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Wichita, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $187,800 (it was $75,000 in 2000)
Wichita:

$187,800
Kansas:

$206,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,900 - $288,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $245,335
Here:

$245,335
State:

$264,181

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,110
Here:

$162,110
State:

$219,178

In 2-unit structures: $171,138
Here:

$171,138
State:

$190,919

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,299
Here:

$120,299
State:

$161,859

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $346,125
Here:

$346,125
State:

$267,030

Mobile homes: $47,436
Here:

$47,436
State:

$74,712

Total population: 388,413 (Urban population: 343,028, Rural population: 969 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 177,646 (157,146 occupied: 96,408 owner occupied, 60,738 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

39%
State:

32%

Housing density: 1,309 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $246,208.

Median contract rent in 2022: $709 (lower quartile is $571, upper quartile is $892)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $742


Median gross rent in Wichita, KS in 2022: $900

Housing units in Wichita with a mortgage: 56,737 (3,596 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,668 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,492

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $91,277

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $60,870

Median monthly housing costs: $930

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Wichita, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1975

Median year apartment built: 1976

Household type by relationship:

Households: 396,205
  • Male householders: 77,022 (24,509 living alone), Female householders: 80,124 (25,957 living alone)
  • 65,172 spouses (64,652 opposite-sex spouses), 12,909 unmarried partners, (12,027 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 116,232 children (105,119 natural, 3,063 adopted, 8,050 stepchildren), 8,760 grandchildren, 2,663 brothers or sisters, 5,523 parents, 314 foster children, 4,971 other relatives, 13,513 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 9,002

Size of family households: 42,247 2-persons, 19,157 3-persons, 16,622 4-persons, 7,527 5-persons, 5,501 6-persons, 2,600 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 50,466 1-person, 10,930 2-persons, 1,818 3-persons, 222 4-persons, 56 5-persons.

55,859 married couples with children.
28,643 single-parent households (8,723 men, 19,920 women).

83.9% of residents of Wichita speak English at home.
11.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 40,244 (10.2%)
(46.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.1
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wichita, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wichita, Kansas
  • 208no bedroom
  • 1,7091 bedroom
  • 16,1452 bedrooms
  • 39,2043 bedrooms
  • 25,7434 bedrooms
  • 13,3995+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wichita, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wichita, Kansas
  • 3,817no bedroom
  • 16,4191 bedroom
  • 21,5582 bedrooms
  • 15,1043 bedrooms
  • 2,7664 bedrooms
  • 1,0745+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wichita in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wichita in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,255no vehicle
  • 25,3681 vehicle
  • 40,2962 vehicles
  • 18,8523 vehicles
  • 6,4184 vehicles
  • 3,2195+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wichita in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wichita in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,873no vehicle
  • 30,1381 vehicle
  • 19,0812 vehicles
  • 3,5773 vehicles
  • 8124 vehicles
  • 2575+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wichita, Kansas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wichita, Kansas
  • 1151 room
  • 6362 rooms
  • 9383 rooms
  • 6,6974 rooms
  • 13,1845 rooms
  • 16,9996 rooms
  • 16,7927 rooms
  • 14,8228 rooms
  • 26,2259+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wichita, Kansas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wichita, Kansas
  • 2,9801 room
  • 3,2562 rooms
  • 11,9663 rooms
  • 14,9484 rooms
  • 10,2915 rooms
  • 9,0346 rooms
  • 3,9687 rooms
  • 2,6168 rooms
  • 1,6799+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Wichita, KS
Wichita city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Wichita, KS household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wichita, KS in 2022
  • 10,519Less than $10,000
  • 13,064$10,000 to $19,999
  • 15,993$20,000 to $29,999
  • 12,128$30,000 to $39,999
  • 15,812$40,000 to $49,999
  • 11,833$50,000 to $59,999
  • 15,758$60,000 to $74,999
  • 20,183$75,000 to $99,999
  • 13,892$100,000 to $124,999
  • 9,182$125,000 to $149,999
  • 8,431$150,000 to $199,999
  • 10,351$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Wichita, KS

