2024 population: 661,217 ( 13,618 from 2020)
Land area: 4148.0 square miles
Population density: 159.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	455,592	68.90%	0.2%
Black:	48,959	7.40%	1.1%
Indian:	5,054	0.76%	1.0%
Asian:	26,860	4.06%	7.3%
2+ races:	22,279	3.37%	6.8%
Hispanic:	102,473	15.50%	12.0%

Total non-White:	205,625	31.10%	7.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	33,600	13.0
Deaths:	29,682	11.5
Net Migration:	1,536	0.6
Net Immigration:	8,087	3.1

Change in White population:	-1,098	-0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	14,716	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
647,599
456,690	70.52%
48,427	7.48%
5,105	0.79%
25,036	3.87%
20,861	3.22%
91,480	14.13%
190,909	29.48%

2010
630,919
467,216	74.05%
46,739	7.41%
5,516	0.87%
21,383	3.39%
17,120	2.71%
72,281	11.46%
163,703	25.95%

2000
579,839
462,988	79.85%
42,252	7.29%
5,440	0.94%
15,776	2.72%
11,295	1.95%
41,407	7.14%
116,851	20.15%

1990
519,403
449,170	86.48%
36,347	7.00%
5,629	1.08%
8,940	1.72%
n/a
19,317	3.72%
70,233	13.52%

1980
475,732
419,792	88.24%
32,519	6.84%
4,033	0.85%
5,565	1.17%
n/a
13,437	2.82%
55,940	11.76%

1970
449,027
407,380	90.73%
28,005	6.24%
2,027	0.45%
844	0.19%
n/a
9,954	2.22%
41,647	9.27%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
81,503	12.9
51,734	8.2
-21,454	-3.4
9,096	1.4

-10,526	-1.7
27,206	4.3

Number	Rate
2000's
87,201	15.0
47,247	8.1
-7,323	-1.3
11,315	2.0

4,228	0.7
46,852	8.1

Number	Rate
1990's
89,513	17.2
45,663	8.8
28	0.0
8,249	1.6

13,818	2.7
46,618	9.0

Number	Rate
1980's
89,641	18.8
40,003	8.4
-4,152	-0.9
n/a

29,378	6.2
14,293	3.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-17,324	-3.9
n/a

12,412	2.8
14,293	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.5
161,878	24.5%
499,339	75.5%
101,041	15.3%

249,468
2.54

160,225	64.2%
120,949	75.5%
16,077	10.0%
89,243	35.8%

2010
Number	Percent
35.1
170,194	27.0%
460,725	73.0%
76,595	12.1%

243,586
2.54

162,478	66.7%
121,775	74.9%
17,790	10.9%
81,108	33.3%

2000
Number	Percent
34.4
162,503	28.0%
417,336	72.0%
70,222	12.1%

224,073
2.54

153,407	68.5%
122,605	79.9%
14,656	9.6%
70,666	31.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
144,638	27.8%
374,765	72.2%
64,034	12.3%

200,057
2.55

140,976	70.5%
117,006	83.0%
11,986	8.5%
59,081	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
133,639	28.1%
342,093	71.9%
51,128	10.7%

177,743
2.62

129,326	72.8%
111,111	85.9%
9,529	7.4%
48,417	27.2%

2022 Housing Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11,432	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,605	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,666	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	9,396	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	12,861	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,846	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,926	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,760	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	12,034	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	19,649	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	26,318	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	34,778	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	23,731	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	17,168	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	18,759	7.5%
$200,000 or more	15,539	6.2%

Median Household Income	66,665
Per Capita Income	35,098

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12,392	5.0%
Public Assistance	6,333	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	25,164	10.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	253,495	73.1%
Unemployed	13,402	3.9%
In Armed Forces	3,170	0.9%

Total Labor Force	270,067	77.9%
Not in Labor Force	76,774	22.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	121,301	94,913	56.1%
Non-Profit	7,798	17,089	31.3%
Self-Employed	15,122	9,521	61.4%

Local Government	9,432	14,884	38.8%
State Government	4,678	6,328	42.5%
Federal Government	4,000	3,825	51.1%

Total Private + Self	136,423	104,434	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	25,908	42,126	38.1%
Total	162,331	146,560	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	44,412	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	62,720	20.3%
Professional, Technical	72,501	23.4%
Service Occupations	50,126	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,054	0.3%
All others	79,738	25.8%

