Wichita.
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Kansas·Sedgwick County
114 tracts·378K people·$191K median·2,319/mi²
White 59 · Hispanic 19 · Black 9 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 5 · Other 1
Married couple 42 · Living alone 33 · Other 24
Health 24 · Professional 21 · Manufacturing 19 · Retail 19 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 20 · Service 17 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 8 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wichita is $190,800 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Wichita has 397,945 residents across 108 census tracts and 84 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.7; the population is 59.5% White, 19.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Black, 6.4% Multiracial, 4.9% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 31.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.9% (Census ACS).
Wheatland Elementary (75%), Apollo Elementary School (65%) and Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem (65%) lead the elementary schools; Maize South Middle School (41%), Robinson Middle School (39%) and Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School (33%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $975/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wichita is $64,620 a year, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Wichita, median rent is $975/month and the median home value is $190,800 (Census ACS).
Wichita reported 11.3 violent crimes and 47.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 65 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 34 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wichita are cold wave (95), ice storm (94) and tornado (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wichita, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).