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):

2024
Number	Percent
36.7
161,714	24.5%
499,503	75.5%
106,474	16.1%

254,776
2.51

162,764	63.9%
121,844	74.9%
16,881	10.4%
92,012	36.1%

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%

2024 Housing Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11,871	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,867	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,808	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,110	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,833	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	11,443	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,709	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,572	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	10,045	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	20,385	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	26,621	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	35,177	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	25,174	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	18,261	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	21,539	8.5%
$200,000 or more	19,361	7.6%

Median Household Income	70,661
Per Capita Income	37,662

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,363	4.1%
Public Assistance	6,327	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	25,522	10.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	249,910	73.0%
Unemployed	12,872	3.8%
In Armed Forces	3,539	1.0%

Total Labor Force	266,321	77.8%
Not in Labor Force	76,151	22.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	121,420	95,020	56.1%
Non-Profit	8,789	17,334	33.6%
Self-Employed	15,075	9,839	60.5%

Local Government	10,008	16,154	38.3%
State Government	4,460	6,089	42.3%
Federal Government	4,174	3,565	53.9%

Total Private + Self	136,495	104,859	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	27,431	43,142	38.9%
Total	163,926	148,001	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%
Pct. Private + Self	77.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	48,353	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	61,614	19.7%
Professional, Technical	74,030	23.7%
Service Occupations	49,020	15.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,234	0.4%
All others	79,527	25.4%

White Collar		58.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	55,454	17.7%
Health care and social assistance	44,187	14.1%
Retail trade	33,098	10.6%
Educational services	30,702	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	20,620	6.6%
Construction	19,915	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	17,700	5.7%
Other services	14,975	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	14,569	4.7%
Finance and insurance	12,155	3.9%
Public administration	12,087	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,453	3.3%
Wholesale trade	6,111	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,385	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,713	1.5%
Information	3,952	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,100	1.0%
Utilities	1,920	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,051	0.3%
Management	397	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	76,869	11.78%
Puerto Rican	4,396	0.67%
Cuban	1,139	0.17%
Dominican	275	0.04%

Total Central American	6,153	0.94%
Costa Rican	126	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,169	0.18%
Honduran	1,162	0.18%
Nicaraguan	598	0.09%
Panamanian	338	0.05%
Salvadoran	2,760	0.42%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,220	0.34%
Argentinean	624	0.10%
Bolivian	26	0.00%
Chilean	107	0.02%
Colombian	370	0.06%
Ecuadorian	151	0.02%
Paraguayan	121	0.02%
Peruvian	480	0.07%
Uruguayan	34	0.01%
Venezuelan	206	0.03%
Other South American	101	0.02%

Other Hispanic	5,594	0.86%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	9,393	1.44%
Indian	2,668	0.41%
Filipino	2,495	0.38%
Laotian	2,341	0.36%
Chinese	1,954	0.30%
Cambodian	1,333	0.20%
Korean	499	0.08%
Japanese	454	0.07%
Thai	449	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	531,171	86.7%
Spanish	54,030	8.8%
Vietnamese	7,493	1.2%
Other Asian	4,895	0.8%
Arabic	2,932	0.5%
Other Indo-European	2,794	0.5%
Other	2,461	0.4%
Chinese	1,660	0.3%
German, other Germanic	1,608	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	144,265	22.1%
English	77,217	11.8%
Irish	66,389	10.2%
American	35,800	5.5%
Scottish	12,849	2.0%
French	11,495	1.8%
Italian	10,395	1.6%
European	9,697	1.5%
Swedish	8,104	1.2%
Dutch	6,874	1.1%
Polish	6,128	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	5,870	0.9%
Norwegian	4,088	0.6%
Welsh	3,881	0.6%
Czech	2,815	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	625,734	95.9%
Not a citizen	26,888	4.1%

Native	602,974	92.4%
Foreign-born	49,648	7.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16,693	3.9%	24,699	5.7%	113,666	26.4%	138,624	32.2%	87,366	20.3%	49,414	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16,693	3.9%
9-12 Years	24,699	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	113,666	26.4%
Some College	138,624	32.2%
Bach. Degree	87,366	20.3%
Grad Degree	49,414	11.5%
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	280,193
Median Value	$200,965

Occupied	254,776	90.9%
Vacant	25,417	9.1%

Owned	166,350	65.3%
Rented	88,426	34.7%
Median Rent	$982

Single-Family Units	212,056	75.7%
Detached	199,262	71.1%
Attached	12,794	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	38,066	13.6%
Mobile Homes	10,300	3.7%

Wichita, KS Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Wichita, KS Metro Area