  • Distribution of house value in Wichita, KS in 2022
  • 1,928Less than $10,000
  • 1,020$10,000 to $14,999
  • 501$15,000 to $19,999
  • 144$20,000 to $24,999
  • 569$25,000 to $29,999
  • 445$30,000 to $34,999
  • 284$35,000 to $39,999
  • 1,289$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,934$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,252$60,000 to $69,999
  • 2,535$70,000 to $79,999
  • 4,017$80,000 to $89,999
  • 3,480$90,000 to $99,999
  • 9,316$100,000 to $124,999
  • 6,775$125,000 to $149,999
  • 8,544$150,000 to $174,999
  • 6,198$175,000 to $199,999
  • 14,221$200,000 to $249,999
  • 9,001$250,000 to $299,999
  • 10,548$300,000 to $399,999
  • 5,108$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,905$500,000 to $749,999
  • 960$750,000 to $999,999
  • 516$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 221$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 697$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Wichita, KS

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wichita, KS in 2022
  • 748Less than $100
  • 109$100 to $149
  • 695$150 to $199
  • 411$250 to $299
  • 500$300 to $349
  • 906$350 to $399
  • 2,809$400 to $449
  • 3,336$450 to $499
  • 3,476$500 to $549
  • 3,993$550 to $599
  • 4,321$600 to $649
  • 7,330$650 to $699
  • 3,885$700 to $749
  • 5,254$750 to $799
  • 6,720$800 to $899
  • 5,058$900 to $999
  • 5,071$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,255$1,250 to $1,499
  • 742$1,500 to $1,999
  • 451$2,000 to $2,499
  • 64$2,500 to $2,999
  • 244$3,000 to $3,499
  • 237$3,500 or more
  • 2,123No cash rent
Work and jobs in Wichita: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.3%
Number of people working at home: 13,266 (7.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3,682
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 23,661
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 37,477
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 46,952
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 32,459
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 7,552
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 12,967
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,154
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,372
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4,117
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,085
  • 90 or more minutes: 2,678
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wichita

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 172,964 (81.0%)
  • Carpooled: 20,428 (9.6%)
  • Bus: 673 (0.3%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 571 (0.3%)
  • Ferryboat: 68 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 2,635 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 724 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 2,158 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 13,266 (6.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.2%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 9.8%Males
  • 5.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 10.8%Males
  • 5.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 6.9%Males
  • 3.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 14.0%Males
  • 5.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.1%Males
  • 11.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 9.1%Females
Races in Wichita detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wichita, Kansas
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wichita, Kansas
  • 11,8192010 or later
  • 10,9092000 to 2009
  • 8,9151990 to 1999
  • 6,7791980 to 1989
  • 3,7491970 to 1979
  • 1,970Before 1970
Ancestries in Wichita, KS

