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Wichita, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $165,700 (it was $75,000 in 2000)
Wichita:

$165,700
Kansas:

$183,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,300 - $253,300

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $217,536
Here:

$217,536
State:

$233,625

Townhouses or other attached units: $146,455
Here:

$146,455
State:

$208,397

In 2-unit structures: $140,687
Here:

$140,687
State:

$139,388

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,965
Here:

$121,965
State:

$169,762

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,517
Here:

$117,517
State:

$250,092

Mobile homes: $87,984
Here:

$87,984
State:

$56,339

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $100,474
Here:

$100,474
State:

$86,641

Total population: 388,413 (Urban population: 343,028, Rural population: 969 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 176,357 (156,668 occupied: 91,527 owner occupied, 65,141 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

42%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,299 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021: $269,752.

Median contract rent in 2021: $670 (lower quartile is $522, upper quartile is $865)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $1,021


Median gross rent in Wichita, KS in 2021: $844

Housing units in Wichita with a mortgage: 56,370 (5,142 second mortgage, 321 home equity loan, 4,222 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,747

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $82,935

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $60,554

Median monthly housing costs: $884

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Wichita, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1978

Median year apartment built: 1974

Household type by relationship:

Households: 395,707
  • Male householders: 74,833 (23,659 living alone), Female householders: 81,835 (27,978 living alone)
  • 66,263 spouses (65,605 opposite-sex spouses), 10,307 unmarried partners, (9,471 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 115,997 children (105,959 natural, 3,720 adopted, 6,318 stepchildren), 9,908 grandchildren, 5,441 brothers or sisters, 6,523 parents, 645 foster children, 8,879 other relatives, 9,760 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,316

Size of family households: 43,021 2-persons, 20,995 3-persons, 15,820 4-persons, 9,498 5-persons, 3,906 6-persons, 2,955 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 51,637 1-person, 7,742 2-persons, 721 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 328 5-persons.

53,416 married couples with children.
29,551 single-parent households (8,515 men, 21,036 women).

82.9% of residents of Wichita speak English at home.
11.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 36,748 (9.3%)
(46.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wichita, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wichita, Kansas
  • 223no bedroom
  • 1,0881 bedroom
  • 16,3362 bedrooms
  • 40,8773 bedrooms
  • 20,4724 bedrooms
  • 12,5315+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wichita, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wichita, Kansas
  • 3,915no bedroom
  • 16,6381 bedroom
  • 26,2872 bedrooms
  • 13,6823 bedrooms
  • 2,7504 bedrooms
  • 1,8695+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wichita in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wichita in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,655no vehicle
  • 22,3431 vehicle
  • 40,4922 vehicles
  • 17,3503 vehicles
  • 6,7644 vehicles
  • 2,9235+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wichita in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wichita in renter-occupied apartments
  • 8,290no vehicle
  • 32,4291 vehicle
  • 18,3972 vehicles
  • 4,2193 vehicles
  • 1,0534 vehicles
  • 7535+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wichita, Kansas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wichita, Kansas
  • 441 room
  • 2402 rooms
  • 2,0433 rooms
  • 6,0604 rooms
  • 12,4455 rooms
  • 17,9376 rooms
  • 14,2877 rooms
  • 14,4438 rooms
  • 24,0289+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wichita, Kansas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wichita, Kansas
  • 3,5951 room
  • 4,2002 rooms
  • 11,4963 rooms
  • 15,9554 rooms
  • 10,9115 rooms
  • 7,4016 rooms
  • 5,3607 rooms
  • 2,8918 rooms
  • 3,3329+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2021 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Wichita, KS
  • Wichita, KS household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wichita, KS in 2021
  • 10,437Less than $10,000
  • 13,848$10,000 to $19,999
  • 15,604$20,000 to $29,999
  • 15,452$30,000 to $39,999
  • 13,011$40,000 to $49,999
  • 14,290$50,000 to $59,999
  • 18,242$60,000 to $74,999
  • 19,668$75,000 to $99,999
  • 12,442$100,000 to $124,999
  • 8,334$125,000 to $149,999
  • 8,181$150,000 to $199,999
  • 7,159$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2021 in Wichita, KS

