Wichita, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 366,046 (Urban population: 365,015, Rural population: 1,031 (all nonfarm))

Wichita, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 152,050 (139,008 occupied: 85,659 owner occupied, 53,349 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	31%

Housing density: 1120 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $105,511.

Median contract rent in 2007: $449 (lower quartile is $341, upper quartile is $609)

Housing units in Wichita with a mortgage: 53,434 (6,400 second mortgage, 4,615 home equity loan, 133 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23,097

Wichita,KS index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $111,000 (it was $75,000 in 2000)

Wichita:	$111,000
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,000 - $158,900

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $137,583
Here: $137,583
State: $157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $100,893
Here: $100,893
State: $140,198

In 2-unit structures: $108,349
Here: $108,349
State: $121,931

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $98,092
Here: $98,092
State: $101,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $91,155
Here: $91,155
State: $102,831

Mobile homes: $34,946
Here: $34,946
State: $34,057

Median year house/condo built: 1968

Median year apartment built: 1966

Household type by relationship

Households: 339,113

In family households: 279,321 (66,296 male householders, 22,177 female householders)
67,455 spouses, 103,110 children (93,325 natural, 2,950 adopted, 6,835 stepchildren), 5,561 grandchildren, 2,981 brothers or sisters, 1,752 parents, 4,213 other relatives, 5,776 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 59,792 (24,917 male householders (20,454 living alone)), 25,737 female householders (22,878 living alone)), 9,138 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,884 (3,186 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 37,453 2-persons, 20,085 3-persons, 17,143 4-persons, 8,410 5-persons, 3,446 6-persons, 1,936 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 43,332 1-person, 6,264 2-persons, 694 3-persons, 254 4-persons, 68 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

60,736 married couples with children.
24,053 single-parent households (5,244 men, 18,809 women).

87.1% of residents of Wichita speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 27,938 (8.1%)
(36.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wichita, Kansas:
	1 room: 87 2 rooms: 885 3 rooms: 2,683 4 rooms: 7,960 5 rooms: 18,610 6 rooms: 19,101 7 rooms: 13,741 8 rooms: 10,660 9 or more rooms: 11,932

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wichita, Kansas:
	1 room: 2,932 2 rooms: 5,832 3 rooms: 11,477 4 rooms: 14,029 5 rooms: 10,121 6 rooms: 4,727 7 rooms: 2,285 8 rooms: 1,070 9 or more rooms: 876

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4,305
1995 to 1998: 9,518
1990 to 1994: 9,196
1980 to 1989: 20,955
1970 to 1979: 21,767
1960 to 1969: 16,165
1950 to 1959: 34,201
1940 to 1949: 17,677
1939 or earlier: 18,266

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wichita:
	no bedroom: 345 1 bedroom: 2,692 2 bedrooms: 22,786 3 bedrooms: 41,151 4 bedrooms: 14,532 5 or more bedrooms: 4,153

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wichita:
	no bedroom: 3,833 1 bedroom: 18,741 2 bedrooms: 20,658 3 bedrooms: 8,165 4 bedrooms: 1,512 5 or more bedrooms: 440

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wichita in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2,611 1 vehicle: 24,851 2 vehicles: 40,662 3 vehicles: 12,870 4 vehicles: 3,547 5 or more vehicles: 1,118

Cars and other vehicles available in Wichita in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7,673 1 vehicle: 28,172 2 vehicles: 14,174 3 vehicles: 2,584 4 vehicles: 568 5 or more vehicles: 178

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wichita, KS:

Less than $10,000: 949
$10,000 to $14,999: 482
$15,000 to $19,999: 667
$20,000 to $24,999: 769
$25,000 to $29,999: 873
$30,000 to $34,999: 1153
$35,000 to $39,999: 1386
$40,000 to $49,999: 3760
$50,000 to $59,999: 5461
$60,000 to $69,999: 6374
$70,000 to $79,999: 6538
$80,000 to $89,999: 6602
$90,000 to $99,999: 6265
$100,000 to $124,999: 12751
$125,000 to $149,999: 11740
$150,000 to $174,999: 7548
$175,000 to $199,999: 5712
$200,000 to $249,999: 6909
$250,000 to $299,999: 3308
$300,000 to $399,999: 2490
$400,000 to $499,999: 1082
$500,000 to $749,999: 1012
$750,000 to $999,999: 152
$1,000,000 or more: 251

Wichita rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wichita:

Less than $100: 848 people
$100 to $149: 638
$150 to $199: 989
$200 to $249: 2,153
$250 to $299: 3,746
$300 to $349: 4,833
$350 to $399: 5,321
$400 to $449: 6,473
$450 to $499: 5,272
$500 to $549: 4,905
$550 to $599: 3,691
$600 to $649: 2,655
$650 to $699: 1,965
$700 to $749: 1,500
$750 to $799: 1,123
$800 to $899: 1,258
$900 to $999: 678
$1,000 to $1,249: 783
$1,250 to $1,499: 275
$1,500 to $1,999: 261
$2,000 or more: 411
No cash rent: 1,497

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 9,056 1990 to 1994: 6,384 1985 to 1989: 3,411 1980 to 1984: 3,368 1975 to 1979: 2,772 1970 to 1974: 977 1970 to 1974: 515 1965 to 1969: 1,455