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 25,888 (13.8%)
  • English: 15,205 (8.1%)
  • American: 15,109 (8.0%)
  • Irish: 8,754 (4.7%)
  • European: 5,075 (2.7%)
  • Italian: 2,219 (1.2%)
  • African: 1,915 (1.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,549 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 1,471 (0.8%)
  • Lebanese: 1,079 (0.6%)
  • French: 1,038 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 1,013 (0.5%)
  • Polish: 943 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 867 (0.5%)
  • British: 768 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 687 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 492 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 454 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 309 (0.2%)
  • Kenyan: 279 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 271 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 253 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 241 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 213 (0.1%)
  • Moroccan: 198 (0.1%)
  • Ghanaian: 198 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 176 (0.09%)
  • Bulgarian: 159 (0.08%)
  • Russian: 146 (0.08%)
  • Swiss: 143 (0.08%)
  • Portuguese: 135 (0.07%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 119 (0.06%)
  • Eastern European: 116 (0.06%)
  • Northern European: 115 (0.06%)
  • Greek: 111 (0.06%)
  • Canadian: 108 (0.06%)
  • Ukrainian: 101 (0.05%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 99 (0.05%)
  • Jamaican: 97 (0.05%)
  • Belgian: 93 (0.05%)
  • Egyptian: 81 (0.04%)
  • Syrian: 80 (0.04%)
  • Haitian: 79 (0.04%)
  • Sudanese: 76 (0.04%)
  • Arab: 72 (0.04%)
  • Cajun: 69 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 64 (0.03%)
  • Palestinian: 62 (0.03%)
  • Celtic: 60 (0.03%)
  • Brazilian: 60 (0.03%)
  • German Russian: 58 (0.03%)
  • Croatian: 55 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 54 (0.03%)
  • Romanian: 46 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 42 (0.02%)
  • Ethiopian: 41 (0.02%)
  • Ugandan: 41 (0.02%)
  • Icelander: 39 (0.02%)
  • Turkish: 25 (0.01%)
  • Armenian: 23 (0.01%)
  • New Zealander: 23 (0.01%)
  • Zimbabwean: 22 (0.01%)
  • South African: 21 (0.01%)
  • Finnish: 17 (0.01%)
  • Estonian: 14 (0.01%)
  • Luxembourger: 13 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 12 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 12 (0.01%)
  • Australian: 12 (0.01%)
  • Yugoslavian: 10 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Wichita:

40.9% (16,391)
Kansas:

39.2% (81,282)

Vietnam
Wichita:

15.4% (6,162)
Kansas:

5.5% (11,323)

Philippines
Wichita:

3.3% (1,314)
Kansas:

2.6% (5,492)

India
Wichita:

2.7% (1,098)
Kansas:

6.5% (13,547)

El Salvador
Wichita:

2.0% (800)
Kansas:

2.2% (4,488)

Guatemala
Wichita:

1.6% (650)
Kansas:

3.5% (7,355)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Wichita:

1.6% (624)
Kansas:

3.9% (8,053)

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

  • This state: 247,886
  • Other state: 103,220
  • Northeast: 8,568
  • Midwest: 31,868
  • South: 39,306
  • West: 23,478

85.6% of Wichita residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51.9% lived in Kansas.


Wichita:

85.6%
State average:

85.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3,962
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 366
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,316
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,208
  • 9th grade: 982
  • 10th grade: 1,845
  • 11th grade: 2,869
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,397
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 32,483
  • Less than 1 year of college: 9,942
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 18,424
  • Associate degree: 10,050
  • Bachelor's degree: 25,495
  • Master's degree: 9,635
  • Professional school degree: 3,099
  • Doctorate degree: 1,294
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 4,128
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 317
  • 5th and 6th grade: 694
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,574
  • 9th grade: 876
  • 10th grade: 2,365
  • 11th grade: 1,399
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,039
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 31,970
  • Less than 1 year of college: 13,205
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 17,871
  • Associate degree: 10,823
  • Bachelor's degree: 29,198
  • Master's degree: 13,280
  • Professional school degree: 2,554
  • Doctorate degree: 1,234
Educational Attainment for Females
Wichita marital status for males
Wichita marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 119,169
  • One, attached: 7,109
  • Two: 6,157
  • 3 or 4: 9,287
  • 5 to 9: 5,408
  • 10 to 19: 9,898
  • 20 to 49: 6,952
  • 50 or more: 8,189
  • Mobile homes: 5,477

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,421

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Wichita
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wichita, KS
  • 82.6%Utility gas
  • 15.5%Electricity
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wichita, KS
  • 49.5%Electricity
  • 48.1%Utility gas
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6,354
Here:

14.2%
Kansas:

14.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,635
Here:

12.1%
Kansas:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,675
Here:

12.2%
Kansas:

15.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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