Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 442,000
1990: 485,270
2000: 545,220
Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.4%
U.S. rank in 1980: 75th
U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
U.S. rank in 2000: 77th
City Residents
1980: 279,838
1990: 304,017
2000: 344,284
2003 estimate: 354,617
Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 51st
U.S. rank in 1990: 51st (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 59th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 2,536.1 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 258,900
Black or African American: 39,325
American Indian and Alaska Native: 3,986
Asian: 13,647
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 198
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 33,112
Other: 17,566
Percent of residents born in state: 59.9% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 27,524
Population 5 to 9 years old: 26,725
Population 10 to 14 years old: 24,688
Population 15 to 19 years old: 23,767
Population 20 to 24 years old: 25,565
Population 25 to 34 years old: 51,619
Population 35 to 44 years old: 53,980
Population 45 to 54 years old: 44,035
Population 55 to 59 years old: 14,377
Population 60 to 64 years old: 11,113
Population 65 to 74 years old: 20,616
Population 75 to 84 years old: 15,297
Population 85 years and older: 4,978
Median age: 33.4 years
Births (Sedgwick County, 2003)
Total number: 7,568
Deaths (Sedgwick County, 2003)
Total number: 3,834 (of which, 46 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $20,647
Median household income: $39,939
Total households: 139,127
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 12,440
$10,000 to $14,999: 8,713
$15,000 to $24,999: 19,750
$25,000 to $34,999: 20,164
$35,000 to $49,999: 24,812
$50,000 to $74,999: 28,464
$75,000 to $99,999: 13,287
$100,000 to $149,999: 7,887
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,670
$200,000 or more: 1,940
Percent of families below poverty level: 8.4% (46.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 24,104