  • Distribution of house value in Wichita, KS in 2021
  • 1,052Less than $10,000
  • 1,097$10,000 to $14,999
  • 745$15,000 to $19,999
  • 454$20,000 to $24,999
  • 142$25,000 to $29,999
  • 1,225$30,000 to $34,999
  • 295$35,000 to $39,999
  • 1,923$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,226$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,845$60,000 to $69,999
  • 3,283$70,000 to $79,999
  • 3,906$80,000 to $89,999
  • 4,456$90,000 to $99,999
  • 8,363$100,000 to $124,999
  • 8,063$125,000 to $149,999
  • 9,048$150,000 to $174,999
  • 7,913$175,000 to $199,999
  • 11,032$200,000 to $249,999
  • 8,668$250,000 to $299,999
  • 7,816$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,539$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,384$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,621$750,000 to $999,999
  • 104$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 50$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 277$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in Wichita, KS

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wichita, KS in 2021
  • 222Less than $100
  • 405$100 to $149
  • 597$150 to $199
  • 509$200 to $249
  • 701$250 to $299
  • 1,190$300 to $349
  • 2,036$350 to $399
  • 3,029$400 to $449
  • 3,529$450 to $499
  • 7,644$500 to $549
  • 5,003$550 to $599
  • 4,428$600 to $649
  • 4,927$650 to $699
  • 4,350$700 to $749
  • 3,541$750 to $799
  • 7,247$800 to $899
  • 4,378$900 to $999
  • 6,376$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,601$1,250 to $1,499
  • 573$1,500 to $1,999
  • 29$2,000 to $2,499
  • 37$3,000 to $3,499
  • 104$3,500 or more
  • 2,685No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2021

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.0%
Number of people working at home: 17,227 (9.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2021

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 4,634
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 19,681
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 33,060
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 42,677
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 35,803
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 9,637
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 13,434
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,715
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,513
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,144
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,094
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,973
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Wichita

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 160,509 (79.6%)
  • Carpooled: 16,810 (8.3%)
  • Bus: 944 (0.5%)
  • Taxi: 3,548 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 638 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 2,006 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 17,227 (8.5%)
Class of Workers in 2021
  • Unemployment by race in 2021
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.1%Males
  • 4.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 25.7%Males
  • 8.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 14.0%Males
  • 18.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.5%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 10.6%Males
  • 12.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.1%Males
  • 6.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wichita, Kansas
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wichita, Kansas
  • 10,0812010 or later
  • 10,1532000 to 2009
  • 8,7171990 to 1999
  • 6,7791980 to 1989
  • 3,7491970 to 1979
  • 1,970Before 1970
Ancestries in Wichita, KS