Wichita, KS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.0%
Number of people working at home: 3,802 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 4100
5 to 9 minutes: 18848
10 to 14 minutes: 34535
15 to 19 minutes: 42168
20 to 24 minutes: 32875
25 to 29 minutes: 7596
30 to 34 minutes: 12875
35 to 39 minutes: 891
40 to 44 minutes: 1135
45 to 59 minutes: 2195
60 to 89 minutes: 1981
90 or more minutes: 1724

Wichita mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 139,036 (84%)
Carpooled: 16,744 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,182 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 22 (0%)
Railroad: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 153 (0%)
Motorcycle: 175 (0%)
Bicycle: 291 (0%)
Walked: 2,357 (1%)
Other means: 950 (1%)
Worked at home: 3,802 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 12440
$10,000 to $14,999: 8713
$15,000 to $19,999: 9616
$20,000 to $24,999: 10134
$25,000 to $29,999: 10147
$30,000 to $34,999: 10017
$35,000 to $39,999: 8589
$40,000 to $44,999: 8658
$45,000 to $49,999: 7565
$50,000 to $59,999: 13475
$60,000 to $74,999: 14989
$75,000 to $99,999: 13287
$100,000 to $124,999: 5508
$125,000 to $149,999: 2379
$150,000 to $199,999: 1670
$200,000 or more: 1940

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 89596

German: 54083

United States or American: 29266

English: 23156

Irish: 19650

French (except Basque): 5380

Italian: 4654

Scotch-Irish: 4554

Swedish: 3809

Scottish: 3787

European: 3659

Dutch: 3393

Polish: 2341

Norwegian: 2279

Subsaharan African:: 2259

Arab:: 2079

African: 1719

Welsh: 1295

Czech: 1150

British: 1123

French Canadian: 1055

Danish: 976

Lebanese: 943

Russian: 786

Greek: 605

Swiss: 542

Iranian: 403

Arab/Arabic: 381

Czechoslovakian: 359

Canadian: 330

Austrian: 303

Hungarian: 295

Pennsylvania German: 280

Scandinavian: 272

Ukrainian: 217

Portuguese: 207

Northern European: 196

Nigerian: 186

Lithuanian: 162

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 160

Iraqi: 152

Kenyan: 150

Croatian: 143

Finnish: 140

Egyptian: 122

Ethiopian: 109

Syrian: 108

Palestinian: 102

Moroccan: 97

Belgian: 96

Other Arab: 90

Australian: 87

Jordanian: 84

Slovak: 83

Romanian: 80

Other Subsaharan African: 77

Yugoslavian: 76

Eastern European: 75

Jamaican: 72

Acadian/Cajun: 62

Armenian: 61

Bulgarian: 58

Slovene: 43

Haitian: 43

Latvian: 41

Celtic: 39

Brazilian: 37

Serbian: 36

Turkish: 34

Slavic: 32

Macedonian: 28

Luxemburger: 19

German Russian: 19

West Indian: 17

New Zealander: 15

Estonian: 13

Israeli: 11

Bermudan: 10

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 9

South African: 7

British West Indian: 7

Senegalese: 6

Albanian: 6

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6

Maltese: 5

Sierra Leonean: 5

Dutch West Indian: 5

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

Mexico (42%)
Vietnam (19%)
India (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Canada (2%)
El Salvador (2%)
Philippines (2%)

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

This state: 206182
Northeast: 7573
Midwest: 34578
South: 45679
West: 19059

49% of Wichita residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Kansas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,228
Nursery to 4th grade: 587
5th and 6th grade: 1,760
7th and 8th grade: 2,489
9th grade: 2,143
10th grade: 2,572
11th grade: 2,620
12th grade, no diploma: 3,533
High school graduate (or equivalency): 28,566
Less than 1 year of college: 8,382
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 17,243
Associate degree: 4,906
Bachelor's degree: 19,082
Master's degree: 5,683
Professional school degree: 2,748
Doctorate degree: 1,095

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,032
Nursery to 4th grade: 518
5th and 6th grade: 1,299
7th and 8th grade: 2,673
9th grade: 2,434
10th grade: 3,150
11th grade: 2,954
12th grade, no diploma: 4,106
High school graduate (or equivalency): 33,280
Less than 1 year of college: 10,293
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 18,217
Associate degree: 5,811
Bachelor's degree: 18,062
Master's degree: 6,322
Professional school degree: 1,238
Doctorate degree: 462

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 9.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,940
Black householders: $27,412
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $40,579
Asian householders: $62,879
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $61,570
Some other race householders: $31,535
Two or more races householders: $35,072
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,279

Wichita household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wichita household income for Black householders

Wichita household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Wichita household income for Asian householders

Wichita household income for Some other race householders

Wichita household income for Two or more races householders

Wichita household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wichita marital status for males

Wichita marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $122,100
Black or African American householders: $74,148
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $102,120
Asian householders: $124,172
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $136,900
Some other race householders: $77,848
Two or more races householders: $91,908
Hispanic or Latino householders: $81,696

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 97,791
One, attached: 6,039
Two: 6,163
3 or 4: 8,794
5 to 9: 5,710
10 to 19: 8,327
20 to 49: 6,206
50 or more: 6,997
Mobile homes: 5,917
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 106

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wichita:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (15%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6,364

Here:	15.2%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,474

Here:	12.8%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,239

Here:	18.6%
Kansas:	13.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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