White Collar		58.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	53,891	17.4%
Health care and social assistance	44,115	14.3%
Retail trade	33,796	10.9%
Educational services	30,789	9.9%
Accommodation and food services	21,983	7.1%
Construction	20,285	6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	16,287	5.3%
Other services	14,528	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	12,268	4.0%
Public administration	11,992	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11,458	3.7%
Finance and insurance	10,822	3.5%
Wholesale trade	7,272	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,112	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,923	1.6%
Information	3,838	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,829	0.9%
Utilities	1,695	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	977	0.3%
Management	637	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	74,624	11.54%
Puerto Rican	3,431	0.53%
Cuban	753	0.12%
Dominican	256	0.04%

Total Central American	4,376	0.68%
Costa Rican	196	0.03%
Guatemalan	911	0.14%
Honduran	981	0.15%
Nicaraguan	130	0.02%
Panamanian	220	0.03%
Salvadoran	1,938	0.30%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,076	0.32%
Argentinean	351	0.05%
Bolivian	29	0.00%
Chilean	124	0.02%
Colombian	338	0.05%
Ecuadorian	165	0.03%
Paraguayan	47	0.01%
Peruvian	445	0.07%
Uruguayan	71	0.01%
Venezuelan	506	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,750	0.73%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	9,568	1.48%
Indian	2,748	0.42%
Filipino	2,119	0.33%
Laotian	1,963	0.30%
Chinese	1,822	0.28%
Cambodian	1,373	0.21%
Korean	514	0.08%
Japanese	417	0.06%
Thai	408	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	526,340	86.9%
Spanish	53,049	8.8%
Vietnamese	7,959	1.3%
Other Asian	4,362	0.7%
Arabic	2,906	0.5%
Other Indo-European	2,806	0.5%
Other	2,248	0.4%
German, other Germanic	1,810	0.3%
Chinese	1,373	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	138,591	21.4%
English	70,619	10.9%
Irish	64,745	10.0%
American	36,631	5.7%
European	14,220	2.2%
French	12,730	2.0%
Italian	11,199	1.7%
Scottish	10,831	1.7%
Swedish	9,232	1.4%
Dutch	7,550	1.2%
Polish	6,116	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	5,912	0.9%
Norwegian	4,577	0.7%
Welsh	4,249	0.7%
British	4,207	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	621,039	96.0%
Not a citizen	25,755	4.0%

Native	598,573	92.5%
Foreign-born	48,221	7.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16,793	4.0%	24,485	5.8%	111,459	26.3%	137,602	32.5%	85,165	20.1%	47,929	11.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16,793	4.0%
9-12 Years	24,485	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	111,459	26.3%
Some College	137,602	32.5%
Bach. Degree	85,165	20.1%
Grad Degree	47,929	11.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	540,788	519,056	21,732	4.0%
1991	548,386	525,806	22,580	4.1%
1992	561,100	535,634	25,466	4.5%
1993	570,056	537,176	32,880	5.8%
1994	568,038	535,106	32,932	5.8%
1995	559,570	533,598	25,972	4.6%
1996	569,580	546,286	23,294	4.1%
1997	581,612	561,914	19,698	3.4%
1998	595,790	577,064	18,726	3.1%
1999	597,842	574,932	22,910	3.8%

2000	597,208	572,300	24,908	4.2%
2001	599,260	574,870	24,390	4.1%
2002	608,186	572,674	35,512	5.8%
2003	604,128	563,636	40,492	6.7%
2004	608,972	571,576	37,396	6.1%
2005	611,710	578,186	33,524	5.5%
2006	614,592	586,310	28,282	4.6%
2007	626,652	600,268	26,384	4.2%
2008	632,038	603,868	28,170	4.5%
2009	641,728	588,666	53,062	8.3%

2010	630,548	577,170	53,378	8.5%
2011	623,886	576,414	47,472	7.6%
2012	616,832	575,562	41,270	6.7%
2013	614,076	577,272	36,804	6.0%
2014	615,112	583,138	31,974	5.2%
2015	615,842	587,206	28,636	4.6%
2016	617,998	589,902	28,096	4.5%
2017	610,172	584,832	25,340	4.2%
2018	614,656	592,338	22,318	3.6%
2019	627,772	606,470	21,302	3.4%

2020	635,394	582,656	52,738	8.3%
2021	632,384	604,508	27,876	4.4%
2022	632,952	613,610	19,342	3.1%
2023	639,422	620,830	18,592	2.9%
2024	673,950	647,606	26,344	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	276,052
Median Value	$173,231

Occupied	249,468	90.4%
Vacant	26,584	9.6%

Owned	162,128	65.0%
Rented	87,340	35.0%
Median Rent	$932

Single-Family Units	208,468	75.5%
Detached	197,778	71.6%
Attached	10,690	3.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	37,226	13.5%
Mobile Homes	10,389	3.8%

Wichita, KS Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area