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Wichita, Kansas QuickFacts

	Wichita, Kansas	United States
Total population	344,284	281,421,906
State	Kansas
City	wichita

Wichita, Kansas Population

	Wichita, Kansas	%, Wichita, Kansas	United States
Male	169,604	49.26%	49.06%
Female	174,680	50.74%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.4		35.3

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	Wichita, Kansas	%, Wichita, Kansas	United States
18 years and over	250,907	72.88%	74.31%
21 years and over	236,600	68.72%	69.97%
62 years and over	47,401	13.77%	14.66%
65 years and over	40,891	11.88%	12.43%

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	Wichita, Kansas	%, Wichita, Kansas	United States
White	258,900	75.2%	75.14%
Black or African American	39,325	11.42%	12.32%
Asian	13,647	3.96%	3.64%
Some other race	21,750	6.32%	5.46%
Two or more races	10,662	3.1%	2.43%

Wichita, Kansas Housing

	Wichita, Kansas	%, Wichita, Kansas	United States
Total households	139,087		105,480,101
Family households (families)	87,818	63.14%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	51,269	36.86%	31.94%

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	Wichita, Kansas	%, Wichita, Kansas	United States
Total housing units	152,050		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	13,032	8.57%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	139,087	91.47%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	85,711	56.37%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	53,376	35.1%	30.77%

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	Wichita, Kansas	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	17,008	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	34,411	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	15,365	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,315	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,951	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,167	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	238	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	76	0.57%
Median (dollars)	78,900	119,600

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	Wichita, Kansas	%, Wichita, Kansas	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	35,452	25.49%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	42,014	30.21%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	21,419	15.4%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	17,768	12.77%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	9,640	6.93%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	12,715	9.14%	9.65%

Wichita, Kansas Education

	Wichita, Kansas	%, Wichita, Kansas	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	95,334		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	6,870	7.21%	6.47%
Kindergarten	5,230	5.49%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	41,919	43.97%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	19,289	20.23%	21.38%
College or graduate school	22,026	23.1%	22.81%

Wichita, Kansas Economy

	Wichita, Kansas	%, Wichita, Kansas	United States
Population 16 years and over	260,390		217,168,077
In labor force	176,448	67.76%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	175,148	67.26%	63.39%
- - Employed	165,868	63.7%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	9,280	3.56%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	1,300	0.5%	0.53%
Not in labor force	83,942	32.24%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	133,769	51.37%	51.66%
In labor force	80,792	31.03%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	80,542	30.93%	29.65%
- - Employed	76,103	29.23%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	30,983	11.9%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	18,781		12,787,501

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	Wichita, Kansas	%, Wichita, Kansas	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	139,127		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	12,440	8.94%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,713	6.26%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	19,750	14.2%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	20,164	14.49%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	24,812	17.83%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	28,464	20.46%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,287	9.55%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	7,887	5.67%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,670	1.2%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,940	1.39%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	39,939		41,994

	Wichita, Kansas	%, Wichita, Kansas	United States
With earnings	114,048	43.8%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	49,736		56,604
With Social Security income	32,634	12.53%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,124		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	4,828	1.85%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,161		6,320
With public assistance income	4,293	1.65%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,643		3,032
With retirement income	20,453	7.85%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,324		17,376

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