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 25,940 (13.2%)
  • American: 16,082 (8.2%)
  • English: 15,970 (8.1%)
  • Irish: 8,813 (4.5%)
  • European: 3,896 (2.0%)
  • Italian: 2,011 (1.0%)
  • Scottish: 1,724 (0.9%)
  • African: 1,662 (0.8%)
  • Polish: 1,093 (0.6%)
  • French: 1,085 (0.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,010 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 941 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 868 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 833 (0.4%)
  • British: 793 (0.4%)
  • Lebanese: 591 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 418 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 403 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 332 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 322 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 282 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 275 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 266 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 236 (0.1%)
  • Kenyan: 222 (0.1%)
  • Somali: 218 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 209 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 181 (0.09%)
  • Iranian: 176 (0.09%)
  • Hungarian: 175 (0.09%)
  • Turkish: 158 (0.08%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 157 (0.08%)
  • Nigerian: 156 (0.08%)
  • Slovak: 145 (0.07%)
  • Bulgarian: 141 (0.07%)
  • Swiss: 138 (0.07%)
  • Palestinian: 128 (0.07%)
  • Egyptian: 118 (0.06%)
  • Brazilian: 117 (0.06%)
  • Syrian: 117 (0.06%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 114 (0.06%)
  • Eastern European: 110 (0.06%)
  • British West Indian: 103 (0.05%)
  • Ghanaian: 103 (0.05%)
  • German Russian: 100 (0.05%)
  • Belgian: 85 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 79 (0.04%)
  • Sudanese: 76 (0.04%)
  • Moroccan: 74 (0.04%)
  • Celtic: 70 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 66 (0.03%)
  • Ukrainian: 64 (0.03%)
  • Cajun: 62 (0.03%)
  • Ethiopian: 60 (0.03%)
  • Portuguese: 58 (0.03%)
  • Haitian: 56 (0.03%)
  • Austrian: 51 (0.03%)
  • Australian: 43 (0.02%)
  • Croatian: 31 (0.02%)
  • Jordanian: 29 (0.01%)
  • Icelander: 27 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 21 (0.01%)
  • Jamaican: 21 (0.01%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 19 (0.01%)
  • Ugandan: 18 (0.01%)
  • Albanian: 17 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Assyrian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Luxembourger: 15 (0.01%)
  • Finnish: 15 (0.01%)
  • Barbadian: 12 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Wichita:

41.4% (16,276)
Kansas:

40.0% (82,123)

Vietnam
Wichita:

15.7% (6,177)
Kansas:

5.1% (10,494)

Philippines
Wichita:

2.9% (1,138)
Kansas:

2.6% (5,430)

India
Wichita:

2.9% (1,129)
Kansas:

6.7% (13,677)

El Salvador
Wichita:

2.0% (783)
Kansas:

2.1% (4,314)

Laos
Wichita:

1.8% (705)
Kansas:

1.6% (3,301)

Guatemala
Wichita:

1.6% (620)
Kansas:

3.5% (7,162)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Wichita:

1.6% (611)
Kansas:

4.2% (8,598)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 245,056
  • Other state: 109,617
  • Northeast: 6,435
  • Midwest: 35,515
  • South: 40,790
  • West: 26,877

81.1% of Wichita residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45.7% lived in Kansas.


Wichita:

81.1%
State average:

84.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,894
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 526
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,703
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,110
  • 9th grade: 1,999
  • 10th grade: 2,786
  • 11th grade: 2,406
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3,972
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 33,891
  • Less than 1 year of college: 11,039
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 17,892
  • Associate degree: 8,733
  • Bachelor's degree: 23,964
  • Master's degree: 9,165
  • Professional school degree: 2,679
  • Doctorate degree: 1,550
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,849
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 716
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,363
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,456
  • 9th grade: 2,131
  • 10th grade: 1,426
  • 11th grade: 2,928
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3,250
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 33,561
  • Less than 1 year of college: 12,847
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 19,922
  • Associate degree: 11,063
  • Bachelor's degree: 24,800
  • Master's degree: 12,610
  • Professional school degree: 2,428
  • Doctorate degree: 695
Educational Attainment for Females
Wichita marital status for males
Wichita marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 114,882
  • One, attached: 9,923
  • Two: 8,029
  • 3 or 4: 8,248
  • 5 to 9: 6,417
  • 10 to 19: 9,428
  • 20 to 49: 7,537
  • 50 or more: 8,130
  • Mobile homes: 3,531
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 232

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2021: 2.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2021: 3.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Wichita
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wichita, KS
  • 82.2%Utility gas
  • 15.8%Electricity
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wichita, KS
  • 49.7%Electricity
  • 48.0%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6,951
Here:

15.4%
Kansas:

11.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,769
Here:

17.3%
Kansas:

10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,214
Here:

10.7%
Kansas:

15.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability