kellogg, Wichita, KS 67209 , Phone: (316) 942-1341
- Mark 8 Inn, 1130 N Broadway, Wichita, KS 67214 , Phone: (316) 265-4679, Fax: (316) 265-4679
- The Broadview Hotel, 400 W Douglas, Wichita, KS 67202 , Phone: (316) 262-5000, Fax: (316) 262-0323
- Hawthorn Suites Wichita East, 411 S Webb Rd, Wichita, KS 67207 , Phone: (316) 686-7331, Fax: (316) 686-2345
- Scotsman Inn East, 465 S Webb Rd, Wichita, KS 67207 , Phone: (316) 684-6363, Fax: (316) 684-6363
- 64 other hotels and motels
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Neighborhoods in Wichita:
(Wichita, Kansas Neighborhood Map)Religion statistics for Wichita city (based on Sedgwick County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.67%| Here: | | 46.7% |
| USA: | | 50.2% |
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Lutheran Church |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherents | 29.6% | 15.1% | 12.8% | 7.2% | 3.6% |
| Congregations | 8.2% | 10.2% | 12.2% | 4.3% | 2.8% |
| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Assemblies of God | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherents | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 20.8% |
| Congregations | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 44.6% |
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 63
| Sedgwick County: | 1.33 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 6
| This county: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16
| Sedgwick County: | 0.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kansas: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 113
| Sedgwick County: | 2.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 306
| Here: | 6.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.7% |
| Kansas: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Sedgwick County: | 28.3% |
| Kansas: | 27.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 16.5% |
| State: | 13.4% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2013) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Administration | 95 | $485,628 | $61,342 | 4 | $4,711 |
| Other Government Administration | 119 | $538,389 | $54,291 | 83 | $62,756 |
| Judicial and Legal | 68 | $305,851 | $53,974 | 14 | $9,334 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 585 | $3,147,697 | $64,568 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other | 219 | $847,803 | $46,455 | 3 | $3,503 |
| Firefighters | 439 | $2,167,515 | $59,249 | 0 | $0 |
| Correction | 24 | $85,007 | $42,504 | 2 | $2,925 |
| Streets and Highways | 181 | $738,517 | $48,962 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports | 116 | $504,697 | $52,210 | 10 | $8,247 |
| Welfare | 85 | $315,991 | $44,610 | 2 | $2,544 |
| Health | 32 | $151,303 | $56,739 | 2 | $2,165 |
| Sewerage | 118 | $435,624 | $44,301 | 1 | $3,131 |
| Parks and Recreation | 125 | $491,590 | $47,193 | 199 | $59,448 |
| Natural Resources | 50 | $184,023 | $44,166 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply | 141 | $580,610 | $49,414 | 21 | $46,188 |
| Transit | 94 | $296,211 | $37,814 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries | 77 | $294,951 | $45,966 | 51 | $65,455 |
| Other and Unallocable | 181 | $766,294 | $50,804 | 4 | $4,782 |
| Totals for Government | 2,749 | $12,337,701 | $53,857 | 396 | $275,189 |
Wichita government finances - Expenditure in 2006 (per resident):
- Construction - Regular Highways: $81,015,000 ($209.58)
Sewerage: $23,846,000 ($61.69)
Water Utilities: $16,176,000 ($41.85)
Air Transportation: $9,311,000 ($24.09)
Parks and Recreation: $4,050,000 ($10.48)
Parking Facilities: $2,100,000 ($5.43)
Police Protection: $1,098,000 ($2.84)
Local Fire Protection: $940,000 ($2.43)
General - Other: $752,000 ($1.95)
Health - Other: $716,000 ($1.85)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $53,960,000 ($139.59)
Local Fire Protection: $29,126,000 ($75.35)
Regular Highways: $23,938,000 ($61.93)
Parks and Recreation: $23,534,000 ($60.88)
Housing and Community Development: $23,173,000 ($59.95)
Water Utilities: $20,729,000 ($53.63)
Sewerage: $19,719,000 ($51.01)
General - Other: $18,984,000 ($49.11)
Air Transportation: $12,610,000 ($32.62)
Transit Utilities: $9,367,000 ($24.23)
General Public Buildings: $8,640,000 ($22.35)
Central Staff Services: $7,406,000 ($19.16)
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,912,000 ($17.88)
Libraries: $6,333,000 ($16.38)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,228,000 ($13.52)
Public Welfare - Other: $5,224,000 ($13.51)
Health - Other: $3,593,000 ($9.29)
Financial Administration: $3,333,000 ($8.62)
Solid Waste Management: $2,958,000 ($7.65)
Natural Resources - Other: $1,365,000 ($3.53)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $22,000 ($0.06)
- Employee Retirement - Corporate Stocks: $313,222,000 ($810.30)
Corporate Bonds: $122,028,000 ($315.68)
Other Investments - Other: $43,723,000 ($113.11)
Benefit Payments: $40,603,000 ($105.04)
Total Cash and Deposits: $13,724,000 ($35.50)
Withdrawals: $565,000 ($1.46)
- General - Interest on Debt: $38,049,000 ($98.43)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $3,537,000 ($9.15)
Air Transportation: $3,174,000 ($8.21)
Transit Utilities: $1,982,000 ($5.13)
Public Welfare - Other: $1,120,000 ($2.90)
Water Utilities: $942,000 ($2.44)
Regular Highways: $716,000 ($1.85)
General - Other: $417,000 ($1.08)
Parks and Recreation: $209,000 ($0.54)
Solid Waste Management: $153,000 ($0.40)
Local Fire Protection: $125,000 ($0.32)
Natural Resources - Other: $98,000 ($0.25)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $94,000 ($0.24)
General Public Building: $44,000 ($0.11)
Libraries: $19,000 ($0.05)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $142,255,000 ($368.01)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,674,000 ($12.09)
Wichita government finances - Revenue in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $34,575,000 ($89.44)
Air Transportation: $18,950,000 ($49.02)
Parks and Recreation: $8,473,000 ($21.92)
All Other: $4,836,000 ($12.51)
Solid Waste Management: $428,000 ($1.11)
- Employee Retirement - Earnings on Investments (calculated): $71,919,000 ($186.05)
From Parent Local Government: $9,480,000 ($24.52)
Local Employee Contribution: $6,011,000 ($15.55)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $23,255,000 ($60.16)
Air Transportation: $9,795,000 ($25.34)
Transit Utilities: $4,075,000 ($10.54)
All Other: $845,000 ($2.19)
Health and Hospitals: $52,000 ($0.13)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $45,181,000 ($116.88)
All Other: $1,574,000 ($4.07)
Highways: $1,213,000 ($3.14)
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $27,099,000 ($70.10)
Interest Earnings: $21,674,000 ($56.07)
General Revenue, NEC: $11,928,000 ($30.86)
Fines and Forfeits: $8,666,000 ($22.42)
Rents: $3,776,000 ($9.77)
Sale of Property: $96,000 ($0.25)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $36,089,000 ($93.36)
Transit Utilities: $1,816,000 ($4.70)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $45,958,000 ($118.89)
All Other: $7,857,000 ($20.33)
Water Utilities: $5,086,000 ($13.16)
General Local Government Support: $4,350,000 ($11.25)
Public Welfare: $3,897,000 ($10.08)
Transit Utilities: $1,793,000 ($4.64)
Sewerage: $1,601,000 ($4.14)
Health and Hospitals: $456,000 ($1.18)
- Tax - Property: $97,741,000 ($252.85)
Public Utilities Sales: $30,702,000 ($79.43)
Other Selective Sales: $5,064,000 ($13.10)
Other License: $4,666,000 ($12.07)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $1,828,000 ($4.73)
Wichita government finances - Debt in 2006 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $786,576,000 ($2034.85)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $773,900,000 ($2002.06)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $165,135,000 ($427.20)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $152,459,000 ($394.41)
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $111,080,000 ($287.36)
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $99,680,000 ($257.87)
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,625,000 ($32.66)
Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,225,000 ($3.17)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $91,042,000 ($235.52)
Beginning: $75,460,000 ($195.21)
Wichita government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,303,000 ($37.00)
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $370,340,000 ($958.06)
Total Federal Securities: $5,083,000 ($13.15)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $193,256,000 ($499.95)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $156,967,000 ($406.07)
4.23% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,654 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.23% |
| Kansas average: | 6.43% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($686 average AGI)
Sedgwick County: 0.07% Kansas average: 0.07%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Butler County, KS | 0.45% ($42,933 average AGI) |
| from Sumner County, KS | 0.15% ($35,722) |
| from Harvey County, KS | 0.15% ($33,578) |
4.82% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,421 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.82% |
| Kansas average: | 6.89% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($628 average AGI)
Sedgwick County: 0.07% Kansas average: 0.08%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Butler County, KS | 0.44% ($47,043 average AGI) |
| to Johnson County, KS | 0.16% ($42,914) |
| to Harvey County, KS | 0.12% ($36,327) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Wichita:
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KNSS (1240 AM; 1 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KSGL (900 AM; 0 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- 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)
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wichita:
- K261BL (100.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- K204DQ (88.7 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KEYN-FM (103.7 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KYFW (88.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KRZZ-FM (96.3 FM; DERBY, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KMUW (89.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KRBB (97.9 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFBZ (105.3 FM; HAYSVILLE, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KDGS (93.9 FM; ANDOVER, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
- KFDI-FM (101.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KZSN (102.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKRD (107.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KICT-FM (95.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- K218DR (91.5 FM; BELLAIRE, KS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KYQQ (106.5 FM; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KANR (92.7 FM; BELLE PLAINE, KS; Owner: DANIEL D. SMITH)
- KTLI (99.1 FM; EL DORADO, KS; Owner: ADONAI RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
- KMXW (92.3 FM; NEWTON, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KFXJ (104.5 FM; AUGUSTA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Wichita:
- KTQW-LP (Channel 53; WICHITA, KS; Owner: KNOWLEDGE L.C.)
- K59DA (Channel 59; WICHITA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K15DD (Channel 15; WICHITA, KS; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- 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.)
- KAKE-TV (Channel 10; WICHITA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- KWCV (Channel 33; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WLBB BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KCTU-LP (Channel 55; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KSMI-LP (Channel 51; WICHITA, KS; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KSCC (Channel 36; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- 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.)
Number of bridges: 629
Total length: 6,065 meters (19,898ft)
Total costs: $171,558,000
Total average daily traffic: 11,174,655
Total average daily truck traffic: 633,668
Total length: 6,065 meters (19,898ft)
Total costs: $171,558,000
Total average daily traffic: 11,174,655
Total average daily truck traffic: 633,668
- 1900-1909: 4
- 1910-1919: 7
- 1920-1929: 7
- 1930-1939: 9
- 1940-1949: 12
- 1950-1959: 46
- 1960-1969: 162
- 1970-1979: 114
- 1980-1989: 72
- 1990-1999: 125
- 2000-2009: 60
- 2010-2012: 11
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Wichita)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 791 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Wichita, KS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 206 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 351 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 34 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 91 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1353 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Wichita)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 53 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Wichita)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1699 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 791 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Wichita, KS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 206 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 351 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 34 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 91 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1353 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Wichita)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 53 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Wichita)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1699 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 82 full and 40 partial tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,964 | $105,663 | 1,670 | $112,164 | 4,951 | $117,690 | 733 | $36,247 | 31 | $2,427,899 | 951 | $78,695 | 38 | $34,206 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 63 | $104,452 | 121 | $128,938 | 433 | $116,377 | 99 | $23,672 | 0 | $0 | 42 | $102,271 | 12 | $50,584 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 293 | $93,292 | 324 | $85,856 | 1,829 | $106,869 | 533 | $27,763 | 4 | $217,638 | 201 | $79,040 | 59 | $51,750 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 157 | $99,932 | 155 | $113,392 | 1,127 | $111,880 | 100 | $50,348 | 1 | $6,500,000 | 72 | $59,723 | 3 | $89,837 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 30 | $89,153 | 16 | $102,390 | 219 | $113,469 | 16 | $43,608 | 0 | $0 | 9 | $47,298 | 2 | $54,380 |
Detailed mortgage data for all 102 tracts in Wichita, KS
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 72 full and 39 partial tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 377 | $139,121 | 253 | $140,002 | 4 | $33,823 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 82 | $134,190 | 72 | $129,546 | 2 | $163,500 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 62 | $116,890 | 50 | $134,232 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 19 | $128,795 | 16 | $140,490 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 14 | $127,364 | 7 | $110,916 | 3 | $49,170 |
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 2478
- Hazardous Condition: 1273
- Service Call: 186
- Good Intent Call: 166
Incident types - Wichita
| Most common first names in Wichita, KS among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 2,021 | 79.2 years |
| John | 1,808 | 74.6 years |
| William | 1,743 | 74.7 years |
| James | 1,534 | 71.4 years |
| Robert | 1,461 | 70.4 years |
| Charles | 1,285 | 74.1 years |
| George | 952 | 76.2 years |
| Helen | 831 | 80.4 years |
| Dorothy | 815 | 78.2 years |
| Ruth | 790 | 81.0 years |
| Most common last names in Wichita, KS among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 1,162 | 75.1 years |
| Johnson | 723 | 75.7 years |
| Brown | 653 | 75.7 years |
| Williams | 595 | 73.6 years |
| Jones | 585 | 75.2 years |
| Miller | 491 | 76.7 years |
| Davis | 481 | 73.1 years |
| Wilson | 427 | 75.8 years |
| Moore | 340 | 74.9 years |
| Clark | 330 | 76.1 years |
| Businesses in Wichita, KS | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 4 | JoS. A. Bank | 1 | |
| AT&T | 6 | Jones New York | 6 | |
| Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Journeys | 2 | |
| Ace Hardware | 6 | Justice | 2 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 4 | KFC | 7 | |
| Aeropostale | 2 | Kmart | 2 | |
| AmericInn | 1 | Kohl's | 2 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 2 | Kroger | 27 | |
| Ann Taylor | 1 | La Quinta | 2 | |
| Applebee's | 5 | La-Z-Boy | 4 | |
| Arby's | 9 | Lane Bryant | 2 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | Lane Furniture | 6 | |
| AutoZone | 9 | LensCrafters | 2 | |
| BMW | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 7 | |
| Banana Republic | 1 | Long John Silver's | 7 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 1 | Lowe's | 3 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Marriott | 6 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 4 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 24 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 2 | Maurices | 3 | |
| Best Western | 4 | Mazda | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 7 | McDonald's | 26 | |
| Brooks Brothers | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 2 | |
| Brookstone | 1 | Motel 6 | 2 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 5 | Motherhood Maternity | 5 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 2 | New Balance | 11 | |
| Burger King | 14 | Nike | 19 | |
| Burlington Coat Factory | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
| CarMax | 1 | Office Depot | 2 | |
| Casual Male XL | 1 | OfficeMax | 4 | |
| Catherines | 2 | Old Navy | 2 | |
| Charlotte Russe | 2 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 3 | On The Border | 2 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Outback | 2 | |
| Chico's | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 2 | |
| Chipotle | 4 | Pac Sun | 2 | |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Panda Express | 1 | |
| Church's Chicken | 5 | Panera Bread | 3 | |
| Cinnabon | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 8 | |
| Clarion | 1 | Payless | 8 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 2 | Penske | 4 | |
| Coldwater Creek | 1 | PetSmart | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 2 | Pier 1 Imports | 3 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | Pizza Hut | 17 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 20 | Popeyes | 4 | |
| Curves | 5 | Quality | 1 | |
| DHL | 6 | Quiznos | 6 | |
| Dairy Queen | 8 | RadioShack | 8 | |
| Days Inn | 4 | Red Lobster | 2 | |
| Deb | 2 | Red Robin | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 4 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
| Dennys | 3 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
| DressBarn | 1 | SAS Shoes | 3 | |
| Dressbarn | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 16 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Sam's Club | 2 | |
| Eddie Bauer | 2 | Sears | 5 | |
| Express | 2 | Shoe Carnival | 2 | |
| Famous Footwear | 4 | Slumberland | 2 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 2 | |
| FedEx | 67 | Sprint Nextel | 7 | |
| Finish Line | 2 | Starbucks | 17 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 5 | Studio Plus Deluxe Studios | 1 | |
| Foot Locker | 2 | Subaru | 1 | |
| Ford | 2 | Subway | 31 | |
| Forever 21 | 1 | Super 8 | 3 | |
| Fredericks Of Hollywood | 1 | T-Mobile | 22 | |
| GNC | 4 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
| GameStop | 8 | T.J.Maxx | 2 | |
| Gap | 1 | Taco Bell | 12 | |
| Goodwill | 2 | Talbots | 1 | |
| Gymboree | 1 | Target | 4 | |
| H&R Block | 16 | The Room Place | 3 | |
| Havertys Furniture | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Haworth | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 2 | |
| Hawthorn | 1 | True Value | 3 | |
| Hilton | 5 | U-Haul | 11 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 2 | UPS | 62 | |
| Holiday Inn | 7 | Vans | 4 | |
| Hollister Co. | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 5 | |
| Home Depot | 2 | Victoria's Secret | 3 | |
| HomeTown Buffet | 1 | Village Inn | 3 | |
| Honda | 2 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| Hot Topic | 2 | Walgreens | 14 | |
| Howard Johnson | 1 | Walmart | 6 | |
| IHOP | 3 | Wendy's | 13 | |
| J. Jill | 1 | Wet Seal | 2 | |
| JCPenney | 2 | YMCA | 9 | |
| Jimmy John's | 3 | |||
Wichita on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (population 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Transportation equipment (population 50,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Transportation equipment (population 50,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Petroleum and coal products (population 50,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average wind speeds (population 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Personal appearance workers (population 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Cashiers (population 50,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with low-earning residents located near cities with high-earning residents (pop 50,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of assaults in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest increase in population in the 1990s"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 larger cities with the highest real estate taxes percentage in 2005"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of rapes in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income (pop. 50,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year (population 50,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas (pop. 50,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of thefts in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of arson incidents in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Accountants and auditors (population 50,000+)"
- #17 (67218) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Kenyan first ancestries"
- #38 (67202) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Turkish first ancestries"
- #41 (67209) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Australian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #45 (67202) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Arab/Arabic first ancestries"
- #77 (67218) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Iraqi first ancestries"
- #81 (67214) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Moroccan first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #95 (67203) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most museums in 2005